University in Nigeria
Okada, Edo State
University profile
Igbinedion University Okada (IUO) is a private university at Okada, Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Edo State, founded by Chief (Dr) Sir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom, who is its Proprietor and Chancellor. It describes itself as Nigeria's first private university. Its core values are scholarship, integrity, team spirit, enterprise and responsiveness.
The university runs a collegiate system. Its seven colleges are Arts and Social Sciences; Business and Management Studies (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi College); Law (Oba Erediauwa College); Engineering (General Abdulsalami Abubakar College); Health Sciences (Oba Okunade Sijuwade College); Natural and Applied Sciences; and Pharmacy (Dora Akunyili College). Undergraduate programmes include Economics, English, Geography, Mass Communication, Political Science, International Relations, Sociology and Theatre Arts; Accounting, Finance and Business Administration; Law (LL.B); eight engineering disciplines (Civil, Chemical, Computer, Electrical/Electronics, Environmental, Mechanical, Mechatronic and Petroleum); Medicine and Surgery, Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Nursing Science; Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science and IT, Cybersecurity, Industrial Chemistry, Microbiology and Software Engineering; and the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D). In September 2026 the National Universities Commission approved four further programmes from 2026/2027: B.Sc. Intelligence and Security Studies, B.Sc. Public Health, B.Sc. Healthcare Administration and Hospital Management, and PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Anatomy, all full-time at the Main Campus. The university also has a School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, a Centre for Distance Learning and a JUPEB programme, and its Vice-Chancellor has cited over 96 accredited programmes.
Teaching is supported by a collegiate library system, with a well-stocked library in each college, a Department of Nursing library and a reading room at the Alumni Centre in the Crown Estate, all coordinated from the Main Library. Clinical training for the health colleges is linked to the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, whose management board was first inaugurated in January 2003. Entrepreneurship and skills-acquisition modules are built into the curriculum, and since 2009/2010 all second-year students undertake a community service development programme in a chosen area in and around the university or town.
Accommodation is provided for all students at the Okada Wonderland Estate, and new students apply for hostel space through the university's hostel portal. Fresh students go through a five-day orientation and one-stop registration programme, and campus support services include counselling and chaplaincy. The university keeps the September-to-June academic calendar. Its programmes are accredited by the National Universities Commission and relevant professional bodies.
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View scholarships for Igbinedion University Okada →A minimum of five credits at GCE/WAEC, SSCE/NECO or SSCE/NABTEB, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained at not more than two sittings. Candidates for Law also need a credit pass in Literature in English. Candidates awaiting results may apply if the results are available by September.
All 100 Level candidates must sit the UTME and obtain the prescribed cut-off mark.
Direct Entry is open with passes in at least two A-Level subjects and one subsidiary subject (GCE), a credit-level Diploma/NCE from a recognised institution, IJMB in appropriate subjects, or a first degree in a relevant discipline. It is not available for Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Law.
Candidates without a JAMB score or with a low score can take the nine-month JUPEB programme at the university for direct entry into 200 Level. The programme fee is 700,000 naira for the Science combination and 650,000 naira for Arts/Management Science (each including tuition of 211,250 naira and hostel of 218,750 naira); enquiries go to the JUPEB Director on 08034248453.
Applicants must provide an official academic transcript and a JAMB transfer form signed by their current university, sent to The Registrar, Igbinedion University, Okada, Ovia North-East LGA.
Candidates above 22 years of age are not normally eligible, although older candidates may be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Applications for 2026/2027 are made online through the university portal (full-time and part-time application links), with document screening done online. Fees are paid through the portal at iuokada.waeup.org by ATM card (Interswitch CollegePay or eTranzact WebConnect) or at the bank (Access, Zenith or First Bank) using the generated Payment ID, and can be paid in up to three instalments. Fees are not refundable or transferable. Direct Entry students continue paying the fee applicable when they were admitted. Admissions enquiries: 07032924219.
The university operates a collegiate system from three campuses:
Facilities include a library in each of the seven colleges plus a Department of Nursing library, IT academies supporting blended learning, laboratories and e-library resources. Students are accommodated at the Okada Wonderland Estate, with an Access Bank Hostel for female students in 200 Level and above.
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