Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State

Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) is a federal government university in Lafia, Nasarawa State, north-central Nigeria. It was established on 9 February 2011 as one of nine new federal universities created to widen access to higher education across the country. Its motto is Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, and its teaching, research and community engagement are oriented towards the needs of Nasarawa State and Nigeria.

Academic work began in 2011/2012 at a temporary take-off site on Obi Road, Lafia. Between 2015 and 2018 the university relocated to a 206-hectare permanent campus along the Lafia-Makurdi Road. In 2019 its name was corrected to Federal University of Lafia in line with its Establishment Act of 2015. It currently runs 16 faculties, 82 undergraduate programmes and 49 postgraduate programmes.

Academic units include the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts, Basic Clinical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Computing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Design, Law, Life Sciences, Management Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Science, Physical Sciences, Radiography and Applied Health Sciences, Social Science and Veterinary Medicine, together with the College of Medicine, the College of Health Sciences, the College of Postgraduate Studies and the School of Basic and Remedial Studies.

Specialised centres include the Aliko Dangote Sugarcane Research Centre, the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, and centres for Energy Studies, Security Studies, Gender and Development Studies, Leadership, Local Economic Development, Cultural Studies, Disability, Entrepreneurial Development, Continuing Education and Professional Development, and General Studies. A Directorate of Open and Distance E-Learning offers technology-supported flexible learning, and a Directorate of Artificial Intelligence Centre, created by the Senate on 25 July 2024, coordinates AI governance, research and capacity building.

Student support is coordinated by the Directorate of Student Affairs Division, covering welfare, accommodation support, counselling, student organisations and discipline, alongside a Directorate of Sports, a University Library, a Career Service Centre and the SIWES industrial training directorate. The student population was 22,805 in 2025 (22,029 undergraduates and 776 postgraduates).