University in Nigeria
Umunya, Oyi LGA, Anambra State
University profile
University on the Niger (UNINIGER), Umunya, is a private Anglican university owned by the Diocese on the Niger of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). It is located at Km 13 Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, Umunya, Anambra State, with a second campus at Iyienu, Ogidi, where the University on the Niger Teaching Hospital is based. The university holds approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC), and its courses are accredited by professional bodies in Nigeria. It describes itself as a multilingual university.
Its vision is to be a leading tertiary institution in knowledge dissemination, character building and leadership, producing entrepreneurial and globally competitive graduates for national development. Its mission is to develop the moral, spiritual and academic life of young people and to produce graduates who will be leaders, job creators and nation builders. Chapel life is part of the university culture, with morning devotions, a mid-week Holy Communion service on Wednesdays and Sunday services.
Academic work is organised in six faculties: Science and Computing; Medicine and Dentistry; Allied Health Sciences; Arts, Management and Social Sciences (also styled Management and Social Sciences); Pharmaceutical Sciences; and Law. Science and Computing offers Forensic Science, Microbiology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Medicine and Dentistry offers MBBS Medicine and Surgery and Dentistry. Allied Health Sciences covers Dental Therapy, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science, Physiotherapy (DPT), Radiography and Radiation Science, Public Health, Health Information Management, Optometry and Community Health Science. Arts, Management and Social Sciences offers Accounting, Economics and Development Studies, Human Psychology, Religious Studies and Business Administration. Pharmaceutical Sciences offers the Pharm.D and the Faculty of Law the LL.B.
The Umunya main campus houses the administration and the faculties of Law, Allied Health Sciences, Science and Computing, and Arts, Management and Social Sciences, with laboratories, libraries, internet facilities, hostels, a cafeteria and space for extracurricular activities. The Iyienu campus houses the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences alongside the teaching hospital. Students reside in the university hostels, and a dining hall serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a salad bar and vegetarian options at lunch and dinner on a three-weekly rotating menu. A students' kitchen is open daily from 12pm to 8:30pm for those who choose to cook.
Student life is shaped by a published code of conduct: a dress code with colours assigned to each programme, compulsory chapel attendance, security checks at the gate, lights-out at 9pm and social activities ending by 6pm. Students are encouraged to join campus fellowships. The university library provides departmental e-book and journal collections and access to online databases including Research4Life (HINARI, ARDI, OARE, AGORA), EBSCO, African Journals Online and open-access medical databases.
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View scholarships for University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra state →Candidates must hold at least five O'Level credit passes in relevant subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, and must have sat the 2026 JAMB UTME with a minimum score of 150. They must also effect a Change of Institution/Course to the University on the Niger on the JAMB portal.
For 2026/2027 the post-UTME screening is by assessment of the JAMB UTME result and verified O'Level results. Candidates must ensure their O'Level results are uploaded on JAMB CAPS. Any false information discovered at any stage disqualifies the application automatically.
The application processing fee is N2,000, paid through Paystack. Create a profile at portal.uniniger.edu.ng/apply, complete the application form and click Pay; alternatively use Apply Now under Admission on the university website. Use a valid email address and GSM number. To continue an application, use Continue Application and log in with the payment email and JAMB registration number to check admission status. All students reside in the school hostels.
Admitted students bring six downloadable forms (acceptance of offer, clearance, medical screening, undertaking of good behaviour, matriculation oath and non-membership of cult oath; the last two notarised), a personal statement of up to 200 words, a parent/guardian declaration, a testimonial, JAMB admission letter and result slip, O'Level result, birth certificate, local government identification, first school leaving certificate or waiver, and five passport photographs.
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