In October 1975, the then military government under General Murtala Mohammed established the Unijos as a separate institution.

In 2003, the Carnegie Corporation of New York gave Unijos a $2 million grant to form its own fundraising department.

[2] It is an Academic library that was established in 1962 to support teaching, learning and research which was located in the campus of the University of Ibadan before its move to Jos.

[3] Presently, the library is located along Bauchi road opposite the Federal College of Forestry, Jos.

On 4th March, 2022, a 300-level (Year 3) student of the institution committed suicide due to the strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.