Jewel University, Gombe state

Jewel University Gombe is a private university in Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, established in 2024. Its motto is "Developing Great Minds for Global Impact". The university describes its mission as excellence in teaching, research and service, empowering students with the knowledge, skills and values needed to excel in their chosen fields and contribute to society, and its vision as becoming a world-class institution whose graduates lead in their fields and communities. Its core values are excellence, integrity and ethical conduct, innovation and creativity, inclusivity and diversity, and community service and social responsibility.

The campus is at Shongo-Idrisa on the Gombe-Bauchi Road, Gombe State. The university opened with a pioneering cohort of more than 1,000 students and offers programmes in four faculties and 25 departments, accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and admitted through JAMB.

Faculties

• Faculty of Allied and Health Sciences: Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Occupational Therapy, Physiology, Physiotherapy, Public Health, and Radiography and Radiation Science.
• Faculty of Computing and Environmental Sciences: Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science, Information and Communication Technology, Software Engineering, Architecture, Building, and Quantity Surveying.
• Faculty of Law: LL.B. Common Law and LL.B. Common and Islamic Law, an integrated programme combining common law and Islamic jurisprudence.
• Faculty of Management Sciences: Accounting, Taxation, Economics, Banking and Finance, Project Management, Business Administration, Transport Management Technology, Criminology and Security Studies, and Public Administration.

Student accommodation is provided in hostels with single, twin and quad room options, and the ICT Centre has computer laboratories, internet access and digital learning resources. A sports complex is planned. The university library is headed by a Chief Librarian and maintains library resources, digital repositories and information services.

The university is led by Vice Chancellor Professor Yahya Ibraheem Yero, an academic with more than 30 years of experience in higher education. Aliyu Kamara is the Registrar, and Bajoga Bappayo Muhammad is the Chief Librarian. International applicants are admitted on qualifications equivalent to Nigerian requirements, with evidence of English proficiency.