List of all Federal Universities in Nigeria
Are you a young secondary school leaver seeking to gain admission into the higher institution in Nigeria, there are several schools of higher learning you can enroll yourself once you have the required pre-requisite for admission.
As a young secondary school leaver who have decided to study in a federal university, this article will help you in identifying the list of federal universities we have in this country and you can make your choice from the list based on your preference.
All Federal Universities in Nigeria
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Federal universities are institution owned and control by the federal government of Nigeria, all major appointment in the school is being done by the federal government, we have quite a number of federal universities spread across all the states and geo political zone in the country.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi is one of the federal universities we have in this country Nigeria, the university is located in the north, the school was named after the first prime minister of Nigeria Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
List of Departments at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Department of Agriculture & Bio-Resource
Faculty of Engineering & Engineering Technology
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S/N Name
1 Department of Agriculture & Bio-Resource
2 Department of Automobile Engineering
3 Department of Chemical and Engineering
4 Department of Civil Engineering
5 Department of Computer and Communication Engineering
6 Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
7 Department of Mechanical/Production Engineering
8 Department of Mechatronics and Systems Engineering
9 Department of Petroleum Engineering
Faculty of Management Technology
S/N Name
1 Department Banking & Finance Technology
2 Department of Management & Information Technology
3 General Studies
4 Department of Accounting
5 Department of Business Management
Faculty of Environmental Technology
S/N Name
1 Department of Architectures
2 Department of Building
3 Department of Environmental Management Technology
4 Department of Estate Management and Valuation
5 Department of Industrial Design
6 Department of Survey & Geo-Informatics
7 Department of Quantity Survey
8 Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife is one of the top federal university we have in this country Nigeria, the school is located in the south west part of this country Nigeria. The school is a federal government-owned institution, find the list of courses offered in the school;
African Languages and Literature
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Animal Science
Archeology
Architecture
Biochemistry
Botany
Building
Business Law
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Pathology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Community Health and Nutrition
Computer Science and Engineering
Continuing Education
Crop production
Demography and Social Statistics
Dermatology and Venerology
Dramatic Arts
Drug Research and Production Unit
Economics
Educational Administration and Planning
Educational Foundation and Counseling
Educational Technology
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
English Language
Environmental Health and Epidemiology
Estate Management
Fine and Applied Arts
Food Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
Food Science and Technology
Foreign Languages
Geography
Geology
Haematology and Immunology
History
Institute of Education
International Law
International Relations
Jurisprudence and Private Law
Linguistics
Literature in English
Local Government Studies
Management and Accounting
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
Medical Rehabilitation
Medicine
Mental Health
Materials Science & Engineering
Microbiology
Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine
Music
Nursing
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perimatology
Oral Maxilofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology
Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
Paediatrics and Child Health
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Physical and Health Education
Physics
Physiological Sciences
Plant Science
Political Science
Preventive Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Period Ontology
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Law
Quantity Surveying
Radiology
Religious Studies
Restorative Dentistry
Sociology and Anthropology
Soil Science
Special Education and Curriculum Studies
Surgery
Urban and Regional Planning
Zoology
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan, no doubt, is the first university established in Nigeria, it is the premier university, it is a federal government establishment and its is located in Ibadan , the oyo state capital. The school offer courses in the following areas:
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
1 Medicine & Surgery
2 Dentistry
3 Physiotherapy
4 Biochemistry
5 Physiology
6 Human Nutrition
7 Nursing Science
PHARMACY
1 Pharmacy
AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
1 Agriculture
2 Fisheries and Wildlife Management
3 Forestry Resources Management
ARTS
1 Arabic Language & Literature
2 Islamic Studies
3 Archaeology
4 Archaeology Combined:
[a] Archaeology with History
[b] Archaeology with Classics
[c] Archaeology with Religious Studies
5 Anthropology
6 Classics
7 Religious Studies
8 Communication & Language Arts
9 Linguistics and African Studies:
[a] Linguistics
[b] Yoruba
[c] Igbo
10 History
11 English Language & Literature
12 Philosophy
European Studies:
[a] French
[b] Russian
[c] German
13 Theatre Arts
LAW
1 Law
VETERINARY MEDICINE
1 Veterinary Medicine
TECHNOLOGY
1 Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
2 Civil Engineering
3 Industrial Production Engineering
4 Petroleum Engineering
5 Electrical & Electronics Engineering
6 Mechanical Engineering
7 Food Technology
8 Wood Products Engineering
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
1 Economics
2 Geography
3 Political Science
4 Psychology
5 Sociology
EDUCATION
1 Adult Education
2 Educational Management
3 Teacher Education:
[a] Arts
[b] Social Sciences
[c] Science
[d] Pre-Primary Education
4 Special Education
5 Human Kinetics
6 Health Education
7 Guidance & Counselling
8 Library Studies
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
1 [a] Archaeology Single Honours
[b] Archaeology Combined:
- With Geology
- With Geography
- With Zoology
- With Botany
2 Anthropology
3 Chemistry
4 Industrial Chemistry
5 Geography
6 Computer Science
7 Geology
8 Mathematics
9 Physics
10 Statistics
11 Zoology
12 Botany
13 Microbiology
University of Benin
University of Benin happens to be one the federal government established university in the country, it is located in Benin City Edo State. Here are the list of courses offered at the University of Benin.
African Languages and Literature
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Animal Science
Archeology
Architecture
Biochemistry
Botany
Building
Business Law
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Pathology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Community Health and Nutrition
Computer Science and Engineering
Continuing Education
Crop production
Demography and Social Statistics
Dermatology and Venerology
Dramatic Arts
Drug Research and Production Unit
Economics
Educational Administration and Planning
Educational Foundation and Counseling
Educational Technology
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
English Language
Environmental Health and Epidemiology
Estate Management
Fine and Applied Arts
Food Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
Food Science and Technology
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria is one of the leading federal government universities in the North, the university is known for is outstanding level of education and number of beautiful scholars it has produced. Here are the list of courses offered by the school.
Administration
Accounting
Business Administration
L G & Development Studies
Public Administration
Agriculture
Agric Econs & Rural Sociology
Agronomy
Animal Science
Crop Protection
Plant Science
Soil Science
Arts
African Languages and Cultures
Arabic
Archeology
English
French
Hausa
History
Theatre & Performing Arts
Education
Arts and Social Science Education
Educational Foundation & Curriculum
Educational Psychology & Counselling
Library and Information Science
Physical and Health Education
Science Education
Vocational and Technical Education
Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
Environmental Design
Architecture
Building
Fine Arts
Geomatics
Industrial Design
Quantity Surveying
Urban and Regional Planning
Law
Civil Law
Commercial Law
Private Law
Public Law
Sharia Law
Medicine
Anaesthesia
Chemical Pathology
Community Medicine
Dental Surgery
Haematology and Blood Transfusion
Human Anatomy
Human Physiology
Medical Microbiology
Medicine
Nursing Science
Obsterics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Pathology (Morbid Anatomy)
Psychiatrics
Radiology
Surgery
Traumatic and Orthopeadic Surgery
Pharmaceutical Science
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Pharmacognosy & Drug Development
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Science
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Botany
Chemistry
Geography
Geology
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Textile Science & Technology
Social Science
Economics
Mass Communication
Political Science
Sociology
Veterinary Medicine
Theriogenology and Production
Veterinary Anatomy
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology
Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
Veterinary Physiology
Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Veterinary Surgery and Medicine
List of other Federal Universities in Nigeria
- Bayero University, Kano
- Federal University Gashua
- Federal University of Petroleum Resources,
- Federal University of Technology, Akure
- Federal University of Technology, Minna
- Federal University of Technology, Owerri
- Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State
- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina
- Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State
- Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State
- Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
- Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa
- Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
- Federal University,Birnin Kebbi
- Federal University,Gusau
- Michael Okpara Uni. of Agric., Umudike
- Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
- National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos
This is the list of federal university we have in this country, the first 5 are the top federal university in Nigeria, for aspiring scholars seeking admission you can choose from the list above.
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