Awka, the state capital, is also the center of Nigeria's metalwork and carving industries. Educationally, Anambra is a centre of excellence. There are the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka a federal university with College of Medicine situated at Nnewi. The UNIZIK Nnewi runs a modern Teaching Hospital with facilities also at Umunya and Ukpo.

The Anambra State University, formerly known as Anambra State University of Science and Technology (ASUTECH), with two campuses, one in Uli, and another at Igbariam; the Federal Polytechnic, Oko; Nwafor Orizu University of Education (formerly known as the Nwafor Orizu College of Education), Nsugbe. Private Universities include The Tansian University, Umunya and Madonna University, Okija. There is also the St Don Bosco Youth Training Centre at Ugwuagba (near Mgbuka Market), Obosi.

yet the Federal Government of Nigeria cannot have the vision to open up more Universities in the state and around the country, What Useless visionless Country.

It is not the job of the federal GOVT to be opening up universities left and right in a country

Sometimes i wonder if u guys really know what the federal GOVT is supposed to do. . .

Igwe-1:

@Phanthom,
You must be out of your mind if you have to place congestion over education. They can always locat such a university in the outskirts of the city and make it more accessible with roads and eventually bringing development to the said area. We just need leaders who have basic thinking faculties. An uneducated mass cannot achieve development. The federal government building more Universities can easily creat >1million jobs in nigeria because people are ready to pay for school but cannot find schools. The Anambra state government should take on this responsibility since the federal government is impotent. They can have a second Nnamdi Azikiwe University Campus in Onitsha both in honor of late Zik since he is from onitsha while creating an opportunity to educate the masses. IF the feds cannot do it, the state should build another Anambra state university campus in Onitsha.

kildran:

A very good topic, though inmy humble opinion the poster does not know what Onitsha needs. Onitsha used to be a commercial hub, the only reason why it isn't any more is simply because Nigerian products are not competitive price wise. The solution to the Onitsha (and if I may say Aba) problem is to have good power supply, high import duties especially Chinese products, and have incentives for manufacturers.

Igwe-1:

I understand what you guys are saying about being a commercial hub. But that does not mean you don;t have to give the peoplet thier education. My cousin lives in onitsha and is worth Billions of Niara from his shops theie but he had to risk his life driving to Nnamdi Azikiwe in Awka just to get a part time degree in business administration. He had to because my family transformed and almost every youth had a first degree and he felt the need to have basic education since he understood the importance of it in the whole family. That should not happen. Even if it should remiain a commercial hub, i bet you those traders can do better and perhaps put their business in a different level if they had more education. After that degree, my cousin actually expanded, speaks better and travels out to do more business with confidence.
Bottom line is that our states and federal government have failed. The people are hard working, are a step ahead and moving faster than the government. All they need is assistance. We need city planning, and i agree, city Mayors so that people can be closer to their government and hold them more accountable.