The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State,

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. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university in

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, North-western

History

Bayero University initially was Ahmadu Bello College. The college was named after the Premier of Northern

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. It was founded in January 1960 by the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Education headed by

Isa Kaita Isa Kaita C.O.N., C.B.E., LL.D (ABU), LL.D (BUK), DPA (Oxon) (January 1912November 1994) was a Nigerian politician. He went on to hold the chieftaincy titles of the Madawaki of Katsina and later, the Waziri of Katsina. Prior to joining politics ...

to prepare senior secondary certificate holders for General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) and

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in Arabic,

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, Islamic History, Islamic studies and English Literature. Upon the establishment of

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, Ahmadu Bello College was renamed to Abdullahi Bayero College, after

Abdullahi Bayero Alhaji Abdullahi Bayero (; born Abdullahi ɗan Muhammad Abbas; 1881 – 23 December 1953) was Emir of Kano from 1926 until his death in 1953. Under the British colonial system of indirect rule, he oversaw the administering of the Kano State, Kano ...

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and soon thereafter it became a faculty, admitting its first set of ten undergraduate students for a B.A. degree programme of Ahmadu Bello University. This first set graduated in 1966 but it continued as a faculty of ABU until 1980. Initially located on the grounds of the School of Arabic Studies near the palace of the Emir, the college moved to a location at the old Kano Airport Hotel, where it remained until March 1968, when it moved to Western Kano to make way for a military hospital (the

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having started the previous year). The first students began their studies in February 1964, and they graduated in July 1966. In 1975, the college became a university college, and was renamed Bayero University College, with Mahmud Tukur as principal. In 1977, it was given university status as Bayero University, with Tukur as vice-chancellor. In 1980, the university ceased functioning as a faculty of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.

Ranking

Bayero University Kano was ranked as number 1016 in the world universities ranking in 202

Academic sections

The academic sections in Bayero University consist of colleges, faculties, centres, institutes and schools.

College of health science

The colleges in the university are: * College of Health Science The college of Health Sciences is made up of the following faculties: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and

Faculty of Dentistry Faculty or faculties may refer to: Academia * Faculty (academic staff), professors, researchers, and teachers of a given university or college (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a large department of a university by field of study (us ...

. * Colleges of Natural and Pharmaceutical Sciences The College of Natural and Pharmaceutical Sciences is made up of the following faculties: Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Physical Sciences. The remaining faculties in Bayero University are: *

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and

Islamic Studies Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...

Agricultural Sciences Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professiona ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

and

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

Communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

* Earth and Environmental Sciences *

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

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* Management Sciences *

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Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

The research centres include: Centre for Advanced Medical Research, Centre for Infectious Diseases, African Centre for Excellence in Population Health and Policy, Centre for Gender Studies, Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Inter-faith Dialogue, Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Centre for Biotechnology Research, Centre for Renewable Energy and Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages, Translation and Folklore Centre for Information Technology, among others. The university also houses the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIIBF), the only one of its kind in the country.

Location

The main campus of the university is located approximately 12.8 kilometers (roughly 8 miles) from the city along the Kano-Gwarzo Road i.e. along Janguza road. There is another site (Old Campus) at BUK Road.

Library

The university Library was established in 1964 in order to support the university in achieving its goals of teaching, learning and research. The library acquires, processes, preserves, organises and disseminates information resources in printed and electronic format. It is a modern Library with modern technology that enables easy access to information resources by staff and students. The Library strives to meet the information need of both staff, students and researchers by designing selective dissemination of information in forms of alerts services. It also subscribes to electronics databases of international standards which give s users access to information resources irrespective of location, time and place.

Branch Libraries

Bayero University library is divided into nine branch libraries that are located in different campuses of the university as follows:- The university's main campus is home to the Main Library, which also serves as the headquarters. The Main Library has two Phases - The Main Phase and the subsequent Phase. The Library's Stages oblige the accompanying Units and Areas:

Main Library Unit And Section

List of leaders

SAS Principal (and director of college section)

# Aliyu Abubakar Dr. Aliyu Abubakar was born in Nafada in the present Gombe State in the year 1909. He attended University of London, where he studied a bachelor of art degree in English language. After serving as a principal at the school of Arabic studies Kano, he also served as the first commissioner of Education in Bauchi State after its creation in 1976. He died in November 1987.

Provost of Abdullahi Bayero College

# Abdalla Eltayeb (1964–1966) # Hamidu Alkali (September 1966 – November 1969) # Shehu Galadanci (1969–1975)

Principal of Bayero University College

# Mahmud Tukur (September 1975 – 1977)

Vice chancellor

# Mahmud Tukur (1975 – October 1977) # J. O. C. Ezeilo (1977–1978) # Ibrahim H. Umar (1979–1986) # Dandatti Abdulkadir (1986–1990) # M. Sani Zakraddeen (1990–1995) # Bello Bako Dambatta (1995–1999) # Musa Abdullahi (August 1999 – 2004) # Attahiru Muhammad Jega (September 2004 – 2010) # Abubakar Adamu Rasheed (June 2010 – 17 August 2015) # Muhammad Yahuza Bello (Tuesday 18 August 2015 – 17 August 2020) # Sagir Adamu Abbas (17 August 2020 – Present)

People

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Notable alumni

* Ahmed Adamu, petroleum economist and lecturer * Mansur Dan Ali,

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* Zaynab Alkali, author * Jumai Bello, managing director Bauchi Radio Corporation * Zuwaira Gambo commissioner of women affairs and poverty development, Borno state * Abba Gumel, Professor of Mathematics,

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* Mukhtar Shehu Idris, politician, Governor-elect of

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, author, columnist, journalism professor at

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Farouk Lawan Farouk Muhammad Lawan (born 6 July 1962) is a Nigerian politician and four-term (since 1999) member of the House of Representatives for the Bagwai/ Shanono Federal Constituency of Kano State. Education and personal life Lawan is a graduate of ...

, politician *

Mohammed Mabdul Mohammed Abdullahi Mabdul (born 10 October 1961) is a Nigerian diplomat who served as the ambassador of Nigeria to Algeria from 2019 to 2022. Mabdul studied Arabic and political science at Bayero University Kano The Bayero University Kano (B ...

, Nigerian diplomat and former ambassador to Algeria *

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, Nigerian minister of power * Moses Ochonu, historian, author * Rabia Salihu Sa'id, physicist * Ibrahim Sheme, novelist, journalist, publisher * Yushau Shuaib, author * Jamilah Tangaza, journalist, former head of BBC Hausa *

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, former governor,

Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi (born 12 August 1961) is a Nigerian public officer and accountant. Early life and education Mashi was born in Mashi, Katsina State Nigeria. He schooled in Government College Katsina in 1974, then obtained his BSc. i ...

, former Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health and accountant *

Salisu Usman Ogbo Salisu Usman Ogbo (born October 25, 1972) is a Nigerian academic administrator and politician. He is the Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja, Nigeria, having been appointed first in an acting capacity in 2020 and confirmed in 2021. Ear ...

, Rector of

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Notable faculty

Abdalla Uba Adamu Abdalla Uba Adamu () (born 25 April 1956) is a Nigerian academic, educator, publisher, filmmaker, ethnomusicologist, media scholar and former vice-chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria. He hold double professorships in Science Educati ...

* Stewart Brown * Abdul Haleem Chishti * Reginald Cline-Cole * Bello Bako Dambatta * Hafsat Ganduje *

Abdulrazak Gurnah Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 20 December 1948) is a Tanzanian-born British novelist and academic. He was born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar and moved to the United Kingdom in the 1960s as a refugee during the Zanzibar Revolution. His novels includ ...

, Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 * Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa

Holders of honorary degrees

* Yayale Ahmed *

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Aminu Kano Mallam Aminu Kano (9 August 1920 — 17 April 1983) was a Nigerian radical opposition political leader, teacher, poet, playwright, and trade unionist from Kano. He played an active role during the transition from British colonial rule t ...

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Murtala Mohammed Murtala Ramat Muhammed (; 8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth head of state of Nigeria. He led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the military regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi a ...

* Yusuf Maitama Sule

Affiliated colleges

* Sa'adatu Rimi College of Education * Jigawa State College of Education * Bayero University Kano Admission Updates

References

External links

Bayero University website
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