Nigerian universities vision and mission

REPUTATION
OF NIGERIAN
UNIVERSITIES
VISION &
MISSION

“The way to gain a good reputation is to
endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
2
- Socrates

The Times Higher Education (THE) publishes THE World Reputation
Rankings. According to the 2015 release, “It is based purely on subjective
opinion, but it is the informed opinion of leading thinkers across the world –
those who are best placed to understand quality teaching and research
across our universities”.
“The rankings are both an indicator of global prestige and a predictor of
future global prestige – because a top global reputation has real-world
effects, helping institutions to attract the best global talent, to forge strong
international partnerships and to attract investment.
The Roman wit Publilius Syrus famously wrote:
“A good reputation is more valuable than money.” But
in today’s academy, reputation is the currency: research
has shown that institutional standing is the top
consideration for academics when moving jobs, is vital
for the formation of international collaborations, and is
essential in persuading philanthropists to give and
industrial partners to invest.
Reputation is also fundamental to student decision-making. Research by recruitment
agents IDP has shown that a university’s good name is the prime consideration –
above tuition fees and even course content – for international students when
choosing study destinations.
REPUTATION BASICALLY IS HOW THE WORLD SEES YOU!

I came across a piece by Yang Fujia titled: WHAT MAKES A
GOOD UNIVERSITY? In Chapter 1: EXPERIENCE OF FIRST-RATE
UNIVERSITIES WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDING; item No. 4
which is the subject of this piece, says:
The National Universities Commissions regulates University education in
Nigeria, and should be in the best position to make publications that could
be used to determine the reputation of Nigerian Universities. This currently
does not formerly happen; therefore, Nigerian Students and their Parents
depend on international rankings of our Universities to sometimes make
career decision.
“FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITIES MUST HAVE
CLEARLY DEFINED MISSIONS AND
DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES”
Since great organization are sometimes known by their Vision & Mission; this
piece is an attempt to know if one can determine the reputation of Nigerian
universities from their VISION & MISSION. How SIMPLE, CLEAR and CONCISE
are these VISIONS and MISSIONS? Are they available and publicly accessible?

First, let us begin with VISIONS / MISSIONS of some highly reputable
universities.
YALE’S stated missions:
 to educate leaders for the nation and the whole
world, and
 to advance, disseminate and preserve knowledge
and culture
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECH. (CALTECH) mission:
 expand human knowledge and benefit society
through research integrated with education.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY mission:
 create an engaging environment that inspires
students to realize their full potential through self-
discovery, connection to community, meaningful
work, a love of learning, and a life of purpose.
LET US PROCEED TO SEE THE VISIONS & MISSIONS OF
NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES (FEDERAL, STATE & PRIVATE)

Vision Mission
Ownership: Established:7
To be a world-class
institution for
academic excellence
geared towards
meeting societal
needs.
 To expand the frontiers of knowledge
through provision of excellent
conditions for learning and research
 To produce graduates who are
worthy in character and sound
judgment
 To contribute to the transformation
of society through creativity and
innovation
 To serve as a dynamic custodian of
society's salutary values and thus
sustain its integrity.
University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Federal 1948

Vision Mission
To create a functional,
globally competitive &
research-focused University
which is not just an Ivory
Tower, but responsive to the
needs of the society, while
delivering World-class
education and Knowledge.
To place the University of Nigeria
in the forefront of Research and
development, Innovation,
Knowledge Transfer and Human
Resource Development in the
global academic terrain, while
promoting the core values which
will ensure the restoration of the
dignity of man.
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Federal 1960

Vision Mission
To be a world-class university
comparable to any other, engaged in
imparting contemporary knowledge,
using high quality facilities and
multi-disciplinary approaches, to
men and women of all races, as well
as generating new ideas and
intellectual practices relevant to the
needs of its immediate community,
Nigeria and the world at large.
To advance the frontiers of learning and
break new grounds, through teaching,
research and the dissemination of
knowledge of the highest quality; to
establish and foster national and
international integration, development and
the promotion of African traditions and
cultures; to produce high-level human
power and enhance capacity-building
through retaining, in order to meet the
needs and challenges of the catchment
area, Nigeria and the rest of the world.
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Federal 1962

Vision Mission
The vision is of a top rated
university in Africa, that is, the
technological flagship of the
West African sub-region, as
evidenced by its application of
modern technology to
teaching, research and
community service, and its
provision of practical solutions
to social, cultural and
economic problems.
To promote by research and other means
the advancement of knowledge and its
practical application to social, cultural,
economic, scientific and technological
problems; to create a conducive teaching
and learning community for imparting
skills, knowledge, behavior and attitude;
advance and protect the independence
of the academic enterprise; engender a
sense of selfless public service and
promote the African culture and
tradition
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife
Federal 1962

Vision Mission
To be a top class
institution for the
pursuit of excellence
in knowledge,
character and service
to humanity.
To provide a conducive teaching,
learning, research and
development environment,
where staff and students will
interact and compete effectively
with other counterparts, both
nationally and internationally in
terms of intellectual competence
and the zeal to add value to our
World
University of Lagos, Akoka
Federal 1962

Vision Mission
To be a model institution
of higher learning which
ranks among the best in
the world and is
responsive to the reactive
and innovative abilities of
the Nigerian people.
To develop the human mind
to be creative, innovative,
research oriented, competent
in areas of specialization,
knowledgeable in
entrepreneurship and
dedicated to service
University of Benin, Benin
Federal 1970

Vision Mission
Bayero University shall
be a world-class
university in Africa
renowned for its
excellence in teaching
research and quality of
its products.
To provide world-class
academic and
professional training,
community services and
conduct research for the
advancement of the
society.
Bayero University, Kano
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
Attainment and maintenance of
the highest form of excellence in
teaching, research and service,
thereby becoming a leading light in
Nigeria, the Continent and the
world of excellence linking up with
the latest scholarly developments,
academic achievement, and
technological breakthrough.
Provision of:
 a conducive learning environment-
high quality learning that is accessible
and affordable
 an attractive reward system for
excellence in teaching-research,
service to the community in the areas
of Agriculture, Science, Medicine, Law,
Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities,
creativity and innovativeness
 the spirit of co-operation and team
work while recognizing individual
talent and achievement
University of Calabar, Calabar
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
Making University of Ilorin a
premier, dual-mode
institution to use the best
practices and technologies in
targeted programmes and
content areas to reach
diverse student population
so that they can achieve
their educational goals.
Our mission is the delivery
of quality education by
extending the University
campus beyond its
physical limits to meet the
changing needs of the
learner and society.
University of Ilorin, Ilorin
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
To nurture a University
of high international
standard so that the
quality of the institution
is rated the best in
Nigeria
 Encourage the advancement of
learning, promoting scholarship and
community service.
 Providing an environment in which staff
can develop their potential,
contributing optimally to the University
so that students can acquire academic
and professional competence in their
respective disciplines.
 Judicious allocation of resources to
achieve strategic objectives.
 Enhancing the character moulding of
our students within the context of our
motto
University of Jos, Jos
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
The University, apart from
achieving Competence in the basic
Arts and Sciences aims at
excellence in Agriculture,
Pastoralism, Engineering, Human
and Veterinary Medical and
Information Technology as well as
in Arid Zone. Trans Saharan and
Inter-African Peace and Strategic
Studies.
The University of Maiduguri shall
be an institution dedicated to
Scholarship and Learning in the
Arts, science, Humanities and
Technology and the development
of moral and civic character of all
persons who pass through her
Portals
University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
The University of Port
Harcourt aims to be ranked
amongst the best
universities in Africa,
renowned for its teaching,
research, creativity and
innovation.
The pursuit of academic excellence,
advancement of knowledge and
community service through quality
teaching, life-long learning, social
inclusion, strengthening civil society and
policy-relevant research that addresses
the challenges of contemporary society.
To achieve this Mission, the University is
guided by the spirit of enquiry, self-
reliance, fairness, ethical and
professional standards of the disciplines.
University of Portharcourt, Portharcourt
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
Usumanu Danfodiyo University
Federal 1975

Vision Mission
Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Federal 1980

Vision Mission
To be a world-class
University of Technology and
a Centre of Excellence in
training, research and
service delivery
To promote technological
advancement by providing
conducive environment for
research, teaching and learning
which engenders development of
products that are technologically
oriented, self-reliant and relevant
to society
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Federal 1981

Vision Mission
The University strives to
become a world class and
Nigeria's leading University
recognized for its excellence
in capacity building and
service delivery.
Federal University of
Technology, Minna as a
specialized University is
committed to the training of
skilled and innovative work-
force that would transform
Nigeria's.
Federal University of Technology, Minna
Federal 1982

Vision Mission
To produce officers with broad-
based training in both military
and academic subjects
designed to serve as a
foundation for the future
progressive development of
officers of the Nigerian Armed
Forces.
To provide each officer cadet
with the knowledge, skills
and values necessary to
meet the requirements of a
military officer through
military, academic and
character development.
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
Federal 1985

Vision Mission
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
Federal 1988

Vision Mission
To Be a World-
Class University in
Science and
Technology.
Innovations for
Sustainable
Development Through
Excellence in Teaching,
Learning and Research.
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
Federal 1988

Vision Mission
To develop an institution
of higher learning that
combines academic
excellence with the
pursuit of the unity of
Nigeria
To provide instructional, research,
and public service programmes
appropriate to a university of high
standing that guarantees academic
excellence and to operate a strong
and virile distance learning
component that ensures equal
educational access to a large
constituency
University of Abuja, Gwagwalada
Federal 1988

Vision Mission
To be a centre of excellence
in knowledge generation for
global development and the
sustenance of an
environmentally friendly
society.
To build great future leaders
and generate knowledge
through research and
intellectually stimulating
environment for teaching,
learning and community
outreach towards sustainable
development.
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
Federal 1988

Vision Mission
University of Agriculture, Makurdi
Federal 1988

Vision Mission
To be a centre of academic
excellence by utilizing the
available human and
technological resources for
teaching, research,
community service and
sustainable development.
To diligently pursue scholarship
and deploy its output for human
capacity development and
economic growth in the society,
with active participation in
Information and Communication
Technology, sensitivity to Nigeria's
rich cultural heritage and
responsiveness to global
environmental changes.
University of Uyo, Uyo
Federal 1991

Vision Mission
To be the foremost institution for
producing highly-rated graduates in
Agriculture, Science and Technology
and to be a vehicle for the
attainment of the primary goals of
the National agricultural policy of
self sufficiency in food and fibre
production. The University aims to
provide knowledge through which
food and security will be assured, in
line with the University’s motto:
‘’Knowledge food and Security’’.
To provide high quality practical
training to students to become
professionally competent and
confident persons capable of self
employment to develop
environment friendly and people
sensitive technologies and to
enhance the wellbeing of the people
through extension and other
interventions.
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Federal 1992

Vision Mission
To use teaching, research and
public service to solve societal
problems. In the process of
learning, students would be
oriented to use education in the
solution of practical problems
confronting them and the
Nigerian society.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
Federal 1992

Vision Mission
To be the First choice of
ICT support services in
the delivery of ODL and
the Heartbeat of NOUN
To provide functional cost-
effective central
computing, network & ICT
facilities for NOUN which
adds life-long value to
quality education for all
who seek knowledge
National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos
Federal 2002

Vision Mission
The Vision and Mission of this
University are to be a technology
driven center of excellence in
innovation, teaching and research
and to add value to human
existence through the provision of
conducive academic environment
for staff and students to actualise
their like counterparts globally.
 To create top quality human resource in order
to enhance the local content in the Oil & Gas
and Energy industry of the country.
 To design, develop and deliver cutting edge
education and training programmes for
professionals in the industry.
 To engage in research, consultancy and
development activities in all technical and
managerial aspects of the Oil & Gas sector.
 To take the leadership role in promoting the
economic development of the immediate
community and the society at large through
specific education, training and outreach
activities.
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
Federal 2007

Vision Mission
Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
Federal University, Dutsin-ma
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
To become a world-renowned
centre of learning where students
are prepared with the knowledge,
skills, and dispositions they need
in order to serve their community,
state, nation, and the world
through excellence in teaching,
research, and service’.
To server as a world-renowned
centre of learning through
excellence in teaching, research
and scholarly/artistic activities,
and service to the community,
state, nation, and the world’.
Federal University, Kashere, Gombe
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
The vision of the Federal
University Lafia is to become a
renowned and respected centre
of learning, research and
innovation, constituting a centre
point for the economic and social
transformation of the region.
 To train top quality human resource
for the nation and equipping the
graduates with the relevant
knowledge and skills required to
excel in their fields of endeavour.
 To foster the economic
development of the immediate
environment and of Nigeria in
general through the sharing and
dissemination of scientific,
technological, environmental and
cultural knowledge.
Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
To be the best among the
nine newly established
Federal universities in
Nigeria and one of the
top ten ranking
universities in Africa.
To train employable
graduates through
competency-based teaching,
applied research and
practical community service
to the catchment area, Africa
and the world.
Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
To become a vibrant centre of
learning and research that will
be reputable nationally and
internationally and a hub for
the economic transformation
and development of the region
through creative and innovative
endeavours.
• To train top quality human resource
that will propel the development of the
country by equipping the graduates with
the relevant knowledge and skills
required in the market place in a
globalised world.
• To take a leading role in fostering the
economic development of Ebonyi State
and the entire Nigerian society at large
through specific education, training and
outreach activities.
Federal University, Ndufu-alike
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
To gain and maintain a reputation
as a world-class university that
challenges all its students to
achieve the highest levels of
intellectual and personal growth,
to promote sustainable
development, as well as contribute
purposeful and ethical service to
the nation and Mankind.
generation, dissemination,
preservation, and application
of knowledge.
Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
To become an institution of first choice
recognized for providing critical
opportunities for student success;
acknowledged as a primary and engaged
regional and global resource for
entrepreneurial educational and best
practices in engineering and farming
technology; and valued as a university
where there are faculty, students, and
professional staff who are active in
integrating cutting-edge technology in
multidisciplinary and disciplinary
research.
Federal University, Oye-ekiti, Ekiti
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
To be leader among world class public
Universities by: advancing knowledge
through high quality ICT centric
educational experiences for students;
encouraging entrepreneurship;
conducting leading edge research and
scholarship in all areas that promoting an
intellectual environment that is anchored
on the tenets of open dialogue and
inquiry, and a deep and abiding
appreciation of the entire spectrum of
human experience.
To be a student’s centered and
community engaged institution by
providing an enabling environment that
enhances intellectual growth, a strong
commitment to academic excellence,
integrity and entrepreneurship; creating
new knowledge and using ICT and other
enabling technologies to solve practical
problems that benefit humanity;
preparing our students as well as
professionals in our community for
ethical leadership; and promoting service
to community and enduring sense of
global citizenship.
Federal University, Wukari, Taraba
Federal 2011

Vision Mission
Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil
Federal 2012

Vision Mission
To be a leading Centre of
Excellence distinguished
by its innovative and
competitive approach to
teaching, learning,
research and service to
humanity.
To provide timely, relevant and
transformational academic
programme through focused
teaching and research that are
responsive to the needs of the
local, national and global
community in a rapidly changing
world.
Federal University Gashua
Federal 2013

Vision Mission
The Vision and Mission of this University are to be a technology
driven center of excellence in innovation, teaching and research and
to add value to human existence through the provision of conducive
academic environment for staff and students to actualise their like
counterparts globally.
Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
Federal 2013

Vision Mission
To be a renowned,
outstanding University,
dedicated to excellence in
teaching, research, service
and the protection of truth
and the liberty of man”
To generate and expand
human knowledge and
capacity to transform society
and to create the positive
change we all constantly
seek and cherish in
partnership with various
stakeholders”.
Federal University, Gusau
Federal 2013

Vision Mission
Rivers State University of Science &
Technology
State 1979

Vision Mission
Abia State University, Uturu.
State 1980

Vision Mission
To foster the growth of
knowledge for the
advancement of society
in teaching and research and
in the total development of
the individual person in tune
with the socio-cultural
environment and
technological realities of a
dynamic world.
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
State 1980

Vision Mission
Enugu State University of Science
and Technology, Enugu
State 1981

Vision Mission
Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye
State 1982

Vision Mission
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos
State 1983

Vision Mission
The Faculty will provide high
standard educational
programmes through a gamut
of lecturers seminars, field
work and projects that cut
across the whole spectrum of
the Social Sciences.
To develop and concentrate on issues of
the human interaction and the society
which serves as the main theatre of life
in itself. Also to equip our graduates
with sound and relevant knowledge of
the various studies in the Social Sciences
that would prepare them to appraise and
cope with challenges in a developing
nation like Nigeria and to contribute
effectively to its overall development.
Ekiti State University, Ado
State 1988

Vision Mission
To work towards the social,
cultural and technological
needs of the funding states
i.e. Osun and Oyo, in
particular and Nigeria in
general.
To be a centre of academic
excellence and a training ground
for productive, self employable,
self sustaining and self reliant
individuals passing through it; and
to combine the ideas of excellence
in learning and research with a
large dose of practical application
in development.
Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology, Ogbomoso
State 1990

Vision Mission
Philosophy
The underlying philosophy is that the average Nigerian farmer should have easy
access to the fruits of scientific agriculture. This means that the University
scientific community must work on the key practical problems of village farmers.
Also, the students, to become useful and effective extension agents must be
adequately exposed to the discipline of practical farm planning, production and
marketing and a period of supervised farming internship at the village level. The
basic philosophy then is the democratization and liberalization of the scientific
transformation of Nigerian agriculture, with small-scale farmers in the vanguard.
Benue State University, Makurdi
State 1992

Vision Mission
To promote quality education,
character and cultural
transformation, to meet the
challenges of our time through
exemplary scholarship and
professionalism for the purpose of
addressing local, national and
international issues in key areas so
as to contribute to the improvement
of the global community
Delta State University, Abraka
State 1992

Vision Mission
Within the ambit of its legislated and
conventionally understood mandate,
which is to extend higher education
to all qualified persons, the Imo
State University has set for itself the
target of becoming a first class
university. It is determined to
promote academic pursuits to the
highest possible standards while
retaining community services as one
of the cornerstones of its raison d’
etre.
The mission of Imo State
University is to encourage the
advancement of learning through
teaching and research; to foster
creativity, discipline, and
inventiveness, as well as
patriotism and community service
in Imo State of Nigeria in
particular, Nigeria in general, and
the world at large.
Imo State University, Owerri
State 1992

Vision Mission
To produce morally and
intellectually sound
graduates with vision and
dynamic skills, and who are
conscious of the
maintenance of harmonious
living, peace and social
cohesiveness.
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
State 1999

Vision Mission
Kogi State University, Anyigba
State 1999

Vision Mission
To be an internationally
acclaimed centre of excellence
for scientific innovations,
technological breakthrough and
sustainable human
development that will meet
local, national and global socio-
cultural and economic
challenges.
Anambra State University of Science
& Technology, Uli
State 2000

Vision Mission
To rank among the best
citadels of learning in the
world with excellence in
learning, research and
community service.
To provide a conducive
atmosphere for teaching,
learning, research and rapid
development in order to
transform the hitherto,
untapped, abundant unskilled,
human resources in Ebonyi state
into skilled power.
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
State 2000

Vision Mission
Kano University of Science &
Technology, Wudil
State 2000

Vision Mission
Niger Delta University, Yenagoa
State 2000

Vision Mission
To bring together diverse
minds and nurture potential
talents for the exploitation of
the bountiful resources of
Adamawa State.
Production of
graduates of the
highest standards
in all fields of
study.
Adamawa State University, Mubi
State 2002

Vision Mission
To be a World Class
Centre of Excellence for
the development of the
individual and the
society
To encourage and enable
individuals to develop their full
potentials by providing qualitative
and stimulating learning
environment encompassing a wide
range of relevant educational
activities for efficient, dedicated
and selfless service to the state,
the nation and humanity
Nasarawa State University, Keffi
State 2002

Vision Mission
Akwa Ibom State University of
Technology, Uyo
State 2004

Vision Mission
Cross River State University of
Science & Technology, Calabar
State 2004

Vision Mission
A model department that is
well equipped and well
managed, contributing
positively to the
development of the faculty,
university and society.
To produce students that are
research oriented, self-reliant,
can stand the test of time and
also complete favourably with
their counterparts elsewhere in
the world and who can meet
global demands in any field of
the Biological Sciences.
Gombe State Univeristy, Gombe
State 2004

Vision Mission
To provide all-round university
education of the highest standard
for the development of the
individual and the State, while
inculcating the spirit of love,
tolerance, understanding and unity
in the state in particular and the
country in general.
Kaduna State University, Kaduna
State 2004

Vision Mission
To be a World-Class
Centre of excellence
driven by people,
partnership and
technology.
Committed to Producing
World-Class graduates for
the pursuit of all round
excellence through quality
research, teaching and
community service.
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
University, Lapai
State 2005

Vision Mission
Plateau State University, Bokkos
State 2005

Vision Mission
To enhance the quality of teaching and learning and continuously
update the methods and skills of knowledge providers by equipping
them with modern technology and services delivered by skilled and
motivated members of staff to meet the contemporary and future
needs of Nigeria with the capability to compete globally.
Tai Solarin Univiversity of Education,
Ijebu-ode
State 2005

Vision Mission
Bukar Abba Ibrahim University, Damaturu
State 2006

Vision Mission
Kebbi State University, Kebbi
State 2006

Vision Mission
providing high quality teaching
and learning experiences which
will engender the production of
entrepreneurial graduates
capable of impacting positively
on their environment while being
globally competitive.
To create a unique institution
committed to the pursuit of
academic innovation, skill-
based training and a
tradition of excellence in
community service.
Osun State University, Oshogbo
State 2006

Vision Mission
To be one of the best universities
in Nigeria with an established
reputation for high quality
teaching and research and
innovative learning delivery
techniques and to be in full
harmony with its host community
as the formulator of its hopes and
aspirations and the promoter of its
core cultural and spiritual values.
To produce well-grounded, sound, God-
fearing and entrepreneurially-minded
graduates, equipped with problem-
solving and other skills attuned to the
demands of the 21st century
environment, who can be self-employed,
and whose skills and knowledge would
accelerate community development in
particular and nation building in general
through the regular and distance
education modes using information and
communication technology as a tool,
thereby widening access to higher
education significantly.
Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina
State 2006

Vision Mission
To be a leading internationally
recognised institution, raising a
corpus of technologically
competent individuals able to
respond to the needs of their
environment in a technology-
driven economy
To provide sound scientific,
technological and professional
training, identify technological
needs and problems, solve
them within the context of
community and national needs
and sustainable development
Ondo State University Of Science &
Technology, Okitipupa
State 2008

Vision Mission
To be one of the best universities
in Nigeria with a reputation for
high quality teaching, learning and
innovative research as a catalyst
for state and national
development, while at the same
time preserving its core
academics, cultural and spiritual
values.
To serve as an institution for
intellectual development whose
ideal Is the training of men and
women to acquire appropriate
skills, abilities and competences
both mental and physical, as well
as inculcating the right type of
values and attitudes for the well
being of the society in general.
Taraba State University, Jalingo
State 2008

Vision Mission
Kwara State University, Ilorin
State 2009

Vision Mission
To become a world class
institution that produce
globally competitive
graduates who can advance
economic development and
who are prepared to meet
the challenge of time.
Pursue excellence in research,
teaching and community service;
• Be dedicated to having quality
leadership, sound management of
all resource;
• Strive to produce the best quality
academic programmes to meet the
needs of diverse students;
• Create an environment conducive
to learning and the actualization of
human potentials.
Sokoto State University, Sokoto
State 2009

Vision Mission
Ignatius Ajuru University of
Education, Rumuolumeni
State 2010

Vision Mission
To become a centre of excellence
in scholarship in as many academic
disciplines as may be needed in
response to intellectual and other
development needed of the
people of Bauchi State in particular
and nation at large.
To be a significant
contributor in extending
the various frontiers of
knowledge for the
benefit of its student
and society at large.
Bauchi State University, Gadau
State 2011

Vision Mission
To be a world class citadel
of learning that provides
practical education directed
towards the training of
highly knowledgeable,
skilled and disciplined
citizens.
To provide educational
training, research and
community service for
development taking
cognizance of the cultural
heritage of the host
community.
Northwest University, Kano
State 2012

Vision Mission
Technical University, Ibadan
State 2012

Vision Mission
To be a top class University
that provides a stimulating
teaching, learning and
research environment in
pursuit of solutions to
societal problems.
To produce graduates sound in
character and learning, at
undergraduate and graduate levels,
imbued with the spirit of service and
dedicated to innovative application
of knowledge aimed at improving
the lives of people within Jigawa
State, the nation and humanity in
general.
Jigawa State University
State 2013

Vision Mission
To become the primus
entrepreneurs (best among
equal) having products
being the most wanted
graduates in all fields of the
world
Building leadership
through Christian
education; transforming
lives, impacting society
for positive change.
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo
Private 1999

Vision Mission
Igbinedion University Okada
Private 1999

Vision Mission
Our principal objective is
to remain in the
frontline of centres of
learning, teaching and
research.
As a University with difference,
Madonna works for the
improvement of her local
community as well as for an
active contribution to the
needs of the international
community in the
aforementioned areas.
Madonna University, Okija
Private 1999

Vision Mission
To be one of the foremost
institutions for producing first rate
graduates, who combine Godliness
and academic excellence with a
strong sense of ethical
responsibility, towards the
development of the society at
large.
To provide high quality, morally sound, socially
relevant education in the most cost-effective
manner, to all its students, irrespective of
gender, race, colour, ethnicity or religion. The
University will develop, promote and be run as
a unique Christian Institution with the
following distinctive features:
 Unquestionable Christian morality;
 Vocational and apprenticeship orientation
towards the full employment of its products;
 A work-study programme of activities to
instil work ethics and self-reliance in its
products.
Bowen University, Iwo
Private 2001

Vision Mission
To be a model for
Academic
Excellence with
Godliness.
We are committed to the
mission of raising leaders for
the nation, who are complete
in spirit, mind and body, thus
contributing to the production
of high level leadership and
quality manpower for the
nation and the world.
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City
Private 2002

Vision Mission
To be a leading World-Class
Christian Mission University,
committed to raising a new
generation of leaders in all
fields of Human endeavor.
To create knowledge and restore the
dignity of the black man via a Human
Development and Total Man Concept
driven curriculum employing innovative,
leading edge, teaching and learning
methods, research and professional
services that promote integrated, life-
applicable, life-transforming education
relevant to the context of Science,
Technology and Human Capacity Building
Covenant University, Ota
Private 2002

Vision Mission
To form competent and committed professionals and encourage them to serve
with personal initiative and social responsibility the community in which they
work, thereby helping to build a better society in Nigeria and Africa at large".
This dream encapsulates the purpose of the University.
Pan-African University, Lagos
Private 2002

Vision Mission
To become a great center of
learning and research for
Nigeria and Africa, and a
catalyst for development in
the entire world.
American University of Nigeria, Yola
Private 2003
To provide quality education to
Nigeria and Africa’s future leaders
in order to equip them with the
skills needed to solve
development issues on the
continent, and give them the
knowledge needed to create
solutions that will benefit their
community, their country and,
ultimately, the world.

Vision Mission
To be a top-class institution
in the pursuit of knowledge
and scholarship through
teaching, learning, research
and exemplary service to
humanity.
 Provide admission to students and employment
to staff without discrimination on the basis of
sex, race, ethnicity and disability, religious and
political persuasions.
 Produce graduates who are imbued with fear of
God and a sense of service to humanity and
who are endowed with a well-rounded
education to enable them operate successfully
in the Nigerian environment, both as private
entrepreneurs and as top-flight workers in the
private and public sectors of the nation’s
economy.
 Provide a living and learning environment which
is influenced by Christian ethics and principles.
Ajayi Crowther University, Ibadan
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To serve as fore-runner
in the provision of
quality university
education of
international standard.
To be an educational
institution where sound
academic knowledge
blends with moral and
spiritual excellence.
Al-hikmah University, Ilorin
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To impart meaningful and relevant
Knowledge with high moral
standing and fear of Allah (SWT)
through provision of up-to-date
teaching and research facilities in
informatics, sciences and
humanities thereby serving as a
model to similar institutions in
Nigeria.
Pursuit of academic excellence in
an Islamic, morally sound,
efficient, and conducive learning
environment. The university will
provide quality education and
promote research and community
service through high standards in
students’ admission and staff
recruitment.
Al-Qalam University, Katsina
Private 2005

Vision Mission
Philosophy: To promote the advancement of knowledge and produce
graduates with well balanced education who are eminent positive
contributors to society, and are also capable of self actualization and
employment generation.
Bells University of Technology, Otta
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To transform Nigeria into
Knowledge and skills
driven, Christ centered
society.
To produce men and
women who will catalyze
the revolution in self-
reliance at all levels of a
Godly society.
Bingham University, New Karu
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To rescue some of our
wandering and teaming
youths from further slide
into academic and moral
decay, and development and
transformation of our society
through sound and
unadulterated education
To discover, sanctify and
apply the knowledge of
science, environmental and
engineering for human well-
being and sound
development of man for
better society.
Caritas University, Enugu
Private 2005

Vision Mission
Cetep City University, Lagos
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To be a Centre of
Excellence; producing
graduates with a well-
balanced education.
To be an International
Institution of higher
learning with enviable
standards of teaching
and research.
Crawford University, Igbesa
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To ensure the delivery of
University education in
ways that recognize
personal discipline and
integrity and promote
positive societal values.
To evolve a unique element
for the delivery of University
education fused with total
quality assurance in ways
that will develop personal
discipline and integrity and
promote societal values.
Crescent University, Abeokuta
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To become a first class institution
in pursuit of knowledge and
scholarship through teaching,
research and community service,
geared towards inculcating
knowledge and entrepreneurial
skills to students that will enable
them to be productive and self-
reliant.
To provide a conducive environment for the development
of effective and virile indigenous human and material
resources for the development of the nation.
To produce graduates who are well-rounded in their
disciplines and also imbued with necessary
entrepreneurial skill to contribute meaningfully to the
development of themselves in particular and society in
general.
To replace unemployment and career stagnation of
graduates with creative ingenuity through well packaged
programs and practical training.
To provide sound education to Nigerians irrespective of
religious affiliation, tribes, sex and political leaning.
To create a nurturing and stimulating environment where
the pursuit of excellence, development of self-discipline,
creative thinking and individuality will thrive and also seen
as essential components of cooperative society.
Kwararafa University, Wukari
Private 2005

Vision Mission
Lead City University, Ibadan
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To build a renowned
institution with
strong and rigorous
scholarship and
training
To promote the total advancement
of knowledge and broaden the
spectrum of learning of the
students through excellence in
teaching, research to meet the
need for a broad range of
educational, organizational and
technological opportunities in
international arena.
Novena University, Ogume
Private 2005

Vision Mission
Redeemer's University, Mowe
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To be a centre of
excellence for teaching,
research and community
service that empowers
the individual to strive to
the utmost development
of humanity.
To produce well trained and
motivated graduates that are
poised to accelerate national
development with sound
knowledge and application
of innovations in science and
Technology.
Renaissance University, Enugu
Private 2005

Vision Mission
To be a world class University
that is committed to the
advancement of knowledge
through quality teaching,
research and holistic
education that puts God at
the centre of all learning.
Through learning we
develop change agents
in the academy, church
and society, using our
knowledge based on
God’s word for service.
University of Mkar, Mkar
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To provide teaching, research and service that would
encourage learning and stimulate academic exchange
at both national and international fora.
Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-
Arakeji
Private 2006

Vision Mission
To be the best university in
Africa and in deed one of the
best in the world to produce a
total person, morally sound,
properly educated and
entrepreneurially oriented,
who would be useful to himself
and to the society.
To provide the enabling
environment - both physical
and academic - for the
production of competent and
quality graduates who would
be self-reliant, highly
productive and globally
relevant in every sphere of
human endeavour.
Achievers University, Owo
Private 2007

Vision Mission
African University of Science &
Technology, Abuja
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To be the leader in
producing manpower in
commerce, technology,
and the environment;
with due regard of
relevance to societal
needs.
"To provide opportunities for
respectable, qualitative and
relevant university education
for regular and mature
students, with due recognition
of gender sensitivity for good
and balanced societal
development"
Caleb University, Lagos
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To be a pace-setting institution
in terms of learning, character-
building and service to
humanity. The University will be
an Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT) compliant institution right
from its inception.
To provide
competition and
resourceful graduates
with high moral
standard.
Fountain University, Oshogbo
Private 2007

Vision Mission
Obong University, Obong Ntak
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To be a center of excellence
for the production of
graduates who are worthy in
learning and character as
well as sound in mind, body
and spirit for outstanding
leadership and global
impact.
Salem University, Lokoja
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To be among the
foremost world-class
Christian Universities,
dedicated to raising a
new generation of
leaders in all fields of
human endeavour.
To foster the individual student’s
intellectual, personal, cultural, and
ethical development; to build knowledge
and restore the pride of the black man
by way of a Human Development; Total
Man Concept driven curriculum;
employing innovative, leading edge;
teaching and learning methods; research
and professional services that encourage
integrated, life-applicable, life-
transforming education, relevant to the
context of Science, Technology and
Human Capacity Building.
Tansian University, Umunya
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To be a dynamic community of staff and
students with Christian orientation and
inspiration who, motivated by the ideals
of hard work, integrity, discipline and
creativeness, and dedicated to Catholic
principles and attitudes, work together
to create knowledge for the
advancement of the Nigerian society,
and to evolve an academic culture of
excellence that will make the University
rank among the best in the world.
To provide its students with an
integral and holistic formation that
combines academic and
professional training with physical,
moral, spiritual, social and cultural
formation together with formation
of Christian religious principles and
the social Teachings of the Catholic
Church.
Veritas University, Abuja
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To be a Centre of
Excellence in Knowledge
creation, moral
regeneration and
development in Science
and Technology.
To provide the enabling
environment for effective
teaching and research in
cutting edge Science and
Technology for sustainable
development.
Wesley University of Science &
Technology, Ondo
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To serve as a first rate
institution committed to
the pursuit of excellence in
all areas of academic
learning, technology
development and social
relevance.
To produce men and women
with the intellectual,
professional and technological
capabilities and be able to
apply their knowledge and
skills to the resolution of
national and international
challenges.
Western Delta University, Oghara
Private 2007

Vision Mission
To lead education reform in
Nigeria by providing a world class
educational centre of excellence
in academics, character, sports
and vocational development.
This vision is guided by the need
to produce professionals who are
sound and agile.
Afe Babalola University, Ado-ekiti
Private 2009

Vision Mission
To produce graduates who
will be outstanding in
learning, balanced in
character and personality
and ready to pursue
epistemic unity in all its
ramifications.
GO University dedicates itself
to impact quality education
aimed at inculcating in the
students strong personality that
will ensure the promotion of
religious, cultural and
epistemological dialogue.
Godfrey Okoye University,
Ugwuomu-Nike
Private 2009

Vision Mission
Becoming a vanguard university
that gains the respect of the
world through academic
excellence by providing the
highest quality university
education for students from
around the globe.
To provide students with
opportunities of quality
university education that will
bring out the best in them to
make them stand tall
through time and ready to
face the challenges of a
globalized world.
Nigerian-turkish Nile University, Abuja
Private 2009

Vision Mission
To provide a well - balanced
education without
discrimination, for the
production of versatile
graduates with capacity for
entrepreneurship for the
development of the nation
To create a learning environment
for students as well as to cultivate
and nurture the qualities of human
beings with a view to contributing
towards meeting the economic,
scientific and technological needs
of humanity.
Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu
Private 2009

Vision Mission
A producer of the best
all round graduates in
Nigeria, and an
institution whose
emphasis will be on
genuine service.
To offer access to
university education to
talented youth, and
involve them in the
discovery, generation,
dissemination, and
application of high quality
knowledge.
Paul University, Awka
Private 2009

Vision Mission
To operate a university of
excellence where the theory in
class and textbooks will be
complemented with practical
skills through entrepreneurship
studies, respect for human
dignity will be vigorously
pursued and where probity in
character will be the hallmark.
To help meet the
challenges of development
in this age of globalization
and to cultivate in the
students profound
professional expertise and
high moral character.
Rhema University, Obeama-Asa
Private 2009

Vision Mission
To mould the new Nigerian
who will have the intellectual
knowledge and moral
strength for applying science
and technology to the
piloting of national
development.
Wellspring University, Evbuobanosa
Private 2009

Vision Mission
Excelling in high quality
innovative learning with
the capacity to compete
globally
The pursuit of truth and the
preservation, advancement and
transmission of knowledge
through high-quality general,
professional and vocational
education geared towards
preparing people for dedicated
service to humanity.
Adeleke University, Ede
Private 2011

Vision Mission
To be a distinctive quality-
based educational
institution, making
difference in the nation's
history through positive
impact of its services and
its graduate output.
To establish and maintain a most
suitable academic environment
synergizing world-class human
capital and best technology for
creating and imparting
knowledge to develop and
modernize the Nigerian society.
Baze University , Abuja
Private 2011

Vision Mission
To be a leading world class
university, by spearheading an
agrarian revolution on the
African continent through the
exploration of hidden treasures
in the mother-earth thereby
restoring the dignity of the black
race.
• Raising a generation of solution providers
through a qualitative and life-applicable training
system that focuses on value and creative
knowledge
• Raising a new generation of leaders through a
broad-based qualitative education built on sound
biblical principles culminating in the birth of
breadwinners, job creators and world changers
• Raising an army of reformers who shall redeem
the battered image of the black race and restore
her lost glory as these well-equipped graduates
begin to build the old waste, repair the wasted
cities and raise the desolation of many
generations as pathfinders.
Landmark University, Omu-Aran.
Private 2011

Vision Mission
To be a world class university,
excellent in academic traditions
and exceptional in providing
university education which
empowers the graduates to act
with professional competence and
ethical steadfastness in fulfilling
their obligations to the society.
To provide wholesome and
comprehensive education for
intellectual and spiritual
development of her students in
preparation for leadership roles
and service to the society.
Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa
Private 2011

Vision Mission
To be a
"world-class institution
dedicated to the pursuit of
academic and moral excellence
in the context of the relevance
of knowledge and character to
the developmental aspirations
of mankind"
"to be a specialized institution that
shall be an epitome of the best
traditions in the production of self-
reliant, ethics-conscious, globally
competitive graduates imbued with
requisite skills, competencies and
ability to be key players in the
nation’s quest for socio-economic
and technological development."
Elizade University, Ilara-mokin
Private 2012

Vision Mission
Evangel University, Akaeze
Private 2012

Vision Mission
To be a world renowned
university noted for the high
quality of its academic and
research programmes as well as
its professional, practical and
entrepreneurial capacity
development.
To produce God-fearing,
ethically sound, highly skilled
global leaders who shall be
catalysts for the
technological and socio-
economic advancement of
themselves and their
environment.
Gregory University, Uturu
private 2012

Vision Mission
To be a veritable platform
for Nigerian Universities
for the attainment of
academic excellence
through cooperation and
exchange of ideas
• To provide a focus of academic leadership through which bold
initiatives can be taken on matters concerning University Education.
• To provide a platform for discussing common issues such as inter-
university cooperation, administrative and academic practices,
maintenance of academic standards, staff recruitment and exchange,
sporting competitions, students’ affairs, etc.
• To act as a channel through which the joint opinion of Nigerian
Universities can be expressed on matters affecting higher education
in Nigeria.
• To improve visibility of Nigerian Universities.
• To act as a bureau of information on Nigerian Universities.
• To facilitate communication and mutual consultation among the
universities.
• To serve as a forum for collaboration with Governments and Non-
Governmental Organizations, Ministries, Parastatals, Agencies and
other national and international organizations on matters concerning
University education.
• To cater for the welfare of Vice-Chancellors
To do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the
furtherance of University education in Nigeria
McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo
Private 2012

Vision Mission
To be the pioneer in excellence,
mentoring and modeling for
techno-entrepreneurship
development and empowerment
of its graduates for Millenniums
Development Goals in terms of
learning, moral uprightness and
providing qualitative and
quantitative University education
for regular and matured students.
To produce highly
competent and
resources graduates with
high moral standard.
Southwestern University, Oku Owa
Private 2012

Characteristics of a ‘Good’ Vision Statement
 Make it as succinct as possible
 Make it memorable
 Make it unique to you
 Make it realistic
 Make sure it's current
WHAT YOU WANT TO BE!

Characteristics of a ‘Good’ Mission Statement
 Be inspirational
 Be ambitious
 Be realistic
 Be creative
 Be descriptive
 Be clear
 Be consistent
Source - http://hilo.hawaii.edu/strategicplan/documents/SPC18_10_Mission_and_Vision.pdf
MISSION IS USED TO
ACCOMPLISH VISION

Questions???
 How SIMPLE, CLEAR and CONCISE are these VISIONS
and MISSIONS?
 How many Universities have a MISSION that clearly
accomplishes their VISION?
 Which University has the clearest and easiest to
remember Vision, Mission?
 Can you identify 5 Universities with well crafted
Vision, Mission?
 Do you now have different perception of the
reputation of some universities due to their Vision,
Mission? Which Universities?

References –
What Makes a Good University?
Thoughts and Suggestions
Yang Fujia
Fudan University
Ningbo Nottingham University
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