Comprehensive List of Universities in Eastern Nigeria: Federal, State, and Private, Ranging from huge public owned universities with a wide variety of courses to smaller private colleges with emphasis, the Eastern part of Nigeria is rich in providing higher learning for students prudently.
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All Universities In Eastern Nigeria
No | University Name | Year Established | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) | 1960 | Federal (Public) | Nsukka, Enugu |
2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) | 1991 | Federal (Public) | Awka, Anambra |
3 | Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (FUNAI) | 2011 | Federal (Public) | Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi |
4 | Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) | 1992 | Federal (Public) | Umudike, Abia |
5 | Imo State University (IMSU) | 1992 | State (Public) | Owerri, Imo |
6 | Abia State University (ABSU) | 1981 | State (Public) | Uturu, Abia |
7 | Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) | 1980 | State (Public) | Enugu, Enugu |
8 | Ebonyi State University (EBSU) | 1999 | State (Public) | Abakaliki, Ebonyi |
9 | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) | 2000 | State (Public) | Uli, Anambra |
10 | Madonna University | 1999 | Private | Okija, Anambra |
11 | Caritas University | 2005 | Private (Catholic) | Enugu |
12 | Gregory University | 2012 | Private | Uturu, Abia |
13 | Godfrey Okoye University | 2009 | Private (Catholic) | Enugu |
14 | Rhema University | 2009 | Private | Aba, Abia |
15 | Evangel University | 2012 | Private (Christian) | Akaeze, Ebonyi |
16 | Paul University | 2009 | Private (Ecumenical) | Awka, Anambra |
17 | Hezekiah University | 2015 | Private (Christian) | Umudi, Imo |
18 | Spiritan University | 2017 | Private (Catholic) | Nneochi, Abia |
19 | Tansian University | 2007 | Private | Umunya Anambra |
20 | Coal City University | 2016 | Private | Enugu State |
21 | Owerrinta Abia State | 2016 | Private | Owerrinta Abia State |
22 | Lux Mundi University | 2023 | Private | Umuahia, Abia |
23 | Amadeus University | 2023 | Private | Amizi, Abia State |
24 | PeaceLand University | 2023 | Private | Enugu State |
25 | Maduka University | 2021 | Private | Nekede, Imo State |
26 | Claretian University of Nigeria | 2016 | Private | Enugu State |
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First Established University In Eastern Nigeria: University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) is the first university to be established in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the first indigenous university to be established in the American style of education in Nigeria.
Its establishment, initiated by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, was premised on the development of knowledge and fostering self-reliance. The institution in its location has excelled in many aspects including but not limited to engineering, as antelope technology, medicine, Drama and Fine Arts in Africa.
UNN boasts of over twenty thousand students and remains one of the few institutions in Africa which offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Astronomy within designing programs.
With UNN current management under Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe who is the Vice-Chancellor of UNN and has been repositioning it as a “A list” university in Nigeria.
UNN is affiliated with the Association of African Universities (AAU); the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN); the Institute of African Studies; the Institute of Education; and the Institute of Development Studies among others. Also, UNN holds the record of being the first land-grant university in Africa.
UNN has numerous other esteemed contenders for the Honorary Doctorate such as Arunma Oteh World Bank Vice President and Treasurer, Godwin Emefiele the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, former World Bank Vice President Obiageli Ezekwesili, and many other respectable individuals.
