Section 1: Incorporation and objects of the University

(1) The University of Nigeria (in this Act referred to as "the University") established by the University of Nigeria Law ( in this Act referred to as "the former Law") shall continue in being as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.
(2) The University may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(3) The objects of the University shall be-
(a) to 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) to 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) to encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in all fields of learning and human endeavour;
(d) to relate its activities to the social and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and
(e) to undertake any other activities appropriate for a university of the highest standard.