Federal University, Gusau

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Federal University Gusau, also known by the acronym FUGUS, located in Gusau Zamfara State, Nigeria was one of the last 6 proposed new universities in 2010.

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The implementation of the first phase of the proposal started in February, 2011, with the establishment of nine Universities, while the second phase involving the remaining three universities including Federal University Gusau was established in 2013, during the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan. [1] with three faculties, Humanities and Education, Management and Social Science, and Science. [2]

Faculties and Departments

S/N [3] FacultyDepartment
1. Humanities
  1. Arabic and Islamic Studies
  2. English and Literature
  3. History and International Studies
  4. Languages and Culture


2. Education
  1. Educational Foundation
  2. Science Education
3. Science
  1. Biological Sciences
  2. Geological Sciences
  3. Mathematics
  4. Physics
4. Management and Social Sciences
  1. Accounting/Finance
  2. Business Administration
  3. Economics
  4. Public Administration
  5. Political Science
  6. Sociology

2023 Kidnapping

On 22 September 2023, 24 students, 10 workers and one security guard were kidnapped from the university by gunmen. [4]

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References

  1. "Federal University, Gusau". uniRank. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. "Federal University Gusau Zamfara State Nigeria: Brief Intro". Students Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018. It is a conventional University that took-off with three Faculties viz: Faculty of Humanities and Education, Faculty of Management and Social Science and Faculty of Science.
  3. FUGUS. "FEDERAL UNIVERSITY GUSAU". www.fugusau.edu.ng. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "Gunmen abduct 35 from Nigerian university in the northwest". Reuters . Retrieved 22 September 2023.