Federal University Gashua (FUGashua) is a university based in
Yobe State
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Potisku ...
, northeastern Nigeria.
It is a learning and research institution that seeks to solve immediate needs of the society and give every person the opportunity to acquire knowledge.
The university was established in 2013 by President
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957)Lawson Heyford, ''The Source'' (Lagos), 11 December 2006. is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to fo ...
. This was done to give every state of Nigeria (those without a federal university) access to higher education and to give all states equal access to education. Yobe State is listed as one of the educationally disadvantaged with low enrollment in schools and high rate of illiteracy.
In its Education Sector reform and development, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in 2010, approved the establishment of twelve (12) universities in the six geopolitical zones of the country. This was to expand access to tertiary education for Nigerians. For effective take off of the universities, an Implementation Committee which includes
National Universities Commission
The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria. Situated in Abuja, it was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. In 1974, it became a statutory b ...
(NUC), the
Tertiary Education Trust Fund
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, abbreviated as TETFUND, is a scheme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2011 to disburse, manage, and monitor education tax to government-owned tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The TETFUND scheme ...
(TETFUND) and other relevant stakeholders was constituted. The Committee held consultations with governors of the states for the new universities and inspected the proposed sites before submitting its report on 15 November 2010. The implementation of the committee's report was in phases. The implementation of the first phase started with the establishment of nine Universities, in February 2011. The implementation of the second phase involved the establishment of three Universities including the FUGashua in February 2013. On 18 February 2013, Professor Shehu Abdul Rahaman was appointed Vice-Chancellor, and Sulu Dauda, Registrar (pioneers).
In June 2015, FUGashua matriculated its 240 pioneer students. Three years after the maiden matriculation, student population grew significantly, and in February 2018, 990 students were matriculated.
University Library
Its an academic library that was established in 2013 to support teaching, learning and research to meet the mission, objectives of the university. the library has information resources that support the courses offered which is headed by a University librarian. present university librarian is Dr. Adam Gambo Saleh.
Academic
FUGashua offers over 20 courses in five faculties.
Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Economics and Extension
Agronomy
Animal Science
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Forestry and Wildlife Management
Home Economics and Management/Economics
Faculty of Art and Humanities
English Language
History and International Studies
Islamic Studies
Faculty of Management Science
Accounting
Business Administration
Public Administration
Faculty of Sciences
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Faculty of Social Science
Economics and Development Studies
Geography
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
References
Yobe State
Federal universities of Nigeria
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