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The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has three campuses in Enugu State– Nsukka, Enugu, and Ituku-Ozalla – and the Aba campus in Abia State.
The University of Nigeria is the first full-fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in Nigeria, modelled upon the American educational system. It is the first land-grant university in Africa and one of the five most reputed universities in Nigeria. The university has 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments. The University offers 108 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate programmes.
The university celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 2010, and would have celebrated its 60th anniversary save for the Covid-19 pandemic. The University of Nigeria is currently ranked no. 4 in Nigeria and no. 1554 in the World according to Webometrics.