Federal University of Agriculture Bassam-Biri, Bayelsa

The Federal University of Agriculture, Bassambiri (FUAB) is a federal university in the Opu-Nembe Kingdom, Nembe Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, in the Niger Delta. Founded in 2023, it works to advance agricultural education, research and innovation for food security and sustainable development, combining traditional agricultural values with modern technology. Its motto is "Knowledge Meets Innovation". The pioneer Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Reginald Inodu Keremah, a fisheries and aquaculture researcher.

For the 2026/2027 session the university offers 28 degree programmes in four faculties. The Faculty of Agriculture covers Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Crop Science, Soil Science, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Horticulture and Landscaping, and Forestry and Wildlife. The Faculty of Science covers Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Data Science, Marine Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, and Animal and Environmental Biology. The Faculty of Engineering offers Agricultural and Biosystem, Civil, Marine, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Chemical, and Petroleum and Gas Engineering. The Faculty of Management and Entrepreneurship Sciences offers Entrepreneurship. Degrees awarded are B.Sc. and B.Eng.

Teaching is applied: fieldwork, laboratories, a teaching and research farm, fisheries facilities, engineering workshops and SIWES industrial placements, with the waterways, mangroves and farmlands of Bassambiri used as a living laboratory for aquaculture, biodiversity and climate resilience. Academic support units include the University Library, the ICT Centre (student email accounts, portal, e-learning and campus network), the Entrepreneurship Development Centre, the Division of General Studies and the SIWES unit.

Student life is coordinated by the Student Affairs Division, covering welfare, counselling, accommodation, clubs and societies, and support for students with special needs. A Student Union Government is to be formed by the pioneer students. The University Health Centre provides outpatient care, first aid, referrals, basic pharmacy and reproductive and mental-health counselling. On-campus hostels are under development on the second campus, with separate male and female blocks; meanwhile students find accommodation in Bassambiri and nearby communities.

FUAB is a federal government institution and its programmes follow National Universities Commission (NUC) benchmarks. A postgraduate school offering M.Sc., M.Eng. and Ph.D. programmes is planned for the second development phase (years 6 to 10), subject to NUC accreditation and Senate approval; the long-term plan envisages 33,100 students.