Cheapest Universities In Nigeria & Their School Fees [UPDATED]

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Searching for the cheapest Universities in Nigeria? In this article, I will elucidate on cheap Universities in Nigeria and their school fees.

It is wise for you to know the tuition fee of the Institutions you want to apply for Admission before making any move of buying it’s admission form.

In my own view, I believe it is better to apply for admission in an Institution where tuition fee is reasonably affordable, than applying for admission in any of the top Nigerian universities where you will be asked to pay huge amount of money as tution fee.

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It has been discovered that 80% of drop out are caused as a result of inability to pay tuition fee to futher education and I know you don’t want that be your case and that’s why we are writing this article to make you aware how much each Institution placed for their tuition fee.

In light of this, if you want to know the Cheapest Nigerian Universities and their school fees, I enjoin you to read this article assiduously while I take the lead.

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Why You should go for a Cheap University?

Am sure you’re wondering what this heading is all about?

Yes, I repeat it’s very wise to choose cheap Universities as long as your course of choice is offered there.

It will even shock you to know that most cheap Universities I will mention in this article are very good academically compared to the Popular and expensive Universities most students chase.

Without much further ado, I’ll quickly jump into some of the reasons you should go for the cheap Universities.

1. They’re less Competitive and gaining Admission is quite easy

2. The cheap Universities mentioned here are among the top 10 best Universities in Nigeria academically.

3. Low levels of Cultism and rebellious activities due to the low numbers of students that apply for these Universities.

Cheapest Federal Universities In Nigeria & Fees

Below are the cheapest federal Universities in Nigeria with their average school fees for an academic session respectively.

University Of Benin (UNIBEN) : N41,400 – N73,400
University Of Lagos (UNILAG) : N14,500 – N66,000
University Of Abuja (UNIABUJA) : N26,800 – N49,300
University Of Ibadan (UI) : N14,000 – N85,800
Federal University Of Agriculture (FUAM) : N32,000 – N34,000
Bayero University, Kano (BUK) : N30,500 – N44,500
University Of Calabar (UNICAL) : N32,000 – N43,250
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) : N14,400 – N52,000
Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUSOK) : N23,800 – N54,800
National Open University (NOUN) : N18,000 – N36,000

Cheapest State Universities In Nigeria & Fees

Below are the 10 cheapest state Universities In Nigeria and their school fees for a whole academic session.

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY (LASU) : ₦25,000 (fixed)
ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY (AAUA) : ₦35,000 to ₦150,000
NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY (NSUK) : ₦29,700 – ₦96,000 (D.E)

TARABA STATE UNIVERSITY (TASU) : ₦37,000 to ₦50,000
BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY (BSU) : ₦16,600 to ₦69,800
AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY (AKSU) : ₦53,000 – N73,000
KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) : N57,000 – ₦100,000
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (DELSU) : N31,000 – ₦85,000
KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KSUSTA): N27,500 – ₦87,000
LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (LAUTECH): N45,000 – ₦150,000

Cheapest Private Universities in Nigeria & Fees

Below are the cheapest Private Universities to consider;

Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin : N203,000 – N573,000 ( Without Hostel Fees)
Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife : N170,000 – N195,000
Ajayi Crowther University : 162,000 – 782,000
Obong University, Obong Ntak : N180,000 – N200,000
Lead City University : N250,000 – N550,000
Crescent University, Abeokuta : N283,000 – N1,000,000
Rhema University, Aba : N432,000 – N464,000
Adeleke University : N558,300 – N867,000
Babcock University, Ilishan Remo : N263,000 – N568,000
Fountain University : N288,000 – N440,500

Now that i have disclosed the cheap Nigerian universities, i enjoin you to go through the list again and apply for admission in any of the universities you can afford.

Do not rush! Just take your time and analyze the university mentioned here to the one you are applying for very well.

I advise you to also check the courses offered by these universities to be sure that your desired course is offered in the school.

Least i forget, do not hesitate to ask your questions and make your contributions on this topic if you have any. I will be very glad to give you an answer. Hope this article was helpful?

by: Oyeniyi Michael Barry
Twitter: @Flashacademy1
Website: Flashacademy.com.ng

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