Section 1: Establishment and objects of Modibbo Adama University.

1 There is established the Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State {in this Act referred to as "the University").

2 The University:
a is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
b may sue and be sued in its corporate name;
c may acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable properties; and
d shall provide regular and liberal courses of instruction in humanities, the sciences and other spheres of learning of standard required and expected of a University of the highest standing.

3 The general objects of the University are 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 a higher and liberal education;
b provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning leading to award of diplomas, first degree, postgraduate research and higher degrees 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 all fields of learning and human endeavor;
d relate its activities to the social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and
e undertake any other activity appropriate for a university of the highest standard.