Founded in 2005, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Lapai (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Niger. Officially recognized by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University is a coeducational Nigerian higher education institution. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.