ABUAD boasts a number of national research institutes and centers that are at the forefront of efforts to seek novel solutions to grand challenges facing Nigeria, Africa and the world. Furthermore, through Afe Babalola University Press, the university publishes and distributes educational books for schools, academic books for universities and researchers, and information and reference titles.
- Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute)
- ABUAD Space Center
- ABUAD Centre for Sports Science
- Directorate of Information Technology
- Directorate of Research and Innovation Administration
- Directorate of Strategic Linkages
- UNESCO Chair on Entrepreneurship Education for Sustainable Development
- Afe Babalola University Press