Nigeria has 198 federal, state, and private universities, according to the NUC [full list].

Prof Abubakar Rasheed

 A list of all federal, state, and private institutions has been supplied by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

This information was included in the commission's October bulletin, which detailed the commission's actions.

The NUC committed to keep Nigerians informed about authorized universities so that they do not fall prey to con artists and other unethical forces.

There are a lot of illegitimate tertiary schools in the nation that deceive uneducated individuals by claiming to offer certified courses.

There are currently 45 federal universities, 54 state universities, and 99 private universities, for a total of 198.

Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellors and leaders of the Sustainable Procurement, Environment, and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Centres met with NUC Executive Secretary Prof Abubakar Rasheed.

The World Bank initiative will last five years and cost $80 million. It aims to make procurement, environmental, and social norms in Nigeria more institutionalized.

While 37.5 percent of the funds would be used for technical support, the remaining 62.5 percent will be distributed based on performance as measured by Disbursement Link Indicators (DLI).

Six tertiary institutions will run courses for the project that will benefit 25,240 candidates.

They are the University of Lagos, Federal University of Technology Owerri, University of Benin, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi.

The list of approved 198 Nigerian universities:

Nigeria has 198 federal, state, and private universities, according to the NUC [full list].

Nigeria has 198 federal, state, and private universities, according to the NUC [full list].