Novena University, Ogume

Novena University, Ogume, is a private university in Delta State, Nigeria, founded in 2005 as the first private university in the state. It was established to widen access to higher education for young people, including women, who could not secure places in existing tertiary institutions. Its motto is Knowledge through Diligence, and its mission is to produce globally competitive graduates with strong academic discipline, critical reasoning skills and an ethical foundation for leadership.

The main campus is at Ogume, Kwale, Delta State, where the colleges, administration, student facilities and the planned teaching hospital are based. A second campus at Amai, in Ukwuani Local Government Area, hosts academic activities and the university's combined convocation ceremonies. Academic work is organised in colleges: Natural and Applied Sciences; Management and Social Sciences; Medical and Health Sciences; Law; and Computing and Information Technology, together with a Postgraduate School offering PGD, MSc, MBA and PhD programmes.

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences offers Biochemistry, Chemistry, Energy and Petroleum Studies, Environmental Management Technology, Microbiology, Physics, and Physics with Electronics. Management and Social Sciences covers Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Intelligence and Security Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Mass Communication, Political Science, Public Administration and Sociology. Computing and Information Technology offers Computer Science, Computer Science and Mathematics, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Information Technology and Software Engineering.

The College of Medical and Health Sciences is the university's flagship college, with programmes in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Dentistry (BDS), Pharmacy (Pharm.D), Nursing Science, Doctor of Optometry, Medical Laboratory Science, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Public and Community Health up to PhD level. It has a clinical partnership with Asaba Specialist Hospital, and a EUR 100 million, 240-bed teaching hospital on the Ogume campus has been approved with German Development Bank funding. The College of Law, launched in 2022, offers the LL.B with specialisations in Civil and Common Law, Environmental Law, Oil, Gas and Energy Law, International Trade Law, Information Technology and Cyber Security Law, Gender Law, and Customary and Religious Law.

Campus facilities include a library with physical and digital collections, science and ICT laboratories, lecture theatres, on-campus hostels, a cafeteria, sports facilities and a student medical centre. Student life is organised through the Student Union Government and associations such as the Medical Students Association of Nigeria (Novena chapter), the Novena University Law Students Association, and Christian and Muslim fellowship unions.

The National Universities Commission granted full accreditation to all of the university's programmes on 30 April 2025, and the Nursing degree was fully accredited on 6 June 2024. The College of Medical and Health Sciences holds accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. The Chancellor is HRM Alfred Papapereye Diete-Spiff, the Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Godwin C. Nduka, and the Registrar is Linus Ilogho.