Universities in Bayelsa
Bayelsa currently has five universities in total both managed by the state, federal government and private owned.
Below is the list of NUC approved State, Federal and private universities in Bayelsa
State
Niger Delta University Yenagoa
Niger Delta University Yenagoa is a center Creativity, Excellence and Service. Founded in 2000 by the then governor of the state, Diepreye Solomon Peter “D.S.P.” Alamieyeseigha.
Key Faculties
- Faculty of Agricultural Technology
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Clinical sciences
- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Location
Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, PMB 071, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Website Link
University of Africa Toru Orua, Bayelsa State
University of Africa is a state government owned university in Bayelsa, approved by NUC and established in 2016.
Key Faculties
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Arts and Education
- Faculty of Social Management Sciences
- Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences
Location
Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Website Link
Bayelsa Medical University
Bayelsa Medical University is a state owned university established in August 2018 with its focus on medical education and healthcare.
Key Faculties
- Faculty of Clinical Sciences
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Website Link
Federal
Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa
Federal University, Otuoke is a centre for Knowledge, Excellence, Service. Established in 2011 under the administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as one of the nine new Federal Universities in Nigeria.
Key Faculties
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Business Studies and Management Science
- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Basic Medical Science
- Faculty of Nursing Science
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science
Location
Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Website Link
Private
Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Sagbama, Bayelsa State
Hensard University, is the first and only private university in Bayelsa found by Senator Henry Seriake Dickson and licensed by the Federal Government in 2023.
Key Faculties
- Agriculture
- Arts, Social and Management Sciences
- Communication and Media Studies
- Environmental Sciences
- Science and Computing
Location
4349+86M, Toru-Orua 561101, Bayelsa
Website Link