Ebonyi State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwest. Named for the Abonyi (Aboine) River—a large part of which is in the state's south—Ebonyi State was formed from parts of Abia and Enugu state in 1996 and has its capital in Abakaliki.
The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a federal university in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria.
Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme was a Nigerian politician who served as the first elected vice president of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National Party of Nigeria.
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, originally the Federal University of Agriculture, is a federal university in Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria was established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 48 of November 1992. It began formal activities in May 1993 with the appointment of the first Council and Vice-Chancellor Professor Placid C. Njoku on 27 May 1993, while other key officials of the University were appointed later.
Ikwo is the largest Local Government Area in Ebonyi State. It is situated on the eastern part of the state. The city and local government area has a land mass of approximately 500 square kilometers and shares a border with Abakaliki, Izzi and Ezza Local Government Areas as well as Cross River State. It is the home land of a former Governor of the state Chief Martin Elechi. Ikwo is the home to Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) One of the Universities established by president Goodluck Jonathan. Ikwo also plays host to Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo at Ndufu Echara.
Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, is located in Unwana city, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The polytechnic was founded in 1981 and is owned by the federal government. It is named after Akanu Ibiam, the First Republic Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria. The school was initially located on the present site of Federal Government College Okposi, and moved to its site in Unwana in 1987. There are five schools that offer programs leading to National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in sciences, engineering, and humanities.
Nile University of Nigeria (NILE) is a private multidisciplinary university established in 2009 and located in Abuja, Nigeria. It is a member of the Honoris United Universities Network and accredited by the National Universities Commission. Currently, it has eight faculties and a School of Postgraduate Studies offering 34 undergraduate programs and 47 postgraduate programs.
Paul University, Awka (PUA) is located in Awka, Anambra State in Nigeria. It is a private Christian University. It was founded in 2009 by Bishops of the five ecclesiastical provinces of the Anglican Church East of the Niger to provide undergraduate training in Arts, Natural and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and Management. The university which is fully residential has an estimated enrollment of around 400 students and has replaced St Paul's University College which was founded in 1904 by the Church Missionary Society of the Church of England to train church workers and teachers. Although, Paul University Awka is a Private University, the Anambra State government under Governor Peter Obi donated cash and vehicles for its infrastructural upgrade and development.
The Federal University Dutse (FUD), is one of the nine universities created by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2011.
Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo is a Nigerian author and educator, whose published work includes novels, poetry, short stories, books for children, essays and journalism. She is the winner of several awards in Nigeria, including the Nigeria Prize for Literature.
Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba is a Nigerian academic and a professor of agricultural economics. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo in Ebonyi, Nigeria.
Matthew Nwozaku Chukwudi Blaise is a Nigerian queer rights activist.
Anthonia Ifeyinwa Achike is a Nigerian agricultural economist. She is a professor of Agricultural Economics and head of the Agricultural Economics Department at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) is a Federal Tertiary Health Institution of Nigeria, established in 1975 and located in Jos, Plateau State. The acting chief medical director is Bupwatda Pokop Wushipba.
Emeka Patrick Nwabueze is the first Emeritus Professor of Theatre and Film Studies of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in Enugu State, southeastern part of Nigeria. He is also a former dean of Faculty of Arts and ex- director of African studies of the institution.
Chukwumerije Okereke is a Nigerian professor of Global Governance and Public Policy at Bristol University's School for Policy Studies and serves as the director of the Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) Ebonyi State.
Sunday Oge Elom is a Nigerian professor of Medical Biochemistry who became the first indigenous, and third substantive Vice Chancellor of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, (AE-FUNAI) Ebonyi State, Nigeria since January 2021. He was the immediate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) before his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of the institution.
Johnson Ozoemenam Urama is a Nigerian Professor of Physics and Astronomy (Astrophysics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was the Pioneer Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI) from October 2012 to September 2013. He has served as Director of both the Academic Planning Unit and of the Quality Assurance Unit of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and he is the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the same university. Johnson Urama was the state returning officer during the Kogi State gubernatorial election in Nigeria in 2024. According to a scientific index ranking, his works have been cited 650 times.
