University in Nigeria
Umudi, Nkwerre, Imo State
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Hezekiah University, Umudi (UNIHEZ) is a private, faith-based university at Isiala-Umudi in Nkwerre Local Government Area, Imo State, founded by Living Christ Mission and licensed by the Federal Government in May 2015. It is the first private university in Imo State. Its motto is Academic Excellence with Good Morals, and its values are knowledge, character and service. The university has a Christian foundation and admits students of every faith.
Teaching is organised in three faculties: the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities, and the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences. Together they offer 19 undergraduate programmes. Natural and Applied Sciences has eight: Biochemistry, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Microbiology, Physics, Physics with Electronics, and Plant Science and Biotechnology. Humanities has three: Christian Religious Studies, English Language and Literary Studies, and History and International Studies. Management and Social Sciences has eight: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, Mass Communication, Political Science, Public Administration and Sociology. Bachelor's degrees run for four years through UTME entry and three years through Direct Entry.
The campus at Isiala-Umudi has an academic area with a library, a seminar hall, and life science, chemistry, computer and language laboratories, as well as a Mass Communication studio. Entrepreneurial skills are taught from the first year under the university's Entrepreneurship Development Centre, and adjunct lecturers come from more than six Nigerian and overseas universities. Students take part in SIWES industrial training and in inter-university competitions.
Residence is on campus and compulsory for all students, in line with National Universities Commission policy for private universities. There are separate hostels for male and female students. Cooking is not permitted in the hostels; canteens and a grocery in the hostel area serve meals on a pay-as-you-eat basis. The university enforces zero tolerance for cultism and drug abuse. Entry is open through UTME, Direct Entry, JUPEB and inter-university transfer, and the university admits only through its own online application portal and never through agents.
The university is licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria and regulated by the National Universities Commission. The Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Enoch Ajunwa, and the university cites a 44th place among 113 universities in the 2021 NUC ranking.
Every student receives the Chancellor's general scholarship, provided by the Chancellor and Proprietor. It is ₦100,000, deducted from tuition and sundry fees, and no separate application is needed. After the scholarship, 2026/2027 fees are ₦370,000 for the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, English Language and Literary Studies, Christian Religious Studies and Mass Communication (tuition ₦370,000 plus sundry fees ₦100,000, less ₦100,000), and ₦355,000 for the Management and Social Sciences programmes and History and International Studies (tuition ₦370,000 plus sundry fees ₦85,000, less ₦100,000). Compulsory accommodation is a further ₦200,000 per session, giving totals of ₦570,000 and ₦555,000.
Fees may be paid 70% at the start of the session and 30% before second-semester examinations, or in full at once. Official fee schedule.
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View scholarships for Hezekiah University, Umudi →A minimum of five credit-level passes at O-Level (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or equivalent), including English Language and Mathematics, in not more than two sittings, plus the UTME subjects required by the programme. The approved UTME cut-off for the 2026/2027 session is 150. Candidates who did not choose Hezekiah University in UTME may still apply but must complete a JAMB Change of Institution, because admission is granted on JAMB CAPS only after that is done.
The O-Level requirements of the chosen programme, plus at least two A-Level passes in relevant subjects, or an OND or HND in a relevant discipline with at least Upper Credit. NCE or an equivalent qualification may be accepted where approved for the programme. Entry is typically into 200 Level.
A minimum of five O-Level credits relevant to the desired department, in not more than two sittings; completion of the one-year (two-semester) JUPEB programme; and an acceptable JUPEB result under university and JUPEB rules. Successful candidates qualify for Direct Entry into 200 Level.
Obtain and complete the Inter-University Transfer form from the University Admissions Office and satisfy the intended department's minimum academic standard for the target level.
Natural and Applied Sciences
Humanities
Management and Social Sciences
Programmes marked provisional await university approval for the session and may change. Direct Entry candidates need two A-Level passes in the relevant subjects of the programme (for example, Economics for the Management and Social Sciences programmes, and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology as the science programme requires).
Applications are made online at apply.hezekiah.edu.ng: create an account with an email address, complete the application with admission route, programme, results and documents, pay the application (screening) fee of ₦2,000 by bank transfer and upload the receipt, then receive the decision in the portal. Uploads are PDF, JPG or PNG up to 5 MB each; the passport photograph must be at least 300 x 300 pixels and no larger than 800 KB. An offer must be accepted within 21 days unless the offer letter shows another date. WAEC/NECO result verification is a one-time fee for new students: ₦10,000 for one result (single sitting), ₦20,000 for two results (combination) and ₦15,000 for Direct Entry. The university admits only through its portal and never through agents.
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