Application for the operation of private hostels and accommodation facilities for students of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria.
September 2025
MAAUN invites eligible hostel and accommodation providers interested in operating private hostels for MAAUN students to carefully review the application requirements before submitting an application.
Applicants are advised to carefully read and understand the MAAUN Hostel and Accommodation Policies and the requirements outlined below before submitting an application.
Applicants intending to apply for the operation of a private hostel for MAAUN students should carefully read the Application Guide for Hostels before completing the Application Form.
Only applications fulfilling the eligibility criteria set out in the MAAUN Hostel and Accommodation Policies will be considered eligible.
All applications must be submitted using the prescribed MAAUN application form. MAAUN reserves the right to refuse to process applications that are not submitted using the prescribed form or that fail to provide mandatory information.
Applications should be submitted by the owner of the lot(s) or premises, the operator of the student hostel, or jointly by the owner and operator of the proposed student hostel.
Applicants are required to submit the relevant supporting documents together with the completed application form.
All applications must be submitted with a statutory declaration as prescribed in the application form. The declaration must be duly signed by a related person of the Applicant and received by a lawyer. The signed declaration attached to the application must be the original copy.
Information provided in the application should be the same as and consistent with information submitted in subsequent development approval applications, including details of the lot(s), premises, parameters and arrangements of the proposed student hostel.
If an Applicant intends to transfer all its interests in the student hostel, a duly signed statutory declaration by a related person of the owner and/or operator after the transfer must be submitted to MAAUN at least one month before the transfer of operation.
Where necessary, the Applicant may be requested to provide additional information to assist MAAUN in assessing the application.
Completed applications should be submitted through the official correspondence channel of the Office of the Vice President, Campus Life.
The Vice President, Campus Life
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria
Please contact the Office of the Vice President, Campus Life for enquiries concerning the MAAUN Hostel and Accommodation Provider Application Form.
Office of the Vice President, Campus Life
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria