University of Nigeria Nsukka : UNN

University of Nigeria Nsukka : UNN at a glance

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, commonly known as UNN, was founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955. Its enabling law was enacted on 18 May 1955 and the university was formally opened on 7 October 1960 during the celebrations surrounding Nigeria's independence. Official university history also records that classes began on 17 October 1960. These milestones give UNN a distinctive place in Nigerian history: it was the first full-fledged indigenous and autonomous university in the country, created to express the educational aspirations of a newly self-governing nation. The university has its main campus at Nsukka and other campuses in Enugu State. From the beginning, its mandate was broad, combining teaching, research and the preparation of professionals for public and private life. UNN has since developed major academic traditions in medicine, engineering, agriculture, law, sciences, education, arts, management and the social sciences. Its history is inseparable from Nigeria's independence story and from the effort to build a university governed and shaped within the country. More than six decades after its opening, UNN remains a major centre of scholarship, professional training and public service in Nigeria and Africa.

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