Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba

Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) is a university in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria, with the postal address P.M.B. 1008, Anyigba. It describes its vision as being a leading global university recognised for excellence in education, research and community impact, and its mission as inspiring students, supporting research and engaging with communities. The university's motto is Knowledge for Self Reliance.

Academic work is organised in 13 faculties: Arts and Humanities, Allied Health Science, Law, Clinical Sciences, Education, Management Science, Computing, Natural Science, Communication and Media Studies, Agriculture, Basic Medical Sciences, Social Science and Basic Clinical Sciences. Undergraduate programmes include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Mass Communication, Library and Information Science, Theatre Arts, Philosophy, Common Law and Islamic/Sharia Law, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine and Surgery, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Pharmacology, Medical Biochemistry, and a range of agriculture, science and education degrees.

The university has grown from a small institution into one serving more than 40,000 students. Postgraduate study through the School of Postgraduate Studies leads to PGD, Master's (MA, M.Sc, MBA, LL.M, MALD, MEM, MPA, M.Ed) and PhD degrees across 33 departments grouped under Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Education, Management Sciences, Law, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Communication and Media Studies. Undergraduate, postgraduate and remedial programmes, including Pre-Degree and Diploma routes, are applied for through the online school portal.

A solar-powered campus tricycle shuttle service for staff and students was flagged off in July 2026 to provide affordable and safer transport within the campus.