A university is an academic institution of learning which is often populated with humans from different categories of life.
In a campus environment, the human population encompasses the students, educators, vendors, academic and non-academic staff who are involved in different activities, which creates balance in the environment.
It is critical to emphasize that universities are places for socialization as well as learning.
This social environment binds people from different households and religions, with different ideologies ranging from the good, bad, and ugly for a common goal—knowledge.
From over 80 tertiary institutions that All Campus Show have covered in Nigeria, our records reveal that Nigeria most populated universities are as follows:
1.University of Benin
UNIBEN, as it is colloquially known, is a federal government-owned institution in Edo state with the motto "Knowledge for Service." The University of Benin was established in 1970 as an institution of technology and is largely populated with over 77,000 students as well as numerous academic and non-academic staff across its two campuses.
2. University of Lagos
The University of Lagos State (UNILAG), comes second on the chart.
The school was founded in the year 1962 and has 3 campuses within its domain.
According to All Campus Show, the University of Lagos currently has over 57,183 students and numerous academic and non-academic staff.
3. Uni llorin
Next on the list is the University of Ilorin(Uni Ilorin). It is a federal government university situated in Ilorin, Kwara State, with the motto:Probitas Doctrina, which means Better by Far.
This institution was founded in 1975 as a university college that was affiliated with the University of Ibadan.
Currently, it is populated with over 500 academic staff and 50,000 students and is surely outstanding to be the most sought-after Nigerian university in the year 2021.
4) University of Ibadan
Following UNILAG is the oldest university in Nigeria, which is the University of Ibadan.
UNIIBADAN was founded in 1948 in Oyo state with its motto: Recte sapere fons—"For knowledge and sound judgement, UNIBADAN is a federally controlled university with a population estimate of 41,743 students and also rich with staff and educators.
5 Nsuka University
Another highly populated institution that ends this list is the University of Nigeria Nsuka (UNN), which is located in Enugu, Nigeria. UNN was founded in 1955 but was formally opened on the 7th of October 1960.
Presently, the school is populated with an estimate of 36,000 students across its 3 campuses.
