University in Nigeria
Ogboko, Ideato South, Imo State
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Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University (KOMU) is a state university in Ogboko, Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State, south-eastern Nigeria. It was established on 18 February 2021 by the Kingsley Ozumba (KO) Mbadiwe University (Establishment) Law No. 1 of 2021 of Imo State as a multi-campus university with its main campus at Ogboko, replacing the earlier Eastern Palm University. The Governor of Imo State is the Visitor. The motto is "Selfless Service to Humanity" and the vision is a globally competitive university renowned for innovative research and scholarship, world-class education and excellent human resource development.
The university teaches through nine faculties and thirty-four departments: Administration and Management (6 departments), Allied Health Sciences (4), Architecture and Environmental Sciences (2), Arts (4), Basic Medical Sciences (1), Computing (3), Law (1), Science (9) and Social Sciences (4). Programmes include Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health, Environmental Health Science, Architecture, Estate Management, Linguistics, English and Literary Studies, History and International Studies, Philosophy, Medicine and Surgery, Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Law, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Physics, Animal and Environmental Biology, Mathematics, Statistics, Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics and Psychology.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) approved eight new full-time programmes from the 2024/2025 session: Medicine (MBBS), Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Law, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Public Health and Environmental Health Science. Mature programmes have been through NUC accreditation exercises, with 17 programmes fully accredited by April 2025 and B.Sc. Architecture and B.Sc. Mathematics added in the October/November 2024 exercise.
Beyond degree programmes, the university runs a JUPEB foundation programme (approved from the 2023/2024 session), an IJMB A-Level programme, and Institute for Continuing Education Programmes (ICEP) in conventional and evening/weekend modes. A TD Africa and Huawei ICT Academy was launched with the university on 29 November 2024 to deliver practical ICT skills and globally recognised certifications, and the university runs a student portal, an e-learning platform and an e-library. Teaching has included synchronized online classes linking lecture venues such as the Student Cinema and the Senate Chambers.
The university draws on five host communities: Ogboko, Umuchima, Obioha, Umuesi and Oguma. A SIWES (industrial training) unit was established with the Industrial Training Fund in 2022, and a public lecture series, begun in October 2023, has hosted 15 lectures by scholars from Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the USA.
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View scholarships for Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University Ogboko, Imo State →Candidates who chose KOMU as first choice in the 2026 UTME, or who changed their institution to KOMU on the JAMB CAPS portal with a score of at least 150, may apply for Post-UTME screening. Screening is based on verified UTME scores and O'Level results (WAEC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB) uploaded on JAMB CAPS. Details on CAPS must match the application form (JAMB registration number, date of birth, state of origin).
Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Science, Law and Medical Laboratory Science are open only to candidates who chose KOMU as first choice in the 2026 UTME.
Applicants need five O'Level credits in no more than two sittings, including English Language, Mathematics and relevant subjects. For Accounting and other Administration and Management programmes the UTME subjects are Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject, and O'Level credits include English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other relevant subjects.
Direct Entry candidates need an OND, HND, first degree or A-Level qualification (such as JUPEB or IJMB) in a relevant discipline, plus five O'Level credits in relevant subjects in no more than two sittings, with O'Level results uploaded on JAMB CAPS.
JUPEB is a one-year foundation programme whose results qualify candidates for Direct Entry into 200 level; entry requires at least five relevant O'Level credits including English Language and Mathematics in no more than two sittings. IJMB is an A-Level programme accepted for Direct Entry into all 34 departments, with the same O'Level requirement. IJMB 2026/2027 fees: application form N10,500, processing N10,500, acceptance N20,500, tuition N200,000, optional hostel N100,000; the application deadline was 20 August 2026.
Main Post-UTME and Direct Entry registration ran from 1 June to 31 July 2026 (the form remained open to 2 November 2026 on the admissions page), with supplementary screening from 1 September 2026. The non-refundable processing fee is N2,000, paid on Remita by card, bank transfer, USSD, bank invoice, Remita wallet or phone number. Steps: start the application on komu.edu.ng, complete the form, submit, pay on Remita, then print the acknowledgement slip using the application number (retrievable with the JAMB registration number) and bring it on screening day. Enquiries: [email protected].
Main campus, Ogboko, Ideato South LGA, Imo State. The main campus houses the faculties, the Senate Chambers, a Student Cinema used as a lecture venue, and the university library with an online e-library. Postal address: P.M.B. 006, Orlu, Imo State.
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