National Universities Commission (NUC) Publishes List of Nigerian Universities Approved to Operate Distance Learning Centres
List of Universities in Nigeria offering Distance Learning Education (Open & Distance Learning) in Nigeria.
The National Unversities approved to operate Distance Learning Centres in Nigeria.
Open and Distance Learning (ODL) means that students should not be required to attend classes or have face-to-face contact unless there are compelling reasons to justify it. Such as Examinations, periodic facilitation and practicum.
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), with 72 study/resource centres nationwide, is currently the only Uni-mode university mandated for Open and Distance Learning in the delivery of university education.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved seventeen (17) universities which may be regarded as dual-mode universities with limited capacity to deliver degree programmes by open and distance learning (ODL) in addition to the conventional face-to-face mode
Universities Approved to Operate Distance Learning Centres in Nigeria
Below are the list of Distance Learning Centres in Nigeria.
S/N UNIVERSITIES
1 University of Ibadan, Ibadan UI Distance Learning Centre
2 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife OAU Centre for Distance Learning
3 University of Lagos, Akoka UNILAG Distance Learning Institute
4 University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri UNIMAID Centre for Distance Learning
5 Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola MAUTECH Centre for Distance Learning
6 University of Abuja, Abuja UNIABUJA Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education
7 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso LAUTECH Distance Learning Centre
8 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Distance Learning Centre ABU, Zaria
9 Lagos State University Lagos State University Open and Distance Learning and Research Institute
10 Joseph Ayo Babalola University University JABU Center for Distance Learning
11 University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN Center for Distance and e-Learning
12 Babcock University Ilishan Babcock Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning
13 Federal University of Technology Minna FUTMINNA Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning
14 University of Ilorin UNILORIN Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning
15 Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD Open and Distance Learning Centre
16 Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye OOU Open and Distance Learning Centre
17 Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Portharcourt
