What is University of Nigeria?
{{Infobox university | name = University of Nigeria, Nsukka | motto = To Restore the Dignity of Man | established = 1955 | type = [[Public university]] | affiliation = | founder= [[Nnamdi Azikiwe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-nigeria-nsukka|title=ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA|work=Times Higher Education|access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref> | chancellor = | vice_chancellor = [[Charles Igwe Arizechukwu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unn.edu.ng/administration/university-administration/the-vice-chancellor/|title=The Vice-Chancellor: Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe|work=unn.edu.ng}}</ref> | academic_staff = 1,519 | administrative_staff = | students = 36,000 | undergrad = | postgrad = | city = [[Nsukka]], [[Enugu State]] | country = Nigeria | coor = {{Coord|6|51|24|N|7|23|45|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}} | campus = Urban | colors = Green and white<br />{{color box|Green}} {{color box|White}} | sports = Football and gymnastics | athletics = | nickname = Lions and Lionesses | mascot = | website = {{url|https://unn.edu.ng}} | logo = }} The '''University of Nigeria, Nsukka''', popularly known as '''UNN''', is a [[public university]] in [[Nsukka]], [[Nigeria]] founded in 1955 by [[Nnamdi Azikiwe]].<ref>Okafor, N. (1971). The development of universities in Nigeria: a study of the influence of political and other factors on university development in Nigeria, 1868-1967. Hong Kong: Longman</ref> It has the ''Nsukka campus'', ''Enugu campus'', and ''Ituku-Ozalla campus.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/university-nigeria-1960/|title=UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA (1960- )|work=blackpast.org|access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> ==Further reading== * Mellanby, K. (1958). The birth of Nigeria's university. London: Methuen. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} ==Other websites== * [https://unn.edu.ng Official website] [[Category:1950s establishments in Nigeria]] [[Category:1958 establishments in Africa]]