Federal University of Lafia


The Federal University of Lafia formerly named Federal University, Lafia is a recently established university situated in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, this was done in 2010 by the Goodluck Jonathan administration as one of the nine new federal universities established in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.
The University commenced academic activities by September 2012 with new students that made up the first set of students to be trained by the University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ekanem Ikpi Braide.
Federal University, Lafia currently has a second Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammad Sunusi Liman, who were appointed by the present President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR and a Deputy Vice Chancellor by name Prof. Ogbe. The appointment was done on the 13th of February 2016, after the expiration of the tenure of Prof. Ekanem Ikpi Braide.

Site

Initially, the University was to be sited along Jos road in Lafia metropolis and it was meant to begin operation using the facilities of the College of Agriculture in Lafia, however, the university's permanent site was changed to Obi road outside Lafia metropolis. The online website for the university is www.fulafia.edu.ng and has its intranet for its own use.

Faculties and departments

Presently, she has more than three faculties and over thirteen departments. This includes the following:
S/No.FacultyDepartment
1.Arts
2.Science
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Microbiology
  • Zoology
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Physics
    • 3.Social Sciences
  • Economics
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
    • New departments were created by the University and accredited by the National Universities Commission, NUC. The new departments include Medicine and Surgery and Mass Communication among others.