University in Nigeria
Okerenkoko, Delta State
University profile
Nigeria Maritime University (NMU) is a federal university at Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu, Warri South West area of Delta State, on the left bank of the Escravos River. It was proposed by the Federal Ministry of Transport through NIMASA to close the shortage of skilled professionals in the maritime industry, and its stated mission is to provide facilities and faculty for training, research and the production of maritime human resources.
The university teaches through four faculties. Engineering offers Civil, Electrical, Marine, Mechanical, and Petroleum and Gas Engineering; Environmental Management covers Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Geology, and Meteorology and Climate Change; Transport includes Maritime Economics and Finance, Nautical Science, Ports Management, and Transport and Logistics; and Science offers Biology, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Mathematics and Industrial Physics.
Beyond undergraduate degrees, NMU runs Pre-Degree and JUPEB entry routes and a Postgraduate School offering PGD, master's and PhD programmes in maritime economics, transport and logistics, maritime safety and security, and mechanical engineering. Student services include an e-portal, a library with EBSCO access, an institutional repository and two journals, IJMIR and NMU-JET. Degree programmes were approved by the NUC in February 2018, and teaching began in the 2017/2018 session at a temporary site in Kurutie.
The university states that scholarships are available to students who demonstrate dedication and outstanding performance, but it does not publish scheme names, amounts or criteria on a dedicated page.
Students with dedication and outstanding performance (no further criteria published).
NMU says scholarships are readily available to students who show dedication and outstanding performance. No amounts or application process are published.
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View scholarships for Nigerian Maritime University Okerenkoko, Delta State →Undergraduate candidates apply through UTME followed by NMU's Post-UTME screening; the figures below are from the 2026/2027 Post-UTME notice and the postgraduate admission page.
For 2026/2027 screening, candidates must have chosen NMU as first choice in the JAMB UTME and scored at least 150.
Five O'Level credits in relevant subjects, uploaded to the candidate's JAMB portal (2026/2027 Post-UTME notice).
Online registration via the NMU e-portal for a non-refundable N2,000 fee; the 2026/2027 registration closed on 29 June 2026. Candidates who skip screening are not considered for admission, though foreign and disabled candidates are exempted.
A bachelor's degree or equivalent (HND for PGD), five O'Level credits in no more than two sittings including English and Mathematics, an NYSC certificate, and referee reports. Minimums vary by programme, for example Second Class Lower for most master's routes and a CGPA of 3.5/5.0 for several PhD routes (2026/2027 session). The application form costs N40,000.
Foreign candidates are exempted from the Post-UTME screening exercise (2026/2027 notice).
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