Section 2: Objects of the University

The objects of the University shall be to -(a) encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction the opportunity of acquiring higher and liberal education;
(b) provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches, and to make those facilities available on proper terms to such persons as are equipped to benefit from them;
(c) encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in restricted fields of learning and human endeavour;
(d) relate its activities to the social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and
(e) undertake other activities appropriate for a university of the highest standard.