Federal University of Lafia

The Federal University of Lafia[1] 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[2] as one of the nine new federal universities established in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.[3]

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.[4] 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 (RTD) 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.