State Universities in Nigeria

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State universities in Nigeria

State universities in Nigeria play a critical role in the nation’s higher education landscape. Unlike federal universities, which are managed and funded by the federal government, state universities are established, funded, and managed by individual state governments.

The establishment of state universities in Nigeria began in earnest in the 1980s. The first state university, Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), was founded in 1980. This was driven by the growing demand for higher education, which federal universities alone could not meet. Over the subsequent decades, numerous states followed suit, setting up their universities to provide more educational opportunities for their populations.

Each state university operates under the legal framework provided by the state government that established it. The governance of these universities typically involves a governing council, which includes representatives from the state government, academic staff, alumni, and other stakeholders. The Vice-Chancellor, appointed by the state governor, oversees the university’s day-to-day administration.

State universities in Nigeria offer a diverse range of academic programs, including sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, medicine, and agriculture. These programs are designed to meet the educational needs of their regions and contribute to the socio-economic development of their states.

State universities are spread across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones: North Central, North East, North West, South East, South South, and South West.

  1. Abia State University, Uturu ABSU
  2. Adamawa State University Mubi ADSU
  3. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba AAUA
  4. Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpatenin AKSU
  5. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma AAU
  6. AbdulKadir Kure University, Minna Niger State
  7. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli
  8. Bauchi State University, Gadau BASUG
  9. Benue State University, Makurdi BSU
  10. Yobe State University, Damaturu YSU
  11. Cross River State University of Science &Technology, Calabar CRUTECH
  12. Delta State University Abraka DELSU
  13. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki EBSU
  14. Ekiti State University EKSU
  15. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu ESUT
  16. Gombe State Univeristy, Gombe GSU
  17. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai IBBU
  18. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni IAUE
  19. Imo State University, Owerri IMSU
  20. Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa SLU
  21. Kaduna State University, Kaduna KASU
  22. Kano University of Science & Technology, Wudil KUST
  23. Kebbi State University, Kebbi KSUST
  24. Kogi State University Anyigba KSU
  25. Kwara State University, Ilorin KWASU
  26. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso LAUTECH
  27. Ondo State University of Science and Technology Okitipupa OSUSTECH
  28. River State University of Science and Technology RSUST
  29. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye OOU
  30. Lagos State University, Ojo LASU
  31. Niger Delta University Yenagoa NDU
  32. Nasarawa State University Keffi NSUK
  33. Plateau State University Bokkos PLASU
  34. Tai Solarin University of Education Ijebu Ode TASUED
  35. Umar Musa Yar’ Adua University Katsina UMYU
  36. Osun State University Osogbo UNIOSUN
  37. Taraba State University, Jalingo TASU
  38. Sokoto State University SSU
  39. Northwest University Kano NWU
  40. Oyo State Technical University Ibadan Tech-U
  41. Ondo State University of Medical Sciences UNIMED
  42. Edo State University EDSU
  43. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University Ogboko, Imo State KOMU
  44. University of Africa Toru Orua, Bayelsa State UAT
  45. Bornu State University, Maiduguri BOSU
  46. Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology Abeokuta
  47. Gombe State University of Science and Technology
  48. Zamfara State University
  49. Bayelsa Medical University
  50. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, CUSTECH
  51. University of Delta, Agbor UNIDEL
  52. Delta University of Science and Technology, Ozoro DSUST
  53. Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba DOU
  54. Bamidele Olumilua University of Science and Technology Ikere, Ekiti State BOUESTI
  55. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES) UAES
  56. Lagos State University of Science and Technology LASUSTECH
  57. Lagos State University of Education LASUED
  58. Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto
  59. Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno
  60. University of Ilesa, Osun State
  61. Emmanuel Alayande University of Education. Oyo, Oyo State
  62. Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kano
  63. Kogi State University, Kabba

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