Top 10 States Universities in Nigeria

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

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.

 

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

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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