The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), founded by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and formally opened on 7 October 1960, is Nigeria’s first full-fledged indigenous and autonomous university and the first land-grant university in Africa. It operates three campuses in Enugu State (Nsukka, Enugu, Ituku-Ozalla), with 17 faculties, 108 departments, and over 200 postgraduate programs. UNN has a student population of over 36,000 and an alumni network exceeding 100,000 worldwide. The university's motto is 'To restore the dignity of man'.