Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is one of Nigeria's premier private universities and is currently ranked second by the National Universities Commission (NUC) among the nation's private higher institutions. BIU presently has affilliations, partnerships  and sister university agreements with Oral Roberts University USA, the University of Delaware USA, and business departments of these universities are partnering with BIU to develope a premier undergraduate and graduate business school that will offer programs ranging from Entrepreneurship to Executive MBAs.