University in Nigeria
Agwada, Nasarawa State
University profile
Phoenix University Agwada is a private, co-educational, conventional university in Agwada, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, north-central Nigeria. It stands on 45 hectares of land donated by its founder, for whom Agwada is the ancestral home. The campus is about 40 km from Keffi and a little under 100 km from Abuja (140 km from Abuja International Airport by the university's own figure). Its motto is "Knowledge for Work and Worship".
The National Universities Commission approved the university in 2023 and academic activities began in the 2023/2024 session. Professor Abdullahi Bala, formerly Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Minna, was appointed pioneer Vice-Chancellor on 17 October 2023. The university holds a Matriculation Ceremony for each new intake; the second took place on 16 April 2026.
Degree programmes are organised in four faculties. The Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences and Agriculture has a Department of Basic Sciences (Microbiology, Biochemistry, Forensic Science, Physics with Electronics) and a Department of Agriculture (Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics). The Faculty of Computing has a Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Mathematics, Statistics) and a Department of Computer Science (Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Information and Communication Technology); Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science are also listed among its programmes. The Faculty of Social and Management Sciences has departments of Accounting and Finance (Accounting, Banking and Finance), Business and Public Administration (Public Administration, Business Administration), Entrepreneurship and Project Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Procurement Management, Project Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) and Social Sciences (Economics, Political Science, International Relations and Diplomacy). A Faculty of Law offers the LL.B. Programmes run for four years, except Agriculture.
Facilities include a Robotic Laboratory equipped for robotics, virtual and augmented reality and 3D printing, and the Faculty of Computing students have taken part in Google DevFest Keffi. The university adopted a Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence, approved by its Governing Council on 14 November 2025. The university's published figures give a student population of 169 (57 male, 112 female), 21 academic staff (16 PhD and 5 MSc) and 58 non-academic staff, with two local and two international affiliations.
The university publishes a list of UTME candidates admitted with full state sponsorship from the Nasarawa State Government. No general university-funded scholarship scheme is described on the site.
Candidates named on the Nasarawa State Government sponsorship list admitted into Phoenix University.
Sponsored UTME candidates admitted to Phoenix University are given full state sponsorship; they must change their first-choice institution on JAMB CAPS and upload their SSCE and UTME results to take up the admission.
https://phoenixuniversity.edu.ng/nasarawa-state-government-scholarship/
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View scholarships for Phoenix University, Agwada, Nasarawa State →At least five credit passes at SSCE (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or NABAIS) or equivalent in relevant subjects at not more than two sittings, including English Language and Mathematics, plus an acceptable UTME score in relevant subjects as determined by the university from time to time, in line with the JAMB minimum.
The ordinary level requirement plus one of: GCE A-Level with at least two passes in relevant subjects; IJMB with passes in at least two relevant subjects; NCE with a minimum of three C grades; OND with at least a credit; or HND with at least a merit in a relevant area of study.
Admitted candidates copy their Login ID from the admission list, log in at the university e-portal, change the default password, submit the biodata form with a scanned signature and digital passport, pay the acceptance fee through Remita, and upload credentials for screening. Candidates who are not on the admission list or who have payment or upload problems may be invited for physical clearance at the campus with their JAMB slip and O-Level results.
Agwada campus, Kokona LGA, Nasarawa State: the single campus, on 45 hectares, with the university auditorium, a Robotic Laboratory (robotics, virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing), a library and the faculties of Natural and Applied Sciences and Agriculture, Computing, Social and Management Sciences, and Law. The site is about 40 km from Keffi and a little under 100 km from Abuja.
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