NUC Approves 29 Universities To Run Online Degree Programmes

In a bid to curb distance barrier and provide easy accessibility to education, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has confirmed that 29 universities has been officially approved to run online degree programmes. 

This welcome development is aimed to widen access to higher education and give students the opportunity to earn their BSc degrees from home.

Authorities confirmed that the approved institutions had met the required standards to deliver quality learning through distance education.

This development was reported as part of the government’s effort to expand access to higher education for people across Nigeria.

According to the NUC, the following universities have been approved to provide online degree programmes in 2026:

 University of Ibadan, Ibadan

 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

 University of Lagos, Akoka 

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 

Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola 

University of Abuja, Abuja 

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso 

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

 Lagos State University

 Joseph Ayo Babalola University 

University of Nigeria, Nsukka 

Federal University of Technology, Minna

 Babcock University, Ilishan

 University of Ilorin 

Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti 

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye

 Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt

 Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto

 Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani

 University of Benin 

University of Calabar 

University of Port Harcourt 

Igbinedion University 

Mountain Top University

 Federal University of Technology, Akure

 Covenant University 

Nasarawa State University

 Delta State University, Abraka 

Nile University, Abuja

The institutions listed by the NUC had met the required standards to deliver quality education remotely, offering more flexible options for Nigerian students.

For more information and enquiry please visit the institution official website.