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Universities are our citadel of learning, Nigeria as a country is blessed with so many institutions of higher learning. We have so many universities across the country and some of them have been ranked among the best in Africa and the world.
Nigeria as a country has different classifications of universities, we have the federal government financed universities, State universities financed universities and the private universities.
List of Top 10 states Universities in Nigeria
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For the purpose of these write up we will be profiling the top 10 best state universities we have in this country Nigeria.
Abia State University
Abia state university is among the top 10 best universities we have in this country, Abia state university is a government-owned institution located in Uturu Abia state. The university was established in 1981 by the then governor of old IMO state Sam Mbakwe.
The university currently runs on two different campuses with its main campus situated in Uturu while the college of Law, agriculture and medicine is located in Umuahia the Abia state capital.
The school offers a program to both the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree courses. They run several courses that spread across many colleges. Some of the courses offered are listed below:
The university offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs across ten colleges.
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
College of Biological and Physical Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering and Environmental Studies
College of Law
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
College of Optometry
College of Postgraduate Studies
Centre For Entrepreneurial Education
Student Affairs Department
Counseling Centre
Centre for Primary and Non-Formal Education
General Studies
Centre for Igbo Studies
Academic Planning
SIWES
Sandwich Programme
Centre for Remedial Studies
University Examination Centre
Business Resource Centre
Institute for Distance Education (IDEA)
Institute for Computer Studies
Consultancies, Linkages & Revenue Mobilization
Institute of Arts & Sciences
Centre for Quality Assurance
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ekiti state university is also among the top ten best universities we have in this country Nigeria, Ekiti state university formerly university of ado Ekiti was established on 30 March 1982 in ado Ekiti.
The university as produced so many illustrious students doing great things in the public and private sector. They offer so many world-class courses that spread across so many colleges and they are as follows:
Agricultural Science
Arts
Basic Medical Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Education
Engineering
Law
Management Science
Science
Social Sciences
Lagos State University
The Lagos state universities are one of the world-class universities we have in these countries. Being a state university it has been able to rank among the top universities we have in this country. Lagos state university was established in 1983, the universities as a student population of about 35000 students and are located in Ojo Lagos state.
The university offers so many courses and they are listed below:
Foreign Languages (French, Russian), Arabic Language and Portuguese
English Language
English Literature
Linguistics, African and Asian
Department of Philosophy
Department of History
Creative Arts: Visual Arts
Creative Arts: Theatre Arts
Creative Arts: Music
Department of Economics
Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
Department of Political Science
Department of Geography and Planning
Department of Social Work
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology
Public and International Affairs
Transportation Planning and Management
Business Administration
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
Insurance
Accounting
Banking and Finance
Project Management Technology
Marketing
Public Administration
Guidance and Counseling
Adult Education
Adult Education Management
Adult Literacy and Non-formal Education
Mathematics education
Physics education
Biology education
Chemistry education
Integrated Science education
Social Studies education
Geography Education
History Education
Human Kinetics and Health Education
Exercise Physiology
Sports Administration/Management
Home Economics Education
Technology education
Business Education
English Education
English Literature education
French Education
Yoruba Education
Christian Religious Studies
Islamic Studies Education
Religion Education
Music education
Curriculum Theory
Educational Administration and Planning
Educational Psychology
Philosophy of education
Sociology of education
Ambrose Alli University
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma is also one of the top best state university we have in this country today, the university has been able to produce so many outstanding students in different field of endeavour. The university was established in 1983.
The university offers so many courses in different faculty and they are listed below:
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Communication Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Management Sciences
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science
Faculty of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
College of Medicine
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
Faculty of Clinical Sciences
Adekunle Ajasin University
Adekunle Ajasin University is also a state government-owned university, it was established in 1985, the university is located in Akungba in Ondo state.
The school offers courses in the following areas:
Accounting
Adult Education
Architecture
Arts Education
Animal and Environmental Biology
Agricultural Economics and Extension
Agronomy
Animal Science
Banking and Finance
Biochemistry
Business Administration
Chemical Sciences
Computer Science
Commercial and Industrial Law
Criminology and Security Studies
Science Education
Economics
Educational Management
English Studies
Earth Sciences
Estate Management
Forestry and Wildlife Management
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Geography and Planning Science
Guidance and Counselling
History and International Studies
Human Kinetics and Health Education
Industrial Chemistry
International Law
Jurisprudence and International Law
Linguistics and Languages
Mathematic Sciences
Mass Communication
Microbiology
Benue State University
Benue state university is also among the best university state universities we have in this country. The university is located in Markudi, Benue State it as a student enrolment of about 19000, the university was established in 1992.
The university offers so many courses in the following faculties and they are as follows:
Arts
College of Health Science
Education
Environmental Sciences
Law
Social Science
Science
Management Science
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Olabisi Onabanjo University formerly Ogun state university was founded in 1982. They offer courses in the following department as follows:
Department of Chemical Sciences
Department mathematical sciences
Department of Microbiology
Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology
Department of Physics
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling
Department of Educational Management and Business Studies
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education
Department of Science and Technology Education
Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education
Department of Commercial Law
Department of International Jurisprudence
Department of Private Law
Department of Public Law
Faculty of Art
Department of English and Performing Arts
Department of Religious Studies
Department of History and Diplomatic Studies
Department of Nigerian and Foreign Languages
Department of Philosophy
Cross River University of Technology
The Cross River University of Technology also known as CRUTECH is a state-owned higher institution located in Calabar, a local government area of Cross River State, Southern Nigeria. The University was established in 2002 after the merging of three higher institutions:
The Polytechnic of Calabar, The College of Education and Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture. It offers degree courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university currently has campuses in Calabar, Obubra, Ogoja and Okuku.
Ebonyi State University
Ebonyi State University is also one of the best state university we have in this country, the school is located in Abakaliki, it was established in 1991. They offer courses in the following departments listed below:
Agriculture & Natural Resource Management
Arts
Basic Medical Sciences
Biological Sciences
Clinical Medicine
Education
Health Science & Technology
Law
Management Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
School of Post Graduate studies
The Delta State University
Delta State University Abraka is also among the best state universities we have in this country, the university was established in 1995 and has produced so many outstanding students who have excelled in so many areas of endeavor.
The university offers different courses in various department as follow:
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Science and
Faculty of the Social Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of the Social Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy
College of Basic Medical Sciences
College of Health Technology
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Accountancy
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of science
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