ˌækədˈɛmɪk æktˈɪvᵻɾiz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɔnðə mˈɪni kˈæmpəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz ˈæləkˌeɪɾᵻd ɐn ɛkspˈæns ʌv lˈænd kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐlˈɔŋ ðɪ ɐbjˈuːdʒə sˈɪɾi ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɹˈoʊd fɚðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv ɪts mˈeɪn kˈæmpəs.
Academic activities started on the mini - campus in 1990, after which the university was allocated an expanse of land covering over  along the Abuja city Airport road for the development of its main campus.