The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in

Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a mil ...

, the capital city of

Borno State Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon, its northern border ...

in northeast

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. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975, with the intention of its becoming one of the country's principal higher-education institutions. It enrolls about 25,000 students in its combined programs, which include a college of

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and faculties of

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, Allied health science, Basic medical science,

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, and

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. With the encouragement of the federal government, the university has recently been increasing its research efforts, particularly in the fields of agriculture, medicine and conflict resolution, and expanding the university press. The university is the major higher institution of learning in the north-eastern part of the country.

Faculties (colleges)

The university of Maiduguri has 12 faculties.

Affiliate institutions

The approved affiliate institutions of the University of Maiduguri, approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC) are as follows: * Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama * College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State * College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State * Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe *Annahda college of science and Islamic Studies Diploma section * Federal College of Education Yola

Notable alumni

* Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe Deputy Governor of Kaduna State *

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Governor of

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and incumbent Director-General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) *Lt-Gen

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, former Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria *Sen

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, Nigerian Politician *Professor Andrew Haruna, Nigerian academic, and

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of Federal University Gashua *

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Governor of Abia State *

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, former

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, Nigeria *

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, Former Governor of Abia State *

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, Group Managing Director of

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*Sen Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan,

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*Sen Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State *

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, vice-chancellor of Federal University, Wukari * Aliyu Shugaba incumbent

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of University of Maiduguri * Imrana Alhaji Buba, Activist,

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, recipient of Queen's Young Leader Award * Danladi Umar, Nigerian

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*Professor

Babagana Umara Zulum Babagana Umara Zulum (born 25 August 1969) is a Nigerian professor and politician. He has served as Governor of Borno State since 2019 under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Early life Babagana was born on August 25, 1969 ...

, Politician, Governor of

Terrorist attacks

In the early morning of January 16, 2017, there was a suicide bomb attack at a mosque at the University. The explosion killed four people, including Professor Aliyu Mani and one of the attackers, and wounding seventeen. The wounded were rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Another attacker, a girl approximately 12 years old, was reportedly shot by police as she approached the university, detonating her explosives and killing her. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization ...

leader

Abubakar Shekau Abu Mohammed Abubakar al-Sheikawi (also known by the alias ''Darul Akeem wa Zamunda Tawheed'', or ''Darul Tawheed''; "the abode of monotheism"; born 1965, 1969 or 1975 – 19 May 2021) was a Kanuri man known as the leader of Boko Haram, a Niger ...

. The number of attackers involved has varied between reports, but one of the bombers was believed to be a teenage girl. Three suicide bombers attacked the University on June 25 and June 26, 2017, killing one security guard. The university has begun digging a 27 kilometer trench around the perimeter in order to prevent Boko Haram attacks.

References

External links

University of Maiduguri Official website
Maiduguri Educational institutions established in 1975 Public universities in Nigeria 1975 establishments in Nigeria Education in Borno State {{Nigeria-university-stub