University in Nigeria
Bwari, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
University profile
Veritas University, Abuja is a private Catholic university in Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, founded in March 2002 by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Its motto is "Seeking the Truth", and its stated vision is to be a dynamic Catholic university for academic and moral excellence that advances the truth to every generation. Its mission is a continuous quest for truth through research, preservation and communication of knowledge for the good of society, in line with Ex Corde Ecclesiae.
The university teaches from a permanent campus in Bwari, Abuja, to which it relocated in 2014 from its first site at Obehie, Abia State. It reports a community of more than eight thousand undergraduate and about a thousand postgraduate students, and over 6,000 alumni.
Academic work is organised in faculties: Education, Humanities, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences, Engineering, Computing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences, the Chike Idigbe Faculty of Law, and the ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology and Philosophy. The College of Medicine comprises the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, and offers Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), B.Sc. Human Anatomy and B.Sc. Human Physiology, with histology, medical biochemistry and human physiology laboratories. The College of Postgraduate Studies offers more than 45 postgraduate programmes. Computing programmes include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security. The university also runs a one-year JUPEB programme, short and professional courses, and a diploma in Law.
Catholic life is central to campus community. The Chaplaincy offers weekday, Saturday and Sunday Masses, Eucharistic adoration on Fridays, confession on Saturdays, catechism for baptism, first communion and confirmation, and daily prayer in classrooms. Student and lay groups include the Nigeria Federation of Catholic Students (NFCS), altar servers, lectors, a choir and several pious societies; the Chaplaincy welcomes students and staff of all backgrounds. Students have won the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Innovation Challenge (2024), the inaugural Commonwealth Universities Debating Championship and the Pan-African Universities Debating Championship, and the university has featured in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
The Directorate of International Collaboration and Advancement links the university with partner institutions abroad. Veritas received its provisional operating licence from the National Universities Commission (NUC) in May 2007 and its permanent licence in 2016.
The FAQ says the university offers scholarships based on academic merit and financial need, but no named schemes or amounts are published.
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View scholarships for Veritas University, Abuja →Eligible applicants include candidates who chose Veritas University as first or second choice in UTME, candidates who did not, and UTME applicants with a minimum score of 170. Direct Entry candidates and transfer candidates from other universities are also considered. The academic session has two semesters of four months each.
Direct Entry and inter-university transfer routes are open to eligible candidates; programme-specific grade requirements are set by the faculty (see Law above for the published example).
A one-year JUPEB programme leads to 200 Level entry without UTME; applicants need five O'Level credits including English and Mathematics.
Undergraduate applicants apply through the university's admission portal (admission.veritas.edu.ng): create an account with a valid email address, complete the online form, upload documents (O'Level results, JAMB slip and others) and pay the application fee shown on the portal. Postgraduate applications are made online, reviewed by the Central Admissions Committee, and shortlisted candidates are invited to interview. Postgraduate enquiries: [email protected].
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