Kings University

For institutions with similar names, see King's University (disambiguation).

Kings University is a private university in Nigeria, founded in 2015 and located in the Odeomu area of Osun State.^[1] The university was established by the Kingsway International Christian Centre, a church-owned by Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo who also happens to be the Chancellor of Kings University.^[2]

Kings University

Type	Private
Established	2015
Chancellor	Matthew Ashimolowo
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Adenike Kuku
Location	Odeomu , Osun State , Nigeria 7°33′53″N 4°24′27″E
Campus	Urban
Website	kingsuniversity.edu.ng

Academic divisions

From the establishment of Kings University in 2015, the university only had one faculty, but as of 2021, the university has now grown up to 3 faculties to their name. There are ^[3]

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Management and Social Science
• Faculty of Science

Vice chancellors

• Professor Oladiran Famurewa (Left Office).^[4]
• Professor Adenike Kuku (Still in Office) ^[5]

The current Vice-Chancellor of Kings University is Professor Adenike Kuku, a Professor of Biochemistry, who assumed office in January 2021 following a successful 'acting position', while she was the acting Vice-Chancellor the previous year.^[6]

Achievement

In December 2021, Kings University was ranked 31st best University in Nigeria, Kings University was also ranked 16th best amongst 99 private Universities in Nigeria.^[7]