The University of Nigeria,commonly referred to as UNN,is a federal university located in Nsukka,Enugu State,Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe who was the Governor General of Nigeria between 1960 and 1963,and first President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966. The University of Nigeria Nsukka was formally opened on 7 October 1960. The University of Nigeria has three campuses in Enugu State–Nsukka,Enugu,and Ituku-Ozalla –and the Aba campus in Abia State.
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a public research university located in Benin City,Edo State,Nigeria. It is among the universities owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and was founded in 1970. The school currently has two campuses with fifteen faculties including a central library called the John Harris Library. The buildings in UNIBEN are sparsely built,they are not close to each other.
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a public research university located in Lagos,Nigeria,which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in Africa in major education publications. The university presently has three campuses in the mainland of Lagos. Whereas two of its campuses are located at Yaba,it's college of medicine is located at Idi-Araba,Surulere. Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos lagoon and has 802 acres of land. As at 2024,the University of Lagos admits around 8,500 undergraduate students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students.
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan,Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan,one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network,the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political,industrial,economic and cultural development of Nigeria.
The Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta is one of the higher institutions of learning owned and run by the Federal government of Nigeria.
The University of Uyo is located in Uyo,the capital of Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria. The university was formerly known as the University of Cross River State.
Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa. He was the first Nigerian Professor of Education. He was a Nigerian Educationist,Scholar and Former Minister for Education. As Minister,he was in charge of the biggest school system in Africa. He is known for his early writings on the need to re-appraise the inherited colonial epistemological system in Nigeria and to introduce relevant cultural goals,subjects and local languages into the system,in order to accommodate the developmental and cultural pattern of the country. He is also a notable authority on the History of Educational Planning in Nigeria.
Ewu is a Nigerian town situated in Esan Central Local Government Area in the Edo State of Nigeria. The city,an Esan tribe,lies on 200 feet in the plateau region of central Edo State,100 kilometres north of Benin City,the capital of Edo State,Nigeria.
Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, was a Nigerian academic who was the vice-chancellor of the University of Benin from 2009 to 2014. He was a professor of health education and published several journals and books concerning health and education.
Samuel Adegboyega University (SAU) is located in Ogwa,Edo State,Nigeria,West Africa. It was founded by The Apostolic Church Nigeria,LAWNA Territory,which has its headquarters at Olorunda-Ketu,Lagos.
Asuerinme Ighodalo is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He is from Okaigben,Ewohimi,Esan South East LGA,Edo State,Nigeria. He is a candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election. He is,alongside Femi Olubanwo,a founding partner of the law firm Banwo-and-Ighodalo,a corporate and commercial law practice in Nigeria,specializing in advising major corporations on Corporate Finance,Capital Markets,Energy &Natural Resources,Mergers &Acquisitions,Banking &Securitization and Project Finance. He was the chairman of Sterling Bank,a director at the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA),and chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
Kalu Mosto Onuoha is a Nigerian Professor Emeritus of Geology. In January 2017,he became the president of the Nigerian Academy of Science after previously serving as its treasurer (2010–2013),vice president (2013–2015),and president-elect in 2016.
Wellspring University is a private university,licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria in November 2009. It is located in Benin City,Edo state,Nigeria. The university was founded by the Management Science Centre,a Professional Training and Educational Consulting Firm established in 1983. The university was established on Christian beliefs and principles. The university currently runs its undergraduate programmes in its four colleges and its postgraduate programmes in its postgraduate school. All the academic programmes of the university are accredited by the National Universities Commission,and the university was rated third among the second generation private universities in 2019 according to NUC Webometric Ranking,2019.
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba is a Nigerian Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology who served as the 14th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria,Nsukka. He succeeded Bath Okolo who was the 13th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria. After his tenure,he handed over to the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria,Nsukka,Professor Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe. Ozumba served as the provost of the college of medicine of the same university between the years 2004 and 2008. The University of Nigeria became the first university in Nigeria to assemble laptops when he was appointed Vice Chancellor and the university opened its first indigenous University Laptop Assembly Complex. The first batch of laptops bearing the Lion brand were released. UNN also founded the Lion Science Park,Nigeria's first university-based science park. A gasification plant was constructed to create synthetic gas from organic solid materials for use in the production of electric power and other uses for the University of Nigeria community. During his tenure also,the University of Nigeria held the first position amongst Nigerian universities in the Webometrics University Ranking for more than three times in Google Scholar citation profiles.
Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe is a Nigerian professor of soil science and the 15th Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria,Nsukka. He joined the university in the year 1976 as a soil survey assistant and in 1976 he became an academic staff of the institution. In 2016,Charles was appointed the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) and re-appointed in 2018.
Professor Samuel Ehimigbai Ifidon is a Nigerian retired librarian. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics from the University of London;postgraduate diploma,from the University of Ibadan,Masters of Library and Information Science,University of Western Ontario,Canada;Doctorate Degree from the University of Ibadan. A Chartered Librarian,Fellow of the Nigerian Library Association and member of Nigerian Institute of Management. He has published 7 books,8 chapters in books,and over 50 articles in national and international journals.
Sam Guobadia is a Nigerian professor of economics and educational administrator. He is the sixth substantive Vice Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University.
Sonny Angus Nnaemeka Dixie Chidebelu is a Nigerian professor of Agricultural economics (Agribusiness) from the Faculty of Agriculture,University of Nigeria,Nsukka. He is a two times head of Department of Agriculture and a member of the Nigerian Academy of Science.
Edith Ogonnaya Nwosu is a Nigerian Professor of Corporate Law and the immediate-past Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria,Enugu Campus (UNEC). Before her appointment as the DVC,she was the Associate Dean of Students Affairs and the orator of the institution.
Timothy Uzodinma Nwala is a Nigerian professor of Philosophy. He is recorded as the father of contemporary African Philosophy and was the first Nigerian graduate in philosophy from an indigenous University. The African Philosophy courses he developed later were adopted in the curricula of many universities in Africa and the United States. He is the author of the book,Igbo Philosophy.
