The Petroleum and Gas Engineering programme was established in 2001/2002 academic session with an intake of thirty students for the 5-year Bachelor of Science Honours Degree course and the first set graduated in 2006/2007 session. This programme is accredited by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and the National University Commission (NUC).

The Petroleum and Gas (Oil and Gas) Engineering curriculum is designed to provide the student with the strong foundation in science and engineering needed by petroleum and other related industries engaged in exploitation of oil and natural gas resources from underground reservoirs. The curriculum blends the natural sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology), the engineering science (thermodynamics, mechanics, dynamics, hydraulics and strength of materials), and information technology skill to create a programme that is relevant in solving the diverse problems in the oil and gas industry.

The programme covers the fundamentals of petroleum engineering science and technology, including the flow of fluids, drilling and production operations separation processes, unit processes, inorganic and organic chemical equilibrium, and economics. The programme prepares students for engineering duties in the petroleum industry as well as related chemical process industry.

The philosophy of the programme is to train and produce competent graduates in petroleum and gas (oil and gas) engineering with high academic standard and adequate practical background needed to meet the manpower requirement and the short and long-term uncertainties associated with the energy industry and achieve national goals and objectives of industrialisation and self-reliance in the energy sector.