See list of Nigeria Federal Universities here.

Nigeria has at least a total number of 23 federal universities listed below with the date they were founded.

 NAME                                                                                                                               DATE

 1.  Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University ........................................................................ 1988                                       

 2.  Ahmadu Bello University .......................................................................................... 1962

 3.  Bayero university ...................................................................................................... 1975

 4.  Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun .............................................1973
                            
 5.  Federal University of Technology Yola ....................................................................1988

 6.  Federal University of Technology, Akure .................................................................1981


 7.  Federal University of Technology, Minna ..................................................................1982

 8.  Federal University of Owerri ....................................................................................  1980

 9.  Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ...............................................1992

10. National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos ..............................................................2002

11. University of Nigeria Nsukka ......................................................................................1960

12. University of Port Harcourt .........................................................................................1975

13. University of Uyo .........................................................................................................1991

14. National Defence Academy, Kaduna .........................................................................  1985

15. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka ............................................................................. 1992

16. Obafemi Awolowo University .................................................................................... 1962

17. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada .............................................................................. 1988

18. University of Agriculture, Makurdi ............................................................................1988

19. University of Benin ......................................................................................................1970

20. University of Calabar .................................................................................................  1975

21. University of Ibadan ...................................................................................................  1948

22. University of  Ilorin ..................................................................................................... 1975

23. University of Lagos ..................................................................................................... 1962

24. University of Maiduguri ...............................................................................................1975

25. Usman Danfodio University .........................................................................................1975