Institutions in Nigeria
Nigeria's most complete directory of universities, polytechnics, teaching hospitals, nursing schools and more — browse by state or institution type.
This directory covers every category of educational and health institution in Nigeria — from federal universities and polytechnics to federal teaching hospitals, nursing schools and colleges of education. Each institution is listed with its ownership type (Federal, State or Private), year of establishment, city and accreditation status. Use the search above or browse by category or state below.
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Nigeria has 546 accredited institutions across 12 categories. Select a type to view the full national list or filter by state.
Federal, state and private degree-awarding universities in Nigeria accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Federal, state and private polytechnics offering OND and HND programmes accredited by NBTE.
Federal and state colleges offering the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) supervised by NCCE.
Federal and state colleges offering agricultural science and natural resources diploma programmes.
Technical colleges offering National Diploma and vocational programmes in engineering and applied sciences.
Nigerian Armed Forces educational institutions including the NDA, AFCSC and service training schools.
Federal teaching hospitals and federal medical centres (FMCs) providing tertiary healthcare across Nigeria.
State specialist hospitals and state teaching hospitals providing tertiary care in each state.
Colleges offering community health, environmental health and allied health technology diploma programmes.
Schools training community health extension workers, health record officers and health technicians.
Accredited schools of nursing and midwifery approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
Institutions offering medical laboratory science programmes accredited by MLSCN.
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About This Institutions Directory
The Nigeria Institutions Directory on CurrentAffairs.com.ng is the most comprehensive database of educational and health institutions across all 37 states (36 states + FCT). The directory covers 546 institutions across 12 categories including universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, teaching hospitals, federal medical centres, nursing schools, colleges of health technology and military institutions.
All institutions are classified by ownership (Federal, State or Private), their regulatory body, city of operation, year established and accreditation status. The data is sourced from official government records including NUC, NBTE, NCCE, FMOH, NMCN and MLSCN databases.
You can explore institutions by state, by category, or search by institution name or acronym. Each state page shows all institutions in that state grouped by type, with direct links to state government pages and related civic information.