Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai was established under the Niger State Law No. 8 of March, 2005 and subsequent approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 29 August, 2005. The University is sited on Km 3, Lapai, Paiko - Minna Road in Niger State, Nigeria. The Institution commenced full academic activities in September, 2005 with four (4) Faculties and a School of Preliminary Studies at the main campus.
At present the University runs robust and internationally recognized Thirty-nine (39) academic programmes in Nine (9) Faculties. The Faculties are; Applied Sciences and Technology, Agriculture, Education and Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Languages and Communication Studies, Natural Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Law. More degree programmes in Environmental Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science and Library and Information Science are also in the pipeline. Similarly, the University's School of Postgraduate Studies host Thirty- eight (38) fully accredited Postgraduate programmes of Masters and Doctor of Philosophy across various Departments.