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Universities in Nigeria

Name: Universities in Nigeria
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Major universities in Nigeria.

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Name↕	State↕	Abbreviation↕	Location↕	Funding↕	Founded↕
Achievers University	Ondo	AC	Owo	Private	2,007
Adeleke University	Osun	AUE	Ede	Private	2,010
Afe Babalola University	Ekiti	ABUAD	Ado-Ekiti	Private	2,009
African University of Science and Technology	Federal Capital Territory	AUST	Abuja	Private	2,007
Ahman Pategi University	Kwara	APU	Pategi	Private	2,021
Ajayi Crowther University	Oyo	ACU	Oyo	Private	2,005
Al-Ansar University Maiduguri	Borno	AUM	Maiduguri	Private	2,020
Al-Hikmah University	Kwara	AHU	Ilorin	Private	2,005
Al-Qalam University	Katsina	AUK	Katsina	Private	2,005
American University of Nigeria	Adamawa	AUN	Yola	Private	2,005
Anchor University	Lagos	-	Ayobo	Private	2,014
Arthur Jarvis University	Cross River	AJU	Akpabuyo	Private	2,016
Ave Maria University	Nasarawa	AMU	Piyanko	Private	2,021
Babcock University	Ogun	BU	Ilishan-Remo	Private	1959 (not a university until 1999)
Baze University	Federal Capital Territory	BAZE	Abuja	Private	2,011
Bells University of Technology	Ogun	BUT	Ota	Private	2,004
Benson Idahosa University	Edo	BIU	Benin City	Private	2,002
Bowen University	Osun	BU	Iwo	Private	2,001
Bingham University	Nasarawa	BHU	Karu	Private	2,005
Caleb University	Lagos	CUl	Ikorodu	Private	2,008
Caritas University	Enugu		Enugu	Private	2,004
CETEP City University	Lagos	-	Yaba	Private	2,005
Chrisland University	Ogun	CLU	Abeokuta	Private	2,015
Christopher University	Ogun	-	Mowe	Private	2,015
Clifford University	Abia	CLU	Owerrinta	Private	2,016
Coal City University	Enugu	CCU	Enugu	Private	2,016
Covenant University	Ogun	CU	Ota	Private	2,002
Crawford University	Ogun	-	Igbesa	Private	2,005
Crescent University	Ogun	-	Abeokuta	Private	2,005
Dominican University Ibadan	Oyo	DUI	Ibadan	Private	2,016
Edwin Clark University	Delta	ECU	Kiagbodo	Private	2,015
Elizade University	Ondo	EU	Ilara-Mokin	Private	2,012
Evangel University, Akaeze	Ebonyi	EUA	Akaeze	Private	2,012
Fountain University	Osun	FUO	Osogbo	Private	2,007
Godfrey Okoye University	Enugu	GOU	Enugu	Private	2,009
Greenfield University	Kaduna	GFU	Kaduna	Private	2,019
Gregory University	Abia	GUU	Uturu	Private	2,012
Hallmark University	Ogun	-	Ijebu-Itele	Private	2,015
Hezekiah University	Imo	-	Umudi	Private	2,015
Igbinedion University	Edo	IUO	Okada	Private	1,999
Joseph Ayo Babalola University	Osun	JABU	Ikeji-Arakeji	Private	2,006
Khadija University	Jigawa	KUM	Majia	Private	2,021
Kings University	Osun	KU	Odeomu	Private	2,015
Koladaisi University	Oyo	KU	Ibadan	Private	2,015
Kwararafa University	Taraba	-	Wukari	Private	2,005
Landmark University	Kwara	LU	Omu-Aran	Private	2,011
Lead City University	Oyo	LCU	Ibadan	Private	2,015
Madonna University	Rivers	-	Elele	Private	1,999
McPherson University	Ogun	MCU	Seriki-Setayo	Private	2,012
Mewar University	Nasarawa	-	Masaka	Private	2,021
Michael and Cecilia Ibru University	Delta	MCIU	Agbara-Otor	Private	2,015
Mountain Top University	Ogun	MTU	Makogi Oba	Private	2,015
Mudiame University	Edo	-	Irrua	Private	2,021
Nile University of Nigeria	Federal Capital Territory	NUN	Abuja	Private	2,009
Nok University Kachia	Kaduna	NUK	Kachia	Private (now Federal)	2021-2025
Novena University	Delta	-	Ogume	Private	2,005
Obong University	Akwa Ibom	-	Obong Ntak	Private	1997 (not a university until 2007)
Oduduwa University	Osun	OUI	Ipetumodu	Private	2,009
PAMO University of Medical Sciences	Rivers	-	Port Harcourt	Private	2,017
Pan-Atlantic University	Lagos	PAU	Lekki	Private	2,002
Paul University	Anambra	-	Awka	Private	2,009
Peaceland University	Enugu	PUE	Enugu	Private	2,023
Precious Cornerstone University	Oyo	PCU	Ibadan	Private	2,017
Redeemer's University Nigeria	Osun	RUN	Ede	Private	2,005
Renaissance University	Enugu	-	Ugbawka	Private	2,005
Rhema University	Abia	-	Aba	Private	2,009
Ritman University	Akwa Ibom	-	Ikot Ekpene	Private	2,015
Salem University	Kogi	-	Lokoja	Private	2,007
Sam Maris University	Ondo	SMU	Supare	Private	2,023
Samuel Adegboyega University	Edo	SAU	Ogwa	Private	2,011
Skyline University	Kano	SUN	Kano	Private	2,018
Summit University	Kwara	-	Offa	Private	2,015
Veritas University (Catholic University of Nigeria) Abuja	Federal Capital Territory	VUNA	Bwari	Private	2,007
Wesley University	Ondo	WUO	Ondo	Private	2,007
Western Delta University	Delta	WDU	Oghara	Private	2,007
Westland University	Osun	WUI	Iwo	Private	2,019
University of Mkar (formerly called Hilltop University)	Benue	-	Mkar	Private	2,005
James Hope University, Lagos	Lagos	JHU	Lekki	Private	2,021

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