Nile University of Nigeria (NILE) is a private multidisciplinary

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established in 2009 and located in Abuja,

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. It is a member of the Honoris United Universities Network and accredited by the

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. Currently, it has six faculties and a School of Postgraduate Studies offering 34 undergraduate programs and 47 postgraduate programs. In addition to its standard academic programs, Nile University of Nigeria—through its Centre for Lifelong Learning (CELL)— offers short, on-demand, professional courses that are tailored to the needs of the participants. In 2020, Nile University joined the

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network becoming one of the 14 member Universities alongside ESPRIT and Université Mundiapolis. In March 2021, Nile University accepted to partner with the Ministry of Science and Technology in the production of the COVID-19 vaccine.

History

Nile University, founded in 2009 and sited on a 113-hectare campus got acquired in July 2020 by

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backed

becoming one of its member universities alongside

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in countries of

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(EMSI),

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( Honoris Educational Network),

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( Mancosa,

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)

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and

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. Nigeria is also the education group's first entry into West Africa. At the time of formation, NILE had three faculties (Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, and Natural & Applied Sciences) and 93 students. In June 2021, the University's logo was changed The university as a result of structural changes in administration, changes its logo in 21st of June, 2021. In a bid to restructure the face of the institution, in June 21, 2021 the University changed it

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to mirror the objectives.

Academics

The university currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across 6 faculties:

Faculty of Engineering

* Computer Engineering (BEng, PGD, MEng) * Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BEng, PGD, MEng, PhD) * Civil Engineering (BEng, PGD, MEng) * Petroleum and Gas Engineering (BEng, PGD, MEng) * Chemical Engineering (BEng) * Mechanical Engineering (BEng) * Mechatronics Engineering (BEng) * Architecture (BSc)

Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences

* Software Engineering (BSc) * Information Technology (BSc) * Biology (BSc, PGD, MSc) * Biotechnology (BSc) * Biochemistry (BSc) * Microbiology (BSc) * Computer Science (BSc, PGD, MSc, PhD) * Analytical Chemistry (MSc) * Industrial Chemistry (BSc, MSc, PhD)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

* Economics (BSc, PGD, MSc, MPhil, PhD) * Financial Economics (MSc) * Financial Economics (MFE) * English Language and Communication Studies (BSc, MA) * Political Science and International Relations (BSc) * International Relations and Diplomacy (PGD, MSc, PhD) * International Relations (MIR) * Political Science (PGD, MSc, PhD) * Peace, Conflict and Strategic Studies (PGD, MSc, MPhil, PhD) * Mass Communication (BSc) * Criminology and Security Studies (BSc) * Sociology (BSc) * Psychology (BSc)

Faculty of Management Sciences

* Business Administration (BSc) * Master of Business Administration (MBA) * Management (PGD, MSc, MPhil, PhD) * Banking and Finance (BSc) * Public Administration (BSc) * Accounting (BSc, PGD, MSc, P.hD) * Auditing & Finance (MSc) * Auditing & Forensic Management (MSc) * Estate Management (BSc) * Marketing (BSc)

Faculty of Law

* Law (LLB) * Law (PGD) * Law (LLM) * Law (PhD)

College of Health Sciences

* Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) * Human Anatomy (BSc) * Human Physiology (BSc) * Public Health (MPH)

Accreditation

The university's degrees are accredited by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and professional authorities including ICAN, COREN,

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and Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The Faculty of law got approval from the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to run Postgraduate Law programs and is set to admit postgraduate students from 2022/2023 session.

Sports & scholarships

Nile University hosts a basketball team called Nile Spartans formed in 2018 which regularly featured in the second tier of the Nigerian National Basketball League and won the prestigious National Division Two in November 2019 and the Sam Ogwuche International Sports Foundation tournament in June 2021. The team, joined the

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league and won the league in 2021. The university offers full sports scholarships to students with outstanding performance in sports at national or professional level if they participate in the Nile basketball team. There are also partial academic

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for students which range from 10% to 100% and are based on students’ performances in the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exams. The university's athletes have participated in various major competitions where it won the 2018 West African University Games, the 8th National Swimming Championship (2018) and the World Junior Tennis Tour (2019). In February 2022, Nile University qualified for the 26th edition of the Nigerian University Games (NUGA) that was held in

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. It was the first appearance of the university and the sport team came back as the third placed University on the medals table.

Student representative council (SRC)

Student representative council consists of undergraduate students elected to represent members from their respective academic units. It is led by a President assisted by a vice-president and several other members of the executive committee elected individually. File:Nile.University buildings 452.jpg, Aerial view of the secondary entrance showing the car park and security post File:Nile.University buildings BLOCK A.jpg, Block A building File:Nile.University buildings 221.jpg, Aerial view showing fountain and minimart with block A&B in the background File:Nile.University Library building 7.jpg, Nile University Library File:Nile.University Aerial view.jpg, Aerial view of the NILE Campus File:Nile.University grounds 342.jpg, The male students hostel in the far background File:Nile.University grounds 16.jpg File:Nile.University buildings FEMALE HOSTEL.jpg, Hostel building File:Faculty of Law, Nile University of Nigeria.jpg, Faculty of Law, Nile University of Nigeria File:Faculty of Law Library.jpg, Faculty of Law Library, Nile University of Nigeria File:Faculty of Law Corridor.jpg, Faculty of Law Corridor File:Portraits of Nigeria Law Icons.jpg, Portraits of Nigeria Law Icons

References

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