Redeemer's University

What Redeemer's University does

Redeemer's University (RUN) is a private, faith-based Nigerian university established in 2006 by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), operating from a take-off campus of approximately 812 hectares in Ede, Osun State, with an additional 500-hectare permanent site between Ibafo and Asese Junction on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. It delivers full-time and part-time undergraduate programmes across ten faculties (Basic Medical Sciences, Education, Engineering, Built Environment Studies, Humanities, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Computing and Digital Technology), postgraduate research and taught degrees, and a Foundation/JUPEB preparatory programme, supported by a multi-portal digital ecosystem (Admissions, Postgraduate, Staff, Student, DEST, Result).

The university generates revenue primarily through tuition fees structured as flexible 3-installment plans (40/20/40), supplemented by postgraduate fees, Foundation/JUPEB fees, vocational training (including product supply to RCCG institutions), executive business education through the newly launched Redeemer's University Business School, commercial revenue from RUN Business Ventures (liquid packaging), and externally funded research grants. Its research profile is anchored by the World Bank-funded African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID/Institute of Global Health), the Adeboye Institute for Peace and Good Governance, and ACEWATER, with governance under Chancellor Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (Rtd), Pro-Chancellor Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shadrach Olufemi Akindele.

Customer acquisition runs through Nigeria's centralized UTME/Direct Entry admissions system, inter-university transfers, an international students office, and a 2,000+ member Alumni Association (RUAA, est. 2009). The institution has received NUC full accreditation, COREN engineering accreditation, the Al-Sumait Prize, the Times Higher Education ranking as Best University in Africa for SDG 6, and is ranked 2nd overall in Nigeria and Best Private University (NUS 2021). Strategic alliances with GTCO Plc, Interswitch, Alliance Française, Bank of Industry, and others support vocational, fintech, language, and entrepreneurship programming.

Name

Redeemer's University

Legal name

Redeemer's University

Website

https://run.edu.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Redeemer's University is a private Nigerian faith-based university established in 2006 by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and foundation programmes across ten faculties, anchored by the World Bank-funded ACEGID genomics research institute.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Affiliated Private Research Universities (EDAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Private university education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Postgraduate research programs
• Faith-based higher education
• Foundation preparatory programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ede

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Primary revenue from tuition fees for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across all faculties. Flexible payment structure with 3 instalment options (40% at resumption, 20% before first semester exams, 40% balance by second semester resumption).
2. Foundation/JUPEB Programmes: Revenue from intensive foundation programmes preparing candidates for JUPEB examinations leading to direct entry into 200-level degree programmes.
3. Vocational and Skills Training: Vocational training centre providing practical skill acquisition programmes. Has supplied products to Redemption Camp and other RCCG institutions.
4. Entrepreneurship and Business Ventures: RUN Business Ventures including liquid-packaging machine operations generating commercial revenue streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Redeemer's University is a private, faith-based higher education institution offering full-time and part-time undergraduate degree programmes, postgraduate taught and research degrees, and a Foundation/JUPEB preparatory programme across faculties including Basic Medical Sciences, Engineering, Computing and Digital Technology, Natural Sciences, Management Sciences, Law, Humanities, and Social Sciences. It also delivers executive business education through Redeemer's University Business School, vocational and skills training, and operates research institutes such as ACEGID, ACEWATER, and the Adeboye Institute for Peace and Good Governance.

Product overview

Redeemer's University is a faith-based private university in Nigeria offering a comprehensive educational service portfolio. The institution provides full-time and part-time undergraduate programmes, postgraduate programmes, and a Foundation/JUPEB preparatory programme. Academic offerings span across nine faculties: Basic Medical Sciences, Education, Engineering, Built Environment Studies, Humanities, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Computing and Digital Technology. The university also operates specialized research institutes including the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) and the Adeboye Institute for Peace and Good Governance. Supporting infrastructure includes multiple digital portals for admissions, academics, and administration. The institution emphasizes holistic development combining academic excellence with spiritual formation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Institute of Global Health (IGH): Also known as ACEGID (African Centre of Excellence for the Genomics of Infectious Diseases), a leading genomics research institute
• Adeboye Institute for Peace and Good Governance (AIPGG)
• African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER)
• Redeemer's University Centre for Entrepreneurial Development Studies (RUNCEDS)
• Career Services Centre (CASEC)

Products and services

• Full-Time Undergraduate Programmes
• Part-Time Undergraduate Programmes
• Post-Graduate Programmes
• Foundation/JUPEB Programme
• Redeemer's University Business School
• Vocational and Skills Training
• Institute of Global Health (ACEGID) - Research and Training Services
• RUN Business Ventures (Liquid-Packaging Operations)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ documents published on Scopus
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GTCO PlccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with GTCO Plc for development of a befitting vocational training centre building. Partnership was consummated at a past convocation ceremony.
• Interswitch GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining next generation of tech entrepreneurs through collaboration aimed at entrepreneurship development and tech skills transfer.
• TAU (Tunde Afe Babalola University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership forged in renewable energy, agriculture and other sectors for collaborative research and knowledge sharing.
• Alliance FrançaisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial endorsement of RUN's DELF/DALF French language certification programme. Alliance Française Director visited campus to formalize endorsement.
• Liberty UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPotential partnership with Liberty University for academic collaboration and exchange programmes.
• Bank of Industry (BOI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOI commended entrepreneurship exhibition at Redeemer's University, indicating support for student entrepreneurial initiatives.
• SMEDANminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMEDAN commended entrepreneurship exhibition, indicating collaboration in small and medium enterprise development.
• Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAC commended entrepreneurship exhibition at Redeemer's University, supporting student business registration initiatives.
• Sickle Cell FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint one-day sensitisation programme on sickle cell disorder to raise awareness and promote health education.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Babcock University: Babcock University is a Seventh-day Adventist faith-based private university in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, offering a similar multi-disciplinary portfolio (medicine, law, sciences, humanities) and competing directly with Redeemer's University for faith-aligned students, faculty, and Nigerian private university rankings.
• Bowen University: Bowen University is a Baptist Convention-affiliated private university in Iwo, Osun State — a direct geographic and faith-based peer competing with Redeemer's University in the same Osun/Ogun region for similar student demographics.
• Caleb University: Caleb University is a private Christian university in Lagos with a similar faith-based multi-disciplinary model and a comparable range of professional programs; it directly competes with RUN for Christian-affiliated students in Southwest Nigeria.
• Pan-Atlantic University: Pan-Atlantic University (including Lagos Business School) is a private university in Lagos with comparable undergraduate and postgraduate offerings, particularly strong in management sciences — competing for the same Nigerian upper-middle-class student segment and postgraduate executive market.
• Covenant University: Covenant University is a faith-affiliated (Living Faith Church) private research university in Ota, Ogun State — the closest direct peer to Redeemer's University in mission, faith affiliation, governance structure, faculty depth, and competitive positioning within Nigeria's top-tier private university rankings.
• Nile University of Nigeria: Nile University of Nigeria is a private university in Abuja with a comparable multi-disciplinary portfolio including medicine, engineering, and computing — competing with RUN for top-tier private university positioning nationally.
• Afe Babalola University (ABUAD): ABUAD is a fast-growing private university in Ado-Ekiti with strong professional school programs (law, medicine, engineering) and a similar multi-campus expansion model; comparable to RUN in program breadth and aspiration to top-tier national rankings.

Broad incumbents

• University of Lagos (UNILAG): UNILAG is Nigeria's flagship public research university and the leading institution where RUN's Pro-Chancellor previously served as Vice-Chancellor; it is a broad incumbent benchmark for RUN's research output aspirations and faculty caliber (Harvard-recognized researchers, SciVal Top 500).
• University of Ibadan: University of Ibadan is Nigeria's oldest and most established public research university and a benchmark for academic quality in West Africa; RUN's Vice-Chancellor and several senior leaders were trained or previously faculty at UI, making it a comparable academic lineage.

Regional players

• Bells University of Technology: Bells University of Technology is a private technology-focused university in Ota, Ogun State — a regional peer competing with RUN's Computing, Engineering and Digital Technology faculties for students in the same Southwest Nigeria corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RedeemersUni
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@redeemersuniversity1812
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redeemersuniversity
• Facebookfacebook.com/RedeemersUniversity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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