List of federal universities in Nigeria – Nigeria as a country is organized into 36 states and a Federal capital territory FCT in Abuja. In the 1970s when their was oil boom the level of education was expanded to reach every sub region in Nigeria.
Previously the federal government and state government were the only bodies licences to operate scholars joint universities. But in recent times licence has been granted to individuals, corporate bodies and religious bodies to establish private universities in the country.
A body called National universities commission (NUC) is the major accreditation and regulatory body that sets admissions capacity and enforces uniform standards of every university in Nigeria.
A list of the most accredited list of federal universities in Nigeria that offers different certificates, diploma, degree and graduate courses will be shown in other for you to know the federal universities that are in Nigeria
The List of federal universities in Nigeria
The following are the list of federal universities in Nigeria including universities of technology, universities of education and universities of agriculture.
1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
2. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3. Bayero University,Kano
4. Federal University Gashua
5. Federal University of Petroleum Resources,
6. Federal University of Technology, Akure
7. Federal University of Technology, Minna
8. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
9. Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State
10. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina
11. Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State
12. Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State
13. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
14. Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
15. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa
16. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
17. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
18. Federal University,Birnin Kebbi
19. Federal University,Gusau
20. Michael Okpara Uni. of Agric., Umudike
21. Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
22. National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos.
23. Nigerian Defence Academy,Kaduna
24. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
25. Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife
26. The Police Academy Wudil
27. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada
28. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
29. University of Agriculture, Makurdi
30. University of Benin
31. University of Calabar
32. University of Ibadan
33. University of Ilorin
34. University of Jos
35. University of Lagos
36. University of Maiduguri
37. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
38. University of Port-Harcourt
39. University of Uyo
40. Usumanu Danfodiyo University