PhD programmes in Nigeria

Compare 3,198 PhD programmes at 114 universities in Nigeria: tuition fees, entry requirements, intakes and scholarships.

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PhD Petroleum Engineering

Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti - Ekiti State, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate
Next intake: Annual intake; 2025/2026 fresh students resumed 22-26 September 2025 (by college) with lectures beginning 29 September 2025. Admission via UTME and post-UTME screening.

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PhD Petroleum Engineering

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate

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PhD Petroleum Engineering

Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate
Next intake: Annual intake; 2025/2026 fresh-student registration opened 13 Oct 2025, resumption 10 Nov 2025, matriculation 21 Jan 2026 (per academic calendar)

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PhD Petroleum Engineering

University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate
Next intake: Graduate programmes (PGD, Master's, PhD, MD/MS, DBA) are advertised for the 2026/2027 session throug

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PhD Petroleum Geoscience

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate
Next intake: Postgraduate (PGD, Master, MPhil, MPhil/PhD, PhD) admission for the 2026/2027 academic session is ad

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PhD Petroleum Geosciences

Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate

NGN 491,000 a yearView programme

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PhD Petroleum and Gas Engineering

Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate

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PhD Petroleum and Gas Engineering

Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate
Next intake: Annual intake; programme pages state a September start (some postgraduate pages state September or January entry).

NGN 1,800,000 a yearView programme

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PhD Petroleum and Gas Engineering

Baze University, Nigeria

Degree: Doctorate
Next intake: Online admission system stated to be always open (rolling applications); 2025 academic session commenced 3 September 2025.

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