University in Nigeria
Ijanikin, Lagos State
University profile
Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences (EkoUNIMED) is a specialised, privately owned, non-sectarian and co-educational medical university in Ojo, Lagos State (Ijanikin area). It presents itself as a pioneer private medical university in Nigeria and West Africa, with the motto of excellence and compassion. It was established through the vision of Chief (Dr.) Hammed Ayodele Ibraheem, a Lagos-born physician and biochemist who practised for over fifty years in the United States.
The flagship programme is Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), and the university also teaches Nursing Science (B.N.Sc.) and basic medical science degrees listed as Medical Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, within the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Its stated mission also covers training physicians, dentists, pharmacists and other health-care providers, and it describes plans for Dentistry and Dental Surgery and for ICT-related courses.
The university was designed to be ICT-compliant, with internet access across the campus to support study and research. Its library offers an online catalogue (OPAC), ProQuest Ebook Central, an e-library resource page, online newspaper channels and a medical case studies collection, and is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 10 pm and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm.
Clinical and academic training draws on state-owned facilities under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lagos State Government. The university's philosophy also envisages e-medicine links with the five divisional hospitals in the state and with Nigerian university teaching hospitals and federal medical centres.
The university received full accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for Medicine and Surgery in December 2024 and is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. Vice-Chancellor: Prof. G.O.G. Awosanya.
Applications are made online through the university portal; the university states it works through no admission agents and that all fees are paid only through the portal.
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View scholarships for Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences Ijanikin, Lagos →Five credit passes at SSCE/GCE O-Level (WAEC/NECO or recognised equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, obtained at a single sitting (programme page allows not more than two sittings). Applicants must be at least 16 years old at admission, must have chosen EkoUNIMED on JAMB CAPS, and must meet suitability criteria including an interview. Minimum UTME score: 200 for MBBS.
Minimum of 14 points from IJMB or JUPEB A-Level results, or a B.Sc. in a science-related field with at least Second Class Upper Division. The MBBS programme page also lists graduates of recognised universities in basic medical or biological sciences (B.Sc. at least Second Class Lower Division) or at least two GCE A-Level passes. Transfer is also an entry mode for 2026/2027.
Five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics at not more than one sitting; minimum UTME score 200; suitability criteria and Physical Screening Exercise. Duration 5 years (UTME).
UTME cut-off of 150 for Basic Medical Sciences programmes, with the same five O-Level credits (not more than two sittings). Direct Entry: science graduates (at least Second Class Lower), NCE at credit level, ND with at least Lower Credit in relevant fields, two A-Level passes or JUPEB.
Applications are made online through the university portal. MBBS application form: UTME N10,000 plus N2,000 screening; Direct Entry N12,000 plus N2,000 screening. Nursing (UTME): N21,600 covering form and screening. Tuition for newly admitted 100-level UTME students is N5,519,500; returning students use the schedule of fees on the student portal. Application fee, acceptance fee and tuition are paid only through the university portal by card or online bank transfer; the 2026/2027 portal opened on 18 May 2026, and no applications are accepted after the deadline.
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