<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> unn.edu.ng </Td> </Tr> <P> The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria . Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has three campuses--Nsukka, Enugu, and Ituku - Ozalla--all located in Enugu State . </P> <P> The University of Nigeria was the first full - fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in Nigeria, modelled upon the American educational system . It is the first land - grant university in Africa and one of the five elite universities in Nigeria . The university has 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments . The University offers 82 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate programmes . </P> <P> The university celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 2010 . </P>

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