List of Private Universities in Nigeria Approved to Run Postgraduate Programmes

Are you looking for Private Universities in Nigeria Approved to Run Postgraduate Programmes to select from to do your Masters or Ph.D.? It is highly certain that not all the private universities in Nigeria have been given or provided an opportunity by the National Universities Commission to run the postgraduate and master’s degree programme. The National Universities Commission listed some of the private universities in Nigeria that are qualified to admit students for the postgraduate and master’s degree programme.

List of Private Universities in Nigeria Approved to Run Postgraduate Programmes

Reasons Why You Need to Know all the Private Universities in Nigeria Approved to Run Postgraduate Programmes

There are numerous lists of Nigerian private universities in Nigeria that were not approved by the National University Commission to run postgraduate programmes, and this is mainly because they do not have the necessarily required capacity to admit students. One of the main reasons why some of these private universities in Nigeria were not approved by the national universities Commission is that the body has found out that they do not possess the necessary requirements that are needed for them to run a  postgraduate or Master’s degree programme.

It was observed by the National Universities Commission that some Nigerian universities are running an unapproved postgraduate programme and after the conclusions of the programme they award them a degree in the programme. It was also noticed by the national universities Commission that some parastatals are awarding postgraduate degree programme either from their own institution or through an affiliation with unapproved Nigerian and foreign universities

The National Universities Commission has therefore notified the public that it has released the list of Nigerian private universities approved to run the postgraduate programme. The National University Commission not just only released the list of Nigeria private universities approved to run the postgraduate programme but the list of states and federal were also released.

The sole aim of this article is to provide a detailed list of the list of Nigerian private universities approved to run the postgraduate programme. It is highly advisable for postgraduate students who want to study in private universities in Nigeria to be aware of the list of the Nigerian private universities approved to run the postgraduate programme.

List of Nigerian Private Universities Approved to Run Postgraduate Programmes

In respect to the list that was released by the National Universities Commission out of the 170 universities that we have in Nigeria which comprises of the state university, the federal university and private universities only 88 were approved by the national universities Commission for the admitting of postgraduate students for the postgraduate degree programme.

We would be giving you a detailed list of the Nigerian private universities approved to run the postgraduate programme. Below is the list of the Nigeria private universities approved to run a postgraduate programme;

  1. Achievers University.

  2. Adeleke University.

  3. African University of science and technology Abuja.

  4. Age Babalola University.

  5. Ajayi Crowther University.

  6. Al-Hikman University.

  7. Al-qalam University.

  8. American university of Nigerian.

  9. Babcock University.

  10. Base University.

  11. Benson Idahosa University.

  12. Bells University of Technology.

  13. Bingham University.

  14. Bowen University.

  15. Caleb University.

  16. Covenant University.

  17. Crawford University.

  18. Crescent University

  19. Fountain University.

  20. Godfrey Okoye University.

  21. Igbinedon University.

  22. Joseph Ayo Babalola University.

  23. Landmark University.

  24. Lead City University.

  25. Novena University.

  26. Nigeria Turkish University.

  27. Oduduwa University.

  28. Pan African University.

  29. Redeemers University.

  30. Salem University.

  31. Veritas University of Abuja.

These are the Nigerian private universities that have been approved by the National University Commission to run the postgraduate program.

Madago Emuobo
This post is authored by Madago Emuobo A.K.A Mobo, the founder and Admin of Naijschools. With nearly a decade of expertise in the education sector, Mobo started with Naijschools providing up-to-date information on educational and tech-related topics on breaking news, and daily opportunities for students and graduates.

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