The National Universities Commission, NUC,
hereby present an official list of illegal
Universities in Nigeria 2014. This is in
accordance with effort to ensure quality of
education, teaching and learning in Nigerian
universities.

Prospective candidates seeking or wishing to
seek for admission into any of the schools
listed here are expected to quickly consider
other choice of universities. Such schools
listed here are not officially accredited to
award degree courses in Nigeria.

It is worthy to note that certificates obtained
in any of these listed illegal degree awarding
institutions will not in any way be honoured
for job application, employment, further
studies, etc.
If you are currently studying in any of them,
it is safer to ‘port’immediately to any other
approved university.

Here are the 56 illegal universities as at 2014
according to NUC
1) Volta University College, Ho, Volta Region,
Ghana or any of its other campuses in Nigeria.
2)University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos or any
of its other campuses.
3)Christians of Charity American University of
Science & Technology, Nkpor, Anambra State
or any of its other campuses.
4) University of Applied Sciences &
Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin or
any of its other campuses in Nigeria.
5) Blacksmith University, Awka or any of its
other campuses.
6)University of Accountancy and Management
Studies, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
7) Royal University Izhia, P.O. Box 800,
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State or any of its other
campuses.
Atlanta University, Anyigba, Kogi State or
any of its other campuses.
9) Sunday Adokpela University, Otada Adoka,
Otukpo, Benue State or any of its other
campuses.
10) United Christian University, Macotis
Campus, Imo State or any of its other
campuses.
11) United Nigeria University College, Okija,
Anambra State or any of its other campuses.
12) Samuel Ahmadu University, Makurdi,
Benue State or any of its other campuses.
13) UNESCO University, Ndoni, Rivers State or
any of its other campuses.
14) Saint Augustine’s University of
Technology, Jos, Plateau State or any of its
other campuses.
15) The International University, Missouri,
USA, Kano and Lagos Study Centres, or any of
its campuses in Nigeria.
16) Collumbus University, UK operating
anywhere in Nigeria.
17) Tiu International University, UK operating
anywhere in Nigeria
18) Pebbles University, UK operating
anywhere in Nigeria.
19) London External Studies UK operating
anywhere in Nigeria.
20) Pilgrims University operating anywhere in
Nigeria.
21) Lobi Business School Makurdi, Benue
State or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
22) West African Christian University
operating anywhere in Nigeria.
23) Bolta University College Aba or any of its
campuses in Nigeria.
24) JBC Seminary Inc. (Wukari Jubilee
University) Kaduna Illegal Campus.
25) Westlan University, Esie, Kwara State or
any of its campuses in Nigeria.
26) St. Andrews University College, Abuja or
any of its campuses in Nigeria.
27) EC-Council University, USA, Ikeja Lagos
Study Centre.
28) Atlas University, Ikot Udoso Uko, Uyo
Akwa Ibom State or any of its campuses in
Nigeria.
29) Concept College/Universities (London)
Ilorin or any of its campuses in Nigeria.
30) Halifax Gateway University, Ikeja or any of
its campuses in Nigeria.
31) Kingdom of Christ University, Abuja or any
of its campuses in Nigeria.
32) Acada University, Akinlalu, Oyo State or
any of its campuses in Nigeria.
33) Fifom University, Mbaise, Imo State or
any of its campuses in Nigeria.
34) Houdegbe North American University
campuses in Nigeria.
35) Atlantic Intercontinental University, Okija,
Anambra State.
36) Open International University, Akure.
37) Middle Belt University (North Central
University), Otukpo
38) Leadway University, Ughelli, Delta State
39) Metro University, Dutse/Bwari, Abuja
40) Southend University, Ngwuro Egeru (Afam)
Ndoki, Rivers State
41) Olympic University, Nsukka, Enugu State
42) Federal College of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, Abuja.
43) Temple University, Abuja
44) Irish University Business School London,
operating anywhere in Nigeria.
45) National University of Technology, Lafia,
Nasarawa State.
46) University of Accountancy and
Management Studies, Mowe, Lagos – Ibadan
Expressway and its Annex at 41, Ikorodu
Road, Lagos.
47) University of Education, Winneba Ghana,
operating anywhere in Nigeria.
48) Cape Coast University, Ghana, operating
anywhere in Nigeria.
49) African University Cooperative
Development (AUCD), Cotonou, Benin
Republic, operating anywhere in Nigeria.
50) Pacific Western University, Denver,
Colorado, Owerri Study Centre.
51) Evangel University of America &
Chujoystick Management Academic, Lagos.
52) Enugu State University of Science and
Technology (Gboko Campus).
53) Career Light Resources Centre, Jos.
54) University of West Africa, Kwali-Abuja,
FCT.
55) Coastal Univversity, Iba-Oku, Akwa-Ibom
State.
56) APA University, Utonkon, Benue State or
any of its campuses in Nigeria

Note also that this list if illegal institutions is
exhaustive, thus all other universities NOT
listed here below are as at 2014 certified to
award recognizable degree certificates in
Nigeria.

Is your school listed? Comment
below..............

I have never seen any of the University names before!. Some names are so strange in the world of University in Nigeria.

seriously, but they really exist.

Can you post the link to NUC website showing this info pls. I'm unable to get thru.

ok o

eledacedar: Can you post the link to NUC website showing this info pls. I'm unable to get thru.

You sound like your school is on the list

ask4slimjay:
You sound like your school is on the list

Not at all........

you okay with that?

eledacedar:

Not at all........
school 1. Better by far
school 2. In deed and in truth.

you okay with that?

Funny girl