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KM 18, Ibadan-Oyo Expressway, Ibadan, Oyo State
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KolaDaisi University (KDU) is a private university at Km 18, Ibadan-Oyo Express Road, Ibadan, Oyo State. It was licensed by the National Universities Commission to operate as a private university in November 2016, following approval by the Federal Executive Council. The university was founded by Chief Kola Daisi, CON, Bashorun of Ibadan, and its proprietor is the Kola Daisi Foundation, which has worked in education since 1993 through donations to Nigerian universities, endowed prizes, scholarships and vocational skills programmes for unemployed youth.
KDU's stated mission is to nurture graduates with high employability attributes and competencies, and its vision is to be a world-class institution producing graduates able to respond to the socio-economic needs of a knowledge-driven economy. Its founding aim is to widen access to quality, affordable university education and to build curricula around graduate employability.
Undergraduate programmes are taught in four faculties. The Faculty of Applied Sciences has four departments: Biological Sciences (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biology), Chemical Sciences (Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry), Mathematical and Computing Sciences (Computer Science, Statistics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Technology) and Physical Sciences (Physics with Electronics). The Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences offers English Language and Literary Studies, History and Diplomatic Studies, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Mass Communication, Political Science, Information and Media Studies, International Relations and Marketing. The Faculty of Law offers the LL.B. The Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences houses Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science and Nursing Science, and its programmes are described as fully accredited by the NUC.
The university also runs a School of Postgraduate Studies and a School of Preliminary and Advanced Studies, which offers the one-year JUPEB foundation programme (leading to 200-Level direct entry) and a remedial programme for candidates preparing for JAMB and O-Level examinations. Applied Sciences students take part in the Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), and teaching uses smart boards and online platforms such as Google Classroom and Zoom.
On campus, students have access to a clinic, a counselling unit, a library service and halls of residence, with hall selection done through the student portal. KDU has partnership links with institutions and bodies including Girne American University (Cyprus) for dual and joint degree awards, New Horizons Nigeria for professional training and certification, and Science Olympiad Nigeria. The university marked its 10th anniversary and 6th convocation in October 2026.
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View scholarships for Kola Daisi University Ibadan, Oyo State →Applicants need at least five O-Level credit passes at not more than two sittings in SSCE, GCE, NECO, NABTEB or equivalent; candidates awaiting results may apply. All applicants must have sat the UTME and met the required national cut-off score.
The online application form is completed after payment of the N10,000 application fee. All applicants must take part in the KolaDaisi University screening exercise. Candidates who wish to change their choice of institution to KDU must apply for change of institution through JAMB, complete the KDU online application form and take the screening exercise.
Candidates need at least two A-Level passes in relevant subjects from IJMB, JUPEB or the Cambridge-moderated School of Basic Studies. NCE or ND passes are acceptable grades. Candidates must also satisfy the O-Level requirements for the intended programme.
The one-year (two-semester) programme admits candidates with at least five O-Level credits at not more than two sittings, including Mathematics, English Language and three subjects relevant to the intended course. Applicants sit the KDU screening exercise. The application form costs N10,000 plus a N350 bank charge, and an acceptance fee of N10,000 plus a N350 bank charge is also payable. The JUPEB certificate gives direct entry to KDU or other Nigerian universities. Applications may be completed online or by form submitted to the campus or emailed with the bank teller to the admissions office; successful candidates bring original O-Level results for clearance at registration.
Open to candidates with credits in the five relevant subjects or with deficiencies in not more than two of them. Besides English Language and Mathematics, the other three subjects must match UTME requirements for Nigerian universities. Successful candidates are admitted to 100 Level of a relevant programme.
Applicants apply to a departmental programme through the School of Postgraduate Studies.
Fee schedules are issued per session for fresh students, returning students and JUPEB students, and payment is made through the student portal.
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