University in Nigeria
Achina-Onneh, Anambra State
University profile
Peter University, Achina/Onneh is a private Catholic university in Aguata, Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria. It is jointly owned by the Catholic Dioceses of Awka and Ekwulobia, approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria and licensed by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The university calls itself the "City on the Hill" and the "Peter the Rock" university. Its motto is Ut Omnes Excellant (That All May Excel), and its core values are summed up as ISIDE: Innovation, Service, Integrity, Diligence and Excellence.
The university combines the Catholic educational tradition with modern science and technology and aims at the formation of the whole person: academic, spiritual and moral. Its vision is to be a world-class university recognised for academic rigour, innovative research and social responsibility. The campus is set in a quiet rural area at Achina and Onneh, and the university emphasises entrepreneurial and vocational training; the Vice-Chancellor tells students that they will earn four additional skill certifications alongside their degree.
Teaching is organised in four faculties: Arts, Social and Management Sciences; Law; Medical and Health Sciences; and Science and Computing. The Faculty of Arts, Social and Management Sciences began academic activities in the 2023/2024 session with eight departments: Accounting, Business Administration, Criminology and Security Studies, Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy, Mass Communication, Political Science, and Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies. In 2026 the NUC approved three further programmes in the faculty: Social Work, Psychology, and Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). The Faculty of Law trains advocates, judges and policymakers with an emphasis on justice, human rights and professional ethics. Fee schedules also show Nursing Science, Public Health, Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Laboratory Science, Radiography and Physiotherapy under Medical and Health Sciences.
The university is led by the Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Prof. Chukwuemenam Umezinwa (in office since 2022), with an Acting Registrar, a Bursar and a Chief Librarian. It operates a library with a digital library service, a campus medical centre and campus security, and a student portal and e-learning portal. Applicants may enter through UTME, IJMB, Direct Entry or university transfer.
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View scholarships for Peter University, Achina-Onneh Anambra State →Applications are made online through the university admission portal. Candidates choose one of four routes: JAMB (UTME) admission, IJMB admission, Direct Entry admission or university transfer. Applications are made to one of the four faculties.
UTME applicants provide their JAMB registration number and UTME score, together with their O'Level results (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB examination type).
Direct Entry applicants provide their JAMB registration number and select their JAMB zonal office. University transfer applicants give the name of the university they are transferring from and their UTME score. IJMB candidates apply to the IJMB programme, whose tuition is N300,000.
Payable at application: application fee N10,000, result verification N10,000 and processing fee N2,000, a total of N22,000. Tuition is paid afterwards, with a choice of 100% (one-time), 50-50 (two instalments) or 40-30-30 (three instalments) payment plans.
Acceptance fees are generally one-off payments. Other charges on the portal include acceptance fee N50,000 and accommodation N100,000.
The university is based at Achina/Onneh in Aguata, Anambra State (postal address PMB 1012, Aguata).
Facilities include a university library with a digital library, ICT hubs and laboratories, a theatre studio and language laboratory in the Faculty of Arts, Social and Management Sciences, a campus medical centre and campus security. Student accommodation is available and is charged as part of the fees on the application portal.
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