University in Nigeria
Ilorin
University profile
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, is a conventional private university in Kwara State, Nigeria, established in 2005 by the Abdur-Raheem Oladimeji Islamic Foundation (AROIF). It holds Federal Government licence No. 010, granted on 7 January 2005, and is the first Islamic faith-based university in Nigeria. Its motto is "Learning for Wisdom and Morality", and its stated aim is to blend sound academic knowledge with moral and spiritual excellence. The university admits students irrespective of political, social, religious, gender, racial or ethnic affiliation.
The university offers 50 undergraduate, 12 diploma and 43 postgraduate programmes, and all academic programmes are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Student population is above 11,000, including postgraduate students and the Institute of Education. Teaching is organised in the following faculties and colleges: Humanities and Social Sciences; Management Sciences; Natural and Applied Sciences; Education; Law; Agriculture; Computing, Engineering and Technology; Basic Medical Sciences; Health Sciences; Nursing Sciences; and the College of Health Sciences (medicine). A Postgraduate School runs the master's, M.Phil/Ph.D, Ph.D and postgraduate diploma programmes.
Programmes with an Islamic and Arabic dimension include Islamic Studies, Arabic, and an LL.B. in Common and Islamic Law, alongside degrees in accounting, banking and finance, economics, mass communication, computer science, cyber security, software engineering, biochemistry, microbiology, geology and mineral sciences, public health, medical laboratory science, nursing science, human anatomy, human physiology, agriculture and education.
Beyond the faculties, the university runs a number of centres: Part-Time and Professional Studies, Diploma Studies, JUPEB Studies (with a JUPEB Foundation School), ICT and Distance Learning, Islamic Heritage, Community Development, Research, Industrial Linkage and International Cooperation (CRIIC), Summer Studies, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies, Remedial and Extra-Mural Studies, Islamic Economics and Finance, and Peace and Security Studies. There is also a Counselling and Human Development Centre and a University Advancement Centre.
The main campus is at Adewole Housing Estate along Adeta Road, Ilorin, and has a mosque at the centre of the campus, an auditorium, a bookshop, a library and a sports centre. Foreign applicants are admitted through a dedicated international students application route.
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View scholarships for Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin →Applicants need a JAMB result and a minimum of five credits in WASSCE, NECO, GCE, NABTEB or SISC (or equivalent) at not more than two sittings, in subjects relevant to the proposed programme. A credit in English Language is compulsory for all candidates. A credit in Mathematics is also compulsory for degree programmes in the Faculties of Management Sciences and Natural and Applied Sciences and for some Education courses. Direct Entry admission is available to applicants with suitable qualifications who obtained the JAMB Direct Entry form.
All postgraduate candidates must request their official degree transcripts to be sent to The Dean, Postgraduate School, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin.
Complete the application online at the e-campus portal (https://ecampus.alhikmahuniversity.edu.ng/), choosing the admission type (for example Undergraduate Full Time Admission) from the drop-down list. Print the completed form, present the print-out at the University Bursary to obtain an official receipt, then take the form, original and photocopied credentials and the receipt to the Admissions Office for immediate screening. Post-UTME screening dates are communicated to successful applicants.
+234 703 275 4666, +234 805 544 6634.
Main campus, Adewole Housing Estate, Adeta Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. All faculties, the Postgraduate School and the centres are based here. Facilities include:
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