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Top 25 Colleges based in Nigeria
Explore 83 colleges based in Nigeria, with contact records for 10,507 people and 2,947 email addresses. The list is current as of September 2026, and Lagos is the single most-represented city among the colleges included. It supports research by buyers and outreach to college decision-makers.
Colleges are postsecondary educational institutions that offer academic programs and award credentials such as degrees, certificates, or diplomas. This list covers colleges that operate as postsecondary educational institutions and offer academic programs or credentials, including independent colleges and college units within broader institutions. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 14, 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.
The 25 largest colleges based in Nigeria
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,249 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 Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,060 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “University of Ilorin, is located in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State on latitude 8.4799° N and longitude 4.5418° E, covering an approximate land mass of hectares.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 948 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Federal University Oye-Ekiti was established in the year 2011 and driven by the motto: Innovation and Character for National Transformation with Academic Prowess!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 884 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Obafemi Awolwo UNiversity, Ile-Ife is a first generation university in Nigeria.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 577 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Lead City University is located at Oduduwa road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 493 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Federal University, Dutse (FUD), received its charter from the Federal Government of Nigeria on February 9, 2011.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 460 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “University was created through a bill passed into law by the State House of Assembly and then signed into law on 29th March 1982 as Obafemi Awolowo University Law No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 343 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Africa's largest Baptist University, where Excellence and Godliness intermix to produce outstanding men and women” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 298 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 293 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A leading Nigerian institution of higher learning, Pan‑Atlantic University delivers world‑class education, research, and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 243 contacts → | ||||
Strong 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 Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 222 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Alex Akwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI) in Ebonyi State of Nigeria was founded on 26th February, 2011.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 202 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 183 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin-Nigeria was established and licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to operate as a Conventional Private University in January, 2005.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 160 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Osun State University is set up as a conventional, multi-campus University charged with the production of high quality, well–rounded, globally competitive and entrepreneurial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 142 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sa'adu Zungur University, Bauchi State (formerly Bauchi State University Gadau) is a state-owned institution with its main campus in Gadau and additional campuses in Misau…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 119 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko, Kwara State, Nigeria, is a private University licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria in April 2021.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 103 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A virtual representation of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “As a University with a difference, Madonna works for the improvement of her local community as well as for an active contribution to the needs of the international community in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) has the following objectives governing its establishment by law.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Summit University Offa brings you the 21st century university experience, combining excellence in teaching with productive research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 64 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Wesley University Ondo is a private university located in Ondo State, Nigeria.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Educational Institution” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: colleges. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names colleges.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of colleges, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name colleges. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Colleges based in Nigeria at a glance
As of Sep 14, 2026Companies by employee count
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 83 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, 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”. 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), 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 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, 2,947 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 September 14, 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
What colleges are included in the list?
The list contains 83 colleges based in Nigeria, including institutions that offer academic programs and award postsecondary credentials.
How many contacts and email addresses are available for colleges?
The list includes 10,507 contacts and 2,947 email addresses associated with the colleges included.
Which city has the most colleges in the list?
Lagos is the single most-represented city among the colleges on the list.
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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.
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Top 25 colleges based in Nigeria
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 83 matching company records for colleges based in Nigeria, with 10,507 tracked contacts and 2,947 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 14, 2026.
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Top 25 colleges based in Nigeria
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ahmadu Bello Universityabu.edu.ngHQ: Zaria, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Zaria, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,249 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | University Of Ilorin, Nigeriaunilorin.edu.ng HQ: Ilorin, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ilorin, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,060 contacts → |
“University of Ilorin, is located in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State on latitude 8.4799° N and longitude 4.5418° E, covering an approximate land mass of hectares.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Federal University Oye-Ekitifuoye.edu.ng HQ: Oye Town, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oye Town, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 948 contacts → |
“Federal University Oye-Ekiti was established in the year 2011 and driven by the motto: Innovation and Character for National Transformation with Academic Prowess!” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Obafemi Awolowo University, ILE Ife, Nigeriaoauife.edu.ng HQ: Ile-ife, NigeriaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Ile-ife, Nigeria | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 884 contacts → |
“Obafemi Awolwo UNiversity, Ile-Ife is a first generation university in Nigeria.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Covenant University, Ota, Nigerialcu.edu.ng HQ: Ibadan, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ibadan, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 577 contacts → |
“Lead City University is located at Oduduwa road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Federal University, Dutsefud.edu.ng HQ: Dutse, NigeriaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Dutse, Nigeria | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 493 contacts → |
“The Federal University, Dutse (FUD), received its charter from the Federal Government of Nigeria on February 9, 2011.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Ekiti State University, ADO Ekiti, Nigeriaeksu.edu.ng HQ: Ado Ekiti, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ado Ekiti, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 460 contacts → |
“University was created through a bill passed into law by the State House of Assembly and then signed into law on 29th March 1982 as Obafemi Awolowo University Law No.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Bowen University IWObowen.edu.ngHQ: Iwo, NigeriaReported employees: 10001+ | Iwo, Nigeria | 10001+ | Exact match | 343 contacts → |
“Africa's largest Baptist University, where Excellence and Godliness intermix to produce outstanding men and women” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | University Of JOSunijos.edu.ng HQ: Jos, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Jos, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 298 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 10 | Pan-Atlantic University PAUpau.edu.ng HQ: NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 293 contacts → |
“A leading Nigerian institution of higher learning, Pan‑Atlantic University delivers world‑class education, research, and innovation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Bayero University, Kanobuk.edu.ngHQ: Kano, NigeriaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Kano, Nigeria | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 243 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Alex Ekwueme Federal Universityfunai.edu.ng HQ: Ndufu-alike, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ndufu-alike, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 222 contacts → |
“Alex Akwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI) in Ebonyi State of Nigeria was founded on 26th February, 2011.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Ladoke Akintola University Of Technologylautech.edu.ng HQ: Ogbomoso, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ogbomoso, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 202 contacts → |
“Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Al-Hikmah University Ilorin Nigeriaalhikmah.edu.ngHQ: Ilorin, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ilorin, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 183 contacts → |
“Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin-Nigeria was established and licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to operate as a Conventional Private University in January, 2005.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Osun State Universityuniosun.edu.ng HQ: Osogbo, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Osogbo, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 160 contacts → |
“Osun State University is set up as a conventional, multi-campus University charged with the production of high quality, well–rounded, globally competitive and entrepreneurial…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Ikere-ekiti, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ikere-ekiti, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 142 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 17 |  Sa'adu Zungur University, Bauchi Statebasug.edu.ngHQ: Gadau, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Gadau, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 123 contacts → |
“Sa'adu Zungur University, Bauchi State (formerly Bauchi State University Gadau) is a state-owned institution with its main campus in Gadau and additional campuses in Misau…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Thomas Adewumi Universitytau.edu.ng HQ: Oko, NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Oko, Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 119 contacts → |
“Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko, Kwara State, Nigeria, is a private University licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria in April 2021.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Federal University Birnin Kebbifubk.edu.ng HQ: Birnin Kebbi, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 103 contacts → |
“A virtual representation of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Madonna University Nigeriamadonnauniversity.edu.ng HQ: Port-harcourt, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Port-harcourt, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 92 contacts → |
“As a University with a difference, Madonna works for the improvement of her local community as well as for an active contribution to the needs of the international community in…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Federal University Gusaufugusau.edu.ng HQ: Gusau, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Gusau, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 66 contacts → |
“The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) has the following objectives governing its establishment by law.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Summit University Offasummituniversity.edu.ng HQ: Offa, NigeriaReported employees: 51-200 | Offa, Nigeria | 51-200 | Exact match | 66 contacts → |
“Summit University Offa brings you the 21st century university experience, combining excellence in teaching with productive research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Wesley University Ondowesleyuni.edu.ng HQ: Ondo, NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Ondo, Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 64 contacts → |
“Wesley University Ondo is a private university located in Ondo State, Nigeria.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Owerri, NigeriaReported employees: Not recorded | Owerri, Nigeria | Not recorded | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
“Educational Institution” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Kano State Polytechnickanopoly.edu.ng HQ: Kano, NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Kano, Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
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September 14, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
83 records in the displayed employee bands.
0 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
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 83 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 14, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for colleges?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many colleges did RevenueBase find based in Nigeria?
The saved snapshot records 83 matching company records, 10,507 tracked contacts and 2,947 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 14, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 colleges based in Nigeria. Snapshot: September 14, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/colleges/nigeria.
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RevenueBase records 83 matching company records for colleges based in Nigeria, with 10,507 tracked contacts and 2,947 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 14, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 colleges based in Nigeria
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmadu Bello Universityabu.edu.ng HQ: Zaria, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Zaria, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,249 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | University Of Ilorin, Nigeriaunilorin.edu.ng HQ: Ilorin, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ilorin, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,060 contacts → |
“University of Ilorin, is located in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State on latitude 8.4799° N and longitude 4.5418° E, covering an approximate land mass of hectares.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Federal University Oye-Ekitifuoye.edu.ng HQ: Oye Town, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oye Town, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 948 contacts → |
“Federal University Oye-Ekiti was established in the year 2011 and driven by the motto: Innovation and Character for National Transformation with Academic Prowess!” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Obafemi Awolowo University, ILE Ife, Nigeriaoauife.edu.ng HQ: Ile-ife, NigeriaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Ile-ife, Nigeria | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 884 contacts → |
“Obafemi Awolwo UNiversity, Ile-Ife is a first generation university in Nigeria.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Covenant University, Ota, Nigerialcu.edu.ng HQ: Ibadan, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ibadan, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 577 contacts → |
“Lead City University is located at Oduduwa road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Federal University, Dutsefud.edu.ng HQ: Dutse, NigeriaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Dutse, Nigeria | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 493 contacts → |
“The Federal University, Dutse (FUD), received its charter from the Federal Government of Nigeria on February 9, 2011.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Ekiti State University, ADO Ekiti, Nigeriaeksu.edu.ng HQ: Ado Ekiti, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ado Ekiti, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 460 contacts → |
“University was created through a bill passed into law by the State House of Assembly and then signed into law on 29th March 1982 as Obafemi Awolowo University Law No.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Bowen University IWObowen.edu.ng HQ: Iwo, NigeriaReported employees: 10001+ | Iwo, Nigeria | 10001+ | Exact match | 343 contacts → |
“Africa's largest Baptist University, where Excellence and Godliness intermix to produce outstanding men and women” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | University Of JOSunijos.edu.ng HQ: Jos, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Jos, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 298 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 10 | Pan-Atlantic University PAUpau.edu.ng HQ: NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 293 contacts → |
“A leading Nigerian institution of higher learning, Pan‑Atlantic University delivers world‑class education, research, and innovation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Bayero University, Kanobuk.edu.ng HQ: Kano, NigeriaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Kano, Nigeria | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 243 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Alex Ekwueme Federal Universityfunai.edu.ng HQ: Ndufu-alike, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ndufu-alike, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 222 contacts → |
“Alex Akwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI) in Ebonyi State of Nigeria was founded on 26th February, 2011.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Ladoke Akintola University Of Technologylautech.edu.ng HQ: Ogbomoso, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ogbomoso, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 202 contacts → |
“Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Al-Hikmah University Ilorin Nigeriaalhikmah.edu.ng HQ: Ilorin, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ilorin, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 183 contacts → |
“Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin-Nigeria was established and licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to operate as a Conventional Private University in January, 2005.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Osun State Universityuniosun.edu.ng HQ: Osogbo, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Osogbo, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 160 contacts → |
“Osun State University is set up as a conventional, multi-campus University charged with the production of high quality, well–rounded, globally competitive and entrepreneurial…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Ikere-ekiti, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Ikere-ekiti, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 142 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 17 | Sa'adu Zungur University, Bauchi Statebasug.edu.ng HQ: Gadau, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Gadau, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 123 contacts → |
“Sa'adu Zungur University, Bauchi State (formerly Bauchi State University Gadau) is a state-owned institution with its main campus in Gadau and additional campuses in Misau…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Thomas Adewumi Universitytau.edu.ng HQ: Oko, NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Oko, Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 119 contacts → |
“Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko, Kwara State, Nigeria, is a private University licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria in April 2021.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Federal University Birnin Kebbifubk.edu.ng HQ: Birnin Kebbi, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 103 contacts → |
“A virtual representation of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Madonna University Nigeriamadonnauniversity.edu.ng HQ: Port-harcourt, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Port-harcourt, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 92 contacts → |
“As a University with a difference, Madonna works for the improvement of her local community as well as for an active contribution to the needs of the international community in…” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Federal University Gusaufugusau.edu.ng HQ: Gusau, NigeriaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Gusau, Nigeria | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 66 contacts → |
“The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) has the following objectives governing its establishment by law.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Summit University Offasummituniversity.edu.ng HQ: Offa, NigeriaReported employees: 51-200 | Offa, Nigeria | 51-200 | Exact match | 66 contacts → |
“Summit University Offa brings you the 21st century university experience, combining excellence in teaching with productive research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Wesley University Ondowesleyuni.edu.ng HQ: Ondo, NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Ondo, Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 64 contacts → |
“Wesley University Ondo is a private university located in Ondo State, Nigeria.” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Owerri, NigeriaReported employees: Not recorded | Owerri, Nigeria | Not recorded | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
“Educational Institution” Recorded description excerpt · September 14, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Kano State Polytechnickanopoly.edu.ng HQ: Kano, NigeriaReported employees: 201-500 | Kano, Nigeria | 201-500 | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
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September 14, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
83 records in the displayed employee bands.
0 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
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 83 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
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- Closest fits to the business described.
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- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
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Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 14, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
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What does Exact match mean for colleges?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many colleges did RevenueBase find based in Nigeria?
The saved snapshot records 83 matching company records, 10,507 tracked contacts and 2,947 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 colleges based in Nigeria. Snapshot: September 14, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/colleges/nigeria.
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