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Top 14 Colleges and universities based in Nigeria

This directory contains 31 colleges and universities based in Nigeria, with 5,022 contact records and 1,125 email addresses. Updated for November 2026, it identifies Kano as the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.

Colleges and universities are postsecondary institutions that provide academic programs, instruction, research, and credentials such as degrees or certificates. This list covers colleges and universities that provide postsecondary education through academic, professional, technical, or research programs. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of November 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Nov 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
31Companies
5,022Contacts tracked
1,125Verified emails
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The 14 largest colleges and universities based in Nigeria

Ranked by team size
Top 14 of 31 colleges and universities based in Nigeria, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Nov 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to colleges and universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Indirect evidenceZaria, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,0002,223 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The establishment of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) began in 1961 following the recommendation of the Ashby Commission on “Post-School Smaller-ABU-logo-120x120Certificate and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
2Indirect evidenceIle-ife, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20265,001-10,000990 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Obafemi Awolwo UNiversity, Ile-Ife is a first generation university in Nigeria.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
3Indirect evidenceIbadan, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000604 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lead City University is located at Oduduwa road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
4Partial evidenceKano, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20265,001-10,000261 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The seed of Bayero University Kano was the Ahmadu Bello College set up in 1960, located within the School for Arabic Studies (SAS), in the old city of Kano.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
5Indirect evidenceOndo, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000147 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Adeyemi Federation University of Education Offers career-oriented programs for motivated students who seek academic excellence, personal growth, and professional success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBirnin Kebbi, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,000128 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A virtual representation of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
7Indirect evidenceKano, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-500104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
8Indirect evidenceOwerri, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 2026n/a95 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Educational Institution”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
9Indirect evidenceOffa, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Summit University Offa brings you the 21st century university experience, combining excellence in teaching with productive research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
10Indirect evidenceOndo, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Wesley University Ondo is a private university located in Ondo State, Nigeria.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
11Indirect evidenceOkada, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 20261,001-5,00041 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
12Indirect evidenceUkwa West L.g.a, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 202651-20040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Nigerian British University, you are assured of receiving quality education that will help you find and develop your potential, giving you a chance to succeed in any career…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
13Indirect evidenceKabba, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 2026201-50027 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kogi State University, Kabba!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026
14Indirect evidenceOffa, NigeriaHQ checked Nov 5, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Located at Km3, Irra Road, Offa, Kwara state, our University is a thriving hub of innovation and learning, where diverse opportunities, dedicated faculty, and a vibrant community…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Nov 5, 2026

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Colleges and universities based in Nigeria at a glance

As of Nov 5, 2026
22.4%Verified-email coverage
162.0Average contacts per company
201-500Median size (employees)
9.7%Largest-city concentration · Kano
Nov 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1
11-50
4
51-200
8
201-500
4
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
5
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Nigeria, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Nigeria, over 31 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among colleges and universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Nigeria whose own description of what they do matches “colleges and universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names colleges and universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among colleges and universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Nigeria are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,125 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

How many colleges and universities are based in Nigeria?

The directory contains 31 colleges and universities based in Nigeria.

How many contacts are available for colleges and universities?

The list includes 5,022 contacts and 1,125 email addresses for colleges and universities.

Which city has the most colleges and universities?

Kano is the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.