Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano is a Nigerian public university owned by the Kano State Government. It has two campuses: City Campus located in Kano, and the main campus located along General Buhari Way Kofar Ruwa Kano.
Other name | YUMSUK |
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Former names | Northwest University Kano |
Motto | Knowledge for self reliance and development |
Motto in English | Knowledge for self reliance and development |
Type | Public |
Established | 2012 |
Academic affiliations | NUC, ASUU |
Officer in charge | Isyaku Adamu |
Chairman | Professor J. D. Amin |
Chancellor | His Royal Highness Eze, CON, ([[]]) |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa |
Dean | 7 |
Academic staff | 500 |
Administrative staff | 2000 |
Undergraduates | 9496 |
Location | , Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Brown, green, red |
Website | www |
History
Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso set up a technical committee to establish the second Public University in Kano State, after the Kano University of Science and Technology. The committee included Hafiz Abubakar, Muhammad Yahuza Bello, Fatima Batul Mukhtar, Bayero University Kano and Umar Garba. The committee submitted their report to Kwankwaso, who submitted it to the Kano State House of Assembly for their approval. After they passed the bill, the National Universities Commission was contacted for final approval.
Kwankwaso immediately inaugurated an Implementation Committee, which was headed by Professor Hafiz Abubakar. Their task included the appointment of both academic and non-academic staff, and the admission of the original students.[1]
References
- "As Kwankwaso's Northwest University takes off". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2021.