Bayero University Kano

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Bayero University Kano
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Other name
BUK
Former names
Ahmadu Bello College,
Abdullahi Bayero College,
Bayero University College
Motto"وفوق كل ذي علم عليم"
Motto in English
"...and above every possessor of knowledge there is one more learned"
Type Public, research
Established4 October 1962
Accreditation NUC
Academic affiliations
 ASUU, SSANU, NAAT
Vice-Chancellor Sagir Adamu Abbas [1]
Location
Kano, Kano State
,
Nigeria

11°58′50″N8°28′46″E / 11.98056°N 8.47944°E / 11.98056; 8.47944
CampusUrban
Colours   Turquoise
Website www.buk.edu.ng

The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. 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 Kano State, North-western Nigeria.

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History

Bayero University initially was Ahmadu Bello College. The college was named after the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello. It was founded in January 1960 by the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Education headed by Isa Kaita to prepare senior secondary certificate holders for General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) and A-level in Arabic, Hausa, Islamic History, Islamic studies and English Literature. [2] Upon the establishment of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, Ahmadu Bello College was renamed to Abdullahi Bayero College, after Abdullahi Bayero, Emir of Kano [3] 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. [4]

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 Nigerian Civil War 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. [3]

Ranking

Bayero University Kano was ranked as number 1016 in the world universities ranking in 2023. [5]

Academic sections

The academic sections in Bayero University consist of colleges, faculties, centres, institutes and schools. [6]

College of health science

The colleges in the university are:

The remaining faculties in Bayero University are:

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. [18] 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. [18]

Branch Libraries

Bayero University library is divided into nine branch libraries that are located in different campuses of the university as follows:-

S/N  LIBRARIES  LOCATION
1  MAIN LIBRARY  MAIN CAMPUS
2  AGRIC LIBRARY  MAIN CAMPUS
3  EDUCATION LIBRARY  MAIN CAMPUS
4  ENGINEERING LIBRARY  MAIN CAMPUS
5  SCIENCES LIBRARY  OLD CAMPUS
6  LAW LIBRARY  MAIN CAMPUS
7  MEDICAL COLLEGE LIBRARY  AKTH ZARIA ROAD, KANO
8  AMINU KANO CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING MAMBAYYA HOUSE LIBRARY  NO. 57/58 GWAMMAJA, KOFAR RUWA ROAD, KANO.
9  SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES LIBRARY  MAIN CAMPUS

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. [19]

The Library's Stages oblige the accompanying Units and Areas:

Main Library Unit And Section

FIRST PHASE  SECOND PHASE
  SECTION/UNIT  LOCATION  SECTION/UNIT  LOCATION
  RESERVE SECTION  GROUND FLOORAUTOMATION DEPARTMENT  GROUND FLOOR
 

  I. ADMIN UNIT

  II.  REFERENCE SECTION

  FIRST FLOOR  REFERENCE SECTIONS  FIRST FLOOR
  CIRCULATION UNIT  SECOND FLOOR  CIRCULATION UNIT  SECOND FLOOR
  DOCUMENT  THIRD FLOOR  SERIALS SECTION  THIRD FLOOR
  ARABIC AND ISLAMIC RESOURCES  FOURTH FLOOR

List of leaders

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Bayero University Kano campus
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Bayero University Kano campus
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New site gate

SAS Principal (and director of college section)

  1. 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

  1. Abdalla Eltayeb (1964–1966)
  2. Hamidu Alkali (September 1966 – November 1969)
  3. Shehu Galadanci (1969–1975)

Principal of Bayero University College

  1. Mahmud Tukur (September 1975 – 1977)

Vice chancellor

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

People

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Bayero University Kano library
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Bayero University Kano library

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Holders of honorary degrees

Affiliated colleges

See also

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  2. ↑ "History of Department of FAIS". BUK.edu.ng. Bayero University Kano. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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