University of Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri
Type Public
Established 1975
Students 25,000
Location NigeriaMaiduguri, Nigeria
Campus Urban
Affiliations AAU, NUC
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The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is located in Maiduguri, a city in Borno State in northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government in 1975, with the intention of its becoming one of the country's principal higher-education institutions. It enrolls about 25,000 students in its combined programs, which include a college of medicine and faculties of agriculture, arts, Dentistry, education, engineering, law, management science, Pharmacy, science, social science, and veterinary medicine. With the encouragement of the federal government, the university has recently been increasing its research efforts, particularly in the fields of agriculture and conflict resolution, and expanding the university press. The total budget is 1,920,660,623.11. The university is the major higher institution of learning in the north-eastern part of the country. It has a serene environment for learning, a very efficient teaching hospital.

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