History

Crawford University is a private Christian university in Igbesa, Ogun State, Nigeria, owned by the Apostolic Faith Mission.

Crawford University was established in 2005 by Paul Akazue, the then leader and third Overseer for the Apostolic Faith work across Africa. Rev. Paul Akazue was the proprietor and the first installed Chancellor of Crawford University, before his death in May 2010.
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Vice Chancellors

Professor Moses Toye Ige (June 2005 - September 2010)
Professor Samson Ayanlaja (October 2010 - September 2015)
Professor Isaac Rotimi Ajayi FNIP (October 5, 2015 - October 4, 2020)
Professor Reuben Jiya Kolo (October 2020 – Present)

To be a Centre of Excellence; producing graduates with a well-balanced education.

‍To be an International Institution of Higher Learning with enviable standards of teaching and research.

To develop individuals to the point of self-actualization, thereby equipping them intellectually and morally to contribute meaningfully to the development of Nigeria and, by proxy, the world at large.

Our overriding aim is to translate Crawford University into a world class tertiary educational institution in the shortest time
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