Nok University Kachia (NUK), was a private university in Kachia, southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 2021 as the first indigenous private university in the state (the first private university in the state is Greenfield University). Following a legal case between the founder of the school, Anthony Hassan, and the Nigerian Federal government agency, the EFCC, an interim forfeiture of all the school assets was granted on June 1, 2022, by a Federal High Court in Abuja and a final order of forfeiture on June 7, 2024. In February 2025, however, its assets were handed over to be used for the newly approved Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Organization The Nok University Kachia was an accredited provider of higher education in Nigeria. As of 2024 when it was closed, the university only offered Bachelor's Degree courses. It kickstarted operations with the 2020/2021 academic session. The school started with four faculties namely, the Faculty of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Computing, and Faculty of Research. The school had a total land area of 109 hectares. Its pioneering Vice-Chancellor was Prof. Ishaya Haruna Nock, and Obadiah Joshua its first registrar.
Accreditations and certifications Nok University Kachia and its 15 study programs were accredited by the Nigerian Universities Commission. It got registered in Nigeria with the registration number RC 1617510 under the Company and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.
Degree programs Bachelor (undergraduate) Source: Language of Instruction: English
Anatomy (full-time) Architecture (full-time) Biotechnology (full-time) Computer Science (full-time) Cyber Security (full-time) Environmental Management (full-time) Health Information (full-time) Industrial Chemistry (full-time) Information Technology (full-time) Medicical Laboratory Science (full-time) Microbiology (full-time) Nursing Science (full-time) Physiology (full-time) Quantity Surveying (full-time) Radiography (full-time)
Forfeiture The school assets declared to be forfeited by the court included the Senate building, Faculty of Medicine building, Science Deanery building, two Academic buildings, ICT building, a faculty hall and some other buildings.
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