Private Universities in Nigeria that offer Medicine and their school fees

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PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA TO STUDY MEDICINE

Education in Nigeria is fraught with many challenges which include but are not limited to inconsistencies in policy and political will which leads to prolonged stay in school from strike action, inability to gain or outright loss of accreditation, poor learning experience from overcrowded classrooms, lack of adequate learning infrastructure, inadequacy of teaching staff, the lack of basic amenities in the school premises to mention a few. These challenges have spurred private individuals and organizations to join hands with the government in the provision of tertiary education to the Nigerian people, in hopes to fill in some of the observable gaps in the education system.
Medical education is no different, in that there are myriad challenges in the provision of medical education in public tertiary institutions, some of which are as listed above. Hence, there are private universities in Nigeria that also offer Medicine as a course.
The aim of this article is to direct the reader’s attention (who may or may not know of some of these universities) to privately owned medical schools in Nigeria, their location, fees, accreditation status, quota (approved number of students students per year) and links to their websites for more information. I will be grouping them by location.

SOUTH-WEST REGION

1. Babcock University: It is a faith-based tertiary institution owned by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. It has a beautiful, modern campus with a fully functional teaching hospital located in the university premises.
Location: Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Fees: 3.5 million naira per annum
Accreditation status: Full
Quota: 50
Duration of training: 6 years (uninterrupted)

Link: https://www.babcock.edu.ng/school/BCSM

2. Bowen University: It is a faith-based university owned by the Baptist Church in Nigeria. It has a main campus and a teaching hospital campus in separate locations.
Location: Iwo (main campus), Ogbomosho (Teaching hospital campus)
School Fees: Pre-clinical (100L -300L) N2 million million per year, Clinical (400L – 600L) N1 million naira per session.
Accreditation status: Full
Quota: 50
Duration of training: 6 years (uninterrupted)

Link:https://www.bowenuniversity.edu.ng/bowen/college-of-health-sciences/

3. Afe Babalola University: It is owned by a private individual, who is a lawyer and philanthropist, Afe Babalola.

Location: The main campus is situated in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. It currently uses the Federal Medical Center, Ido-Ekiti for clinical training.

School Fees: N1.8 million naira per session

Accreditation status: Partial

Quota: 50

Duration of training: 6 years (uninterrupted)
Link:

http://www.abuad.edu.ng/medicine-and-surgery/

SOUTH-SOUTH REGION

1. Igbinedion University: The university was founded by Sir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, a billionaire, philanthropist and a prominent Benin Chief. Igbinedion University was the first private university to graduate medical doctors in Nigeria.
Location: Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.

School Fees: Approximately 1m for first year then 3m from second year till final year

Accreditation status: Full

Quota: 75

Duration of training: 6 years (uninterrupted)

Link: https://www.iuokada.edu.ng/admission-instructions/

2. Madonna University: It is a private catholic university located in Abia State with 3 campuses in Elele, Okija and Akpugo.
Location: Elele campus (Faculty of Medicine). The teaching hospital is also in the same vicinity.

Fees: N1.2million naira per session

Accreditation status: Full

Quota: 50

Duration of training: 6 years (uninterrupted)
Link: http://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/Medicine-SurgeryCD.html

NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

1. Bingham University: It is a privately owned university by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA).
Location: Karu, Nasarawa State, few kilometers from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Bingham University Teaching Hospital is located in Jos, Plateau State.

School Fees: N1.1million naira per session

Accreditation status: Full
Quota: 50
Duration of training: 6 years (uninterrupted)
Link: http://binghamuni.edu.ng/v2/advertisement

This list may or may not be exhaustive, as it is possible that the several other private universities in Nigeria may be attempting to start a medical program.

Recommended: Federal and State Universities that offer Medicine

By Dr. Oluwaseyitan Adesegun
(MBBS, Babcock University )

References
1. MDCN Status of accredited medical and dental schools in Nigeria. PDF