University in Nigeria
Plot 681, Jabi Airport Bypass, Abuja, FCT
University profile
Nile University of Nigeria is a private, secular university in Abuja, established in 2009 and owned by Honoris United Universities, the pan-African private higher education network. Its mission is to educate through action and to empower visionary problem-solvers to create a prosperous Africa; its vision is to forge bold, visionary leaders who will transform Africa. The Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Dilli Dogo. All programmes are full-time, and all courses are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC); engineering programmes are also accredited by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
The university is on Plot 681, Cadastral Zone C-OO, Research and Institution Area, Jabi Airport Bypass, Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory. Teaching is organised in eight academic units: the College of Health Sciences and the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Computing Studies, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Law, Management Sciences, and Science. More than 50 undergraduate degree options are available (B.Sc., B.A., B.Eng., MBBS, LL.B.), including Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Sciences, Law, Architecture, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science and eight engineering degrees (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Electronics, Information and Communication, Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Petroleum and Gas). Postgraduate options run from PGD to M.Sc., M.Eng., LL.M., MBA, M.Phil and PhD, taught in evening and weekend sessions.
The School of Preliminary Studies is a 12-month full-time A-Level programme (JUPEB and IJMB routes) that prepares students without JAMB for direct entry into 200 level, and also serves students switching between disciplines. Short professional and certification courses are offered through the subsidiary Nile Online. The Honoris Collective Lab is the university's innovation and entrepreneurship hub, offering training, mentorship, start-up support, hackathons and incubation.
Student life centres on the Student Services Centre, which runs clubs (Business, Charity, Games, Women in Tech, Toastmasters, Model United Nations, Debate, Photography, TEDx, Climate Initiative, Creative Arts, Book, Investment and Finance and others), signature events such as Nile Fashion Week, career services, sports and recreation, and Counselling and Psychological Services staffed by counsellors and psychologists. The campus has a cafeteria, the outdoor Bamboo food court, basketball, volleyball and football pitches, gardens, an amphitheatre and conference spaces. A students' Christian fellowship meets in a campus hall.
On-campus hostels are optional and allocated first-come, first-served, with first-year and final-year students prioritised; they are secured by private security working with the police and security technologies. Foreign applicants provide their 12th-grade school results in place of a JAMB result.
Applicants to all undergraduate programmes except Law and Medicine may receive scholarships based on JAMB or O-Level (WAEC/NECO) results: JAMB scores of 275, 300 and 320 correspond to 10%, 20% and 30% respectively, and five A1 grades in O-Level corresponds to 10%. Applicants with a JAMB score of 350 and above and at least five A grades in O-Level (WAEC or NECO) receive a 100% scholarship. The A grades must include Mathematics, English and the subjects directly related to the chosen degree. Only JAMB and O-Level results from the academic year of admission are accepted; results from different years cannot be combined.
Three A's: 25% for Nile School of Preliminary Studies graduates and 10% for others. Two A's: 15% for Nile SPS graduates and 5% for others.
First-class Nile graduates receive a 50% scholarship toward a Master's or PGD at Nile. Nile graduates with other classes of degree receive 20%. Holders of a Nile postgraduate degree returning for another postgraduate degree receive 20%.
Applicants with outstanding national or professional sports performance are eligible for a 100% undergraduate scholarship if they represent Nile in their sport, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
Scholarship holders must keep a minimum CGPA of 3.50 each session and avoid misconduct. Awards are subject to quotas, are first-come-first-served and can be withdrawn. An applicant can claim only one scholarship or discount, the one with the highest value, and must apply for it at the point of entry; awards are not retrospective and do not cover hostel fees. Apply for admission through the application portal and, if the results meet the criteria, the scholarship is applied. Details: nileuniversity.edu.ng/scholarships-and-discounts.
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View scholarships for Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja →Nigerian applicants need a JAMB UTME result. There is no Post-UTME exam; applicants apply online through the screening portal, and offers are sent by email, normally within a few days to two weeks depending on application volume. Applications can be submitted with an O-Level result still awaited. An applicant who gained admission elsewhere or sat JAMB in a previous year can change the first choice to Nile and upload O-Level results. Applying is free. The 2026/2027 screening for UTME and Direct Entry admissions is ongoing.
Direct Entry and transfer applicants email their university transcript, O-Level result, UTME result and JAMB admission letter (if transferring from a Nigerian university), then apply online. A transfer student must spend at least four semesters (two sessions) at Nile before graduating, so entry at final-year level is not possible. A transfer from a foreign university needs no JAMB result but must obtain a JAMB admission letter.
A 12-month A-Level programme (JUPEB or IJMB) leading to 200-level direct entry. Applicants need at least five credits including English, Mathematics and three other relevant subjects in WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or IGCSE (or equivalent) in not more than two sittings, plus birth certificate, passport photograph and National Identification Number. Students choose three subjects relevant to their intended degree (for example Biology, Chemistry and Physics for Medicine; Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry for Engineering; Economics, Government and Literature in English for many arts and social science courses), plus compulsory general courses. Tuition is N2,750,000 for sciences and N2,500,000 for non-sciences.
Foreign applicants provide their 12th-grade school results in place of a JAMB result.
Master's: a bachelor's degree in a related course, transcript, statement of result or certificate, and O-Level result. M.Phil: a bachelor's degree or professional master's degree and O-Level result. PhD: a master's and a bachelor's degree in a related course, transcript, certificate and O-Level result. An NYSC certificate is required. There is no entrance exam; only PhD candidates are interviewed. Applications are accepted continuously for the next semester and there is no acceptance fee. Evening lectures start at 5 pm on weekdays and 9 am on Saturdays.
Undergraduate fees per semester/per session: Medicine and Surgery N3,575,000/N7,150,000 (6 years); Human Anatomy N1,875,000/N3,750,000; Human Physiology and Public Health N2,000,000/N4,000,000; Medical Laboratory Science and Nursing Sciences N1,750,000/N3,500,000; Law N2,275,000/N4,550,000; Civil and Computer Engineering N1,975,000/N3,950,000; other engineering degrees N1,600,000/N3,200,000; Faculty of Science and Computing Studies courses N1,500,000/N3,000,000; Management Sciences N1,725,000/N3,450,000; Mass Communication, Criminology, Economics, Political Science and similar N1,775,000/N3,550,000; Broadcasting, Film and Multimedia, Psychology, Sociology and Peace Studies N1,675,000/N3,350,000. Tuition excludes accommodation and feeding and can be paid in two 50% instalments, one at the start of each semester. Students with outstanding fees cannot write semester exams. Payments are made online (Paystack and Interswitch) through the application portal for new students and the student portal for returning students.
Executive room (3 occupants) N1,250,000/N2,500,000; Deluxe (4) N950,000/N1,900,000; Classic (5) N750,000/N1,500,000; Standard (6) N625,000/N1,250,000; Asokoro triple room N2,500,000 per session. Optional meal package N665,000/N1,330,000 and laundry package N165,000/N330,000. Eligibility requires enrolment, an online hostel application, a briefing session with a parent or guardian, a medical examination and payment; returning students need a minimum CGPA of 2.50 and no disciplinary record.
Main campus, Jabi Airport Bypass, Abuja (FCT): all faculties, the College of Health Sciences, the School of Preliminary Studies and postgraduate programmes.
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