{{Short description|Private university in Abuja, Nigeria}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=June 2026}} {{Infobox university | name = Baze University | native_name = | image_name = File:Logo_of_Baze_University_Abuja,_Nigeri.png | image_size = | caption = | motto = Learn to live | established = {{start date and age|2011}} | founder = Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed | type = Private | chancellor = Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed | vice_chancellor = Prof Kathleen Okafor | faculty = | staff = | students = | city = Abuja | state = Federal Capital Territory | country = Nigeria | coordinates = {{coord|9.00731|7.40596|type:edu_globe:earth_region:NG|display=ti}} | campus = Urban | colours = {{color box|#9fa19f}} Gray<br>{{color box|#ffffff}} White | former_names = | logo = Baze University Main Gate.jpg | website = {{URL|bazeuniversity.edu.ng}} }}
'''Baze University''' is a private tertiary institution established in 2011 and located in Abuja, Nigeria.
== History and governance == The university was established in 2011 and received its provisional license from the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 7 March of the same year. Academic activities commenced with staff and 17 students all in one building on the site of its 50,000 sqm campus.
Construction of the Administrative Block, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences soon followed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2021|title=BAZE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY|url=https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/news/?wws=bURIaTdtbUdaMjgxSFpRUlhoblRldz09|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-15|website=bazeuniversity.edu.ng|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915142200/https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/news/?wws=bURIaTdtbUdaMjgxSFpRUlhoblRldz09 |archive-date=2021-09-15 }}</ref>
In 2021, construction of the University Teaching Hospital commenced and was expected to be completed in the same year. The university features a library, staff housing Complex and a students' hostel consisting of two blocks for males and females with a capacity for 500 students each.<ref name=":0" /> The university has had six consecutive convocation ceremonies and has produced graduates in various academic disciplines.
== Academics == The university offers various academic programmes for undergraduate and post-graduate degrees. A total of 43 undergraduate degree programs are run at the university under the following faculties:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Undergraduate courses|url=https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/search/?q=&level=undergraduate|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-15|website=bazeuniversity.edu.ng|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511080732/https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/search/?q=&level=undergraduate |archive-date=2020-05-11 }}</ref>
* Faculty of Management and Social Sciences * Faculty of Law<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baze University Abuja |url=https://www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng/faculty/law |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng}}</ref> * Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences * Faculty of Engineering<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baze University Abuja |url=https://www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng/faculty/engineering |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng}}</ref> * Faculty of Environmental Sciences * Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
While the postgraduate school offers the following degree programs:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Postgraduate courses|url=https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/search/?q=&level=postgraduate|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-15|website=bazeuniversity.edu.ng|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915144447/https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/search/?q=&level=postgraduate |archive-date=2021-09-15 }}</ref>
* M.Sc. Animal And Environmental Science * M.Sc. Chemistry * M.Sc. Computer Science<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baze University Abuja |url=https://www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng/admission/undergraduate/bsc-computer-science |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng |archive-date=2023-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605152334/https://www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng/admission/undergraduate/bsc-computer-science |url-status=dead }}</ref> * M.Sc. Economics * M.Sc. International Relations And Diplomacy * M.Sc. Management MMAN * M.Sc. Mass Communication MMAC * M.Sc. Parasitology MPAR * M.Sc. Public Administration * M.Sc. Sociology MSOC * M.Sc. Intelligence and Global Security * M.Sc. Security, Leadership and Society * Masters of Business Administration (MBA) * Masters of Law (LLM)
== Administration ==
Baze University, Abuja, is governed by a Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, Governing Council, and principal officers including the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, Bursar and University Librarian.
=== Founder and Chancellor === * '''Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed''' – Founder and Chancellor of Baze University since its establishment in 2011.
=== Pro-Chancellor === * '''Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed''' – Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council.
=== Vice-Chancellors === {| class="wikitable" ! Vice-Chancellor !! Tenure |- | Prof. Michael A. Maduagwu || 2011–2016 |- | Prof. Tahir Mamman || 2016–2021 |- | Prof. Kathleen E. Okafor || 2021 – 2024 |- |Prof. Jamila Shu'ara |2024- Present |}
=== Principal Officers === {| class="wikitable" ! Office !! Holder |- | Registrar || Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi |- | Bursar || Mrs. Juliet Bature |- | University Librarian || Dr. James O. Daniel |}
<ref>{{cite web |title=Management Team |url=https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/management-team/ |website=Baze University |access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref>
== Convocation ==
Baze University holds annual convocation ceremonies for the award of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Convocation !! Notes |- | 2014 || 1st || First set of graduates after university establishment in 2011. |- | 2016 || 3rd || Expansion in engineering and law graduates. |- | 2019 || 6th || Over 500 graduates across faculties. |- | 2022 || 9th || Combined undergraduate and postgraduate convocation. |- | 2024 || 11th || Latest convocation ceremony held at the Abuja campus. |}
<ref>{{cite web |title=Convocation Ceremony |url=https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/convocation/ |website=Baze University |access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref>
== Rankings ==
According to the 2025 EduRank university rankings, Baze University is ranked:
* '''54th in Nigeria''' * '''348th in Africa''' * '''7,980th in the world'''
EduRank evaluates universities based on research output, non-academic prominence, and the impact of notable alumni.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baze University Rankings |url=https://edurank.org/uni/baze-university/ |website=EduRank |access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref>
== Accreditation and partnerships == Baze University held its fourth convocation ceremony in 2017 with former president Goodluck Jonathan in attendance<ref>{{Cite news|last=Olowolagba|first=Fikayo|date=2017-10-29|title=What Nigerian students, graduates must avoid - Jonathan|url=https://dailypost.ng/2017/10/29/nigerian-students-graduates-must-avoid-jonathan/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-15|newspaper=Daily Post|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2017, the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) entered a collaborative partnership with the university to integrate and embed ACCA curriculum into the university curriculum to assist efforts to grow the number of finance and accounting professionals in Africa.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-08-29|title=ACCA, varsity strategise to grow accounting profession in Nigeria|url=https://guardian.ng/business-services/acca-varsity-strategise-to-grow-accounting-profession-in-nigeria/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-15|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2017-08-25|title=ACCA Partners Baze University|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/08/25/acca-partners-baze-university/|access-date=2021-09-15|newspaper=This Day|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2016, the government of Sokoto state transferred 39 of its students sponsored to study in Dubai from various universities in the United Arab Emirates to Baze University, Abuja in a bid to reduce the cost of study sponsorship - a consequence of the recession.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Daily Post Staff|date=2016-10-15|title=Recession: Sokoto transfer students studying in Dubai to Baze University|url=https://dailypost.ng/2016/10/15/recession-sokoto-transfer-students-studying-dubai-baze-university/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-10-11|newspaper=Daily Post|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed" caption="Campus of Baze University Abuja, Nigeria"> File:Baze.university block D 11.jpg|The Block D (Rose Okwechime) building that houses the Faculty of Engineering File:Baze.university block F 21.jpg|The Block F (Aliyu Modibbo) building that houses the Faculty of Environmental File:Baze.university hostels (drone shot) 13.jpg|Students' Hostels: Male File:Baze.university Aerial view (drone shot) 12.jpg|Aerial view of the Baze University campus grounds in Abuja Nigeria. File:Baze.university block A,B,C & E 02.jpg|Blocks A, B, C, E and the female hostel File:Photowalk Baze University (BABA Ahmad sqaure).jpg|Inside Block A (Faculty of Management and Social Sciences), Baze University File:Baze.university block B (drone shot) 05.jpg|Elevated view of block B (Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences) </gallery>
== Notable alumni ==
* Osita Chidoka - Past Minister of Aviation in Nigeria *Dino Melaye - Former Nigerian Senator *Rotimi Amaechi - Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Official website|https://www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng/}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121044001/http://universitiesofnigeria.com/category/nigeria-private-universities/ Private Nigerian Universities]}}
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