18 Best universities for Project Management in Nigeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 21.5K citations received by 2.48K academic papers made by 18 universities in Nigeria was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Covenant University

For Project Management

#25 in Africa

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Project Management

#36 in Africa

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

3. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Project Management

#41 in Africa

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Project Management

#44 in Africa

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

5. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Project Management

#45 in Africa

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

6. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Project Management

#54 in Africa

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

7. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Project Management

#56 in Africa

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

8. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Project Management

#59 in Africa

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

9. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Project Management

#60 in Africa

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

10. Lagos State University

For Project Management

#62 in Africa

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

11. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Project Management

#63 in Africa

#2011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

12. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Project Management

#64 in Africa

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

13. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Project Management

#68 in Africa

#2088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

14. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Project Management

#69 in Africa

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

15. University of Uyo

For Project Management

#72 in Africa

#2122 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Project Management

#82 in Africa

#2253 in the World

Founded: 2002

17. Bayero University Kano

For Project Management

#84 in Africa

#2288 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

18. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Project Management

#85 in Africa

#2292 in the World

Founded: 1988

The best cities to study Project Management in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ota, Ife, Akure, and Lagos.