National Universities Commission (NUC) Publishes List of Nigerian Universities Approved to Operate Distance Learning Centres

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a list of universities in Nigeria that have been permitted to operate Distance Learning Centres.

ODL indicates that students should not be obliged to attend classes or have face-to-face contact unless there are compelling reasons to do so. Exams, periodic facilitation, and practicum are examples of such activities.

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 university education delivery.

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 and the programmes they offer.

S/N	UNIVERSITIES	ODL CENTRES
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	IAUE Institute of Distance Education