University in Nigeria
Eiyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
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Ojaja University is a private university at Ballah Road, Eiyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria (P.M.B. 1605, Ilorin). It was formerly known as Crown-Hill University, which the National Universities Commission (NUC) licensed to operate in November 2016, with academic activities starting in February 2017. It is now owned by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, who has described it as a legacy project rather than a commercial venture. The Vice-Chancellor is Professor Jeleel Olasunkanmi Ojuade; the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council is Prof. Lere Baale, and the Governing Council and Board of Trustees were inaugurated at Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife, on 2 September 2024.
The university's vision is to be the most preferred university of choice, producing globally competitive and entrepreneurially savvy solution providers, and to be a global centre of excellence in cultural studies and renaissance. Its mission is to provide technologies, facilities and infrastructure for a learning environment that promotes service, probity, accountability and a sustainable environment.
Undergraduate programmes are grouped into academic units covering Accounting, Banking and Finance, Chemical Sciences (Biochemistry, Chemistry), Economics, Humanities (History and Diplomatic Studies, English and Literary Studies, French), Mass Communication, Natural and Environmental Sciences (Biology, Microbiology) and Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics). The Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences houses the arts, management and social science programmes. Degrees are the B.Sc. (Hons) and B.A. (Hons), and the departmental curricula follow the NUC Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards.
The university has a library with an OPAC, e-resources and a student-project repository, open Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm. Its subscribed e-resources include EBSCOhost databases (Academic Search Premier, Communication and Mass Media Complete, Computers and Applied Sciences Complete, Humanities International Complete), Research4Life, AJOL, JSTOR and open-access sources such as DOAJ. An Open Distance E-Learning (ODeL) policy governs teaching on its digital platforms, and an online class portal is provided. The School of Preliminary and Advanced Studies (SPAS) runs an IJMB programme, which the Interim Joint Matriculation Board visited for resource verification on 11-12 December 2023.
Campus life has included a 7th matriculation ceremony on 15 November 2023, a Nigeria-Senegal dance symposium with the Dance Studies Association (26 October 2023), a visit by the US Department of State Public Diplomacy Unit (20 May 2023) and the maiden combined convocation on 12 October 2024. On 6 December 2025 the Ile-Ife campus was officially launched, with sod-turning by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III.
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View scholarships for Ojaja University Eiyenkorin, Kwara State →Credit passes in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, in SSCE/WASSCE, NECO or NABTEB, obtained at not more than two sittings. NTC/ANTC and GCE certificates are also accepted under the general criteria.
Candidates need an acceptable UTME score; the cut-off is set by the University Senate/Admission Office. Subject requirements by department: Biochemistry and Chemistry require credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; Biology and Microbiology require English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics require English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other related subject; English and Literary Studies requires English Language, Literature in English and three further arts or social science credits; History and Diplomatic Studies requires English Language, History/Government and three further arts or social science credits; Mass Communication requires English Language and Mathematics among the five credits.
Candidates who meet the university and JAMB cut-offs, and who choose Ojaja University as first or second choice, take a post-UTME screening; the pass score is determined periodically by the Admission Office.
Science programmes: three A-Level passes (JUPEB or IJMB, graded A-E) in relevant subjects for Biochemistry/Chemistry, or two relevant A-Level subjects for Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science; ND or HND holders with at least a lower credit may be admitted to Biochemistry and Chemistry. Humanities: at least two relevant A-Level papers or a relevant NCE. Mass Communication: a professional diploma in mass communication with a minimum GPA of 3.0 from a recognised institution (A-Level holders are not considered for direct entry). Foundation programme graduates are also eligible.
Transfer from accredited programmes of accredited universities into 200 Level, subject to meeting UTME or Direct Entry requirements, presenting a transcript, a clean record and Senate approval.
Applications are made through the online admission portal. Cleared students then register with biodata and passport photograph at the faculty office and submit WAEC/NECO results, UTME result, admission clearance and state-of-origin evidence.
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