University Of Biafra In 1967, Now University Of Nigeria Nsukka (PHOTOS)

• The University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, was founded by Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955.
• It was officially opened on 7th October 1960 few days after Nigeria’s Independence.

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka is the first indigenous and autonomous University in Nigeria which follows the American educational system.

It is the first land-grant University in Africa and one of Nigeria’s most remarkable and outstanding Universities.

Presently, the University has three campuses: the Nsukka campus, and the Ituku-Ozalla campus, all in Enugu State and the Aba campus in Abia State.

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has 15 faculties and 102 academic departments, offering about 108 undergraduate and 211 postgraduate programs.

The University of Nigeria, which was founded in 1955 and kicked off officially in 1960, was renamed to University of Biafra on 6th July 1967 when the Nigeria/Biafra war broke out until 15th January 1970 it was changed back to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka at the end of the civil war,  EKO HOT BLOG  gathered.

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Check out photos of the University of Biafra in 1967, which later changed to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1970.