Nasarawa State University

Nasarawa State University
Type	Public
Established	2001
Vice-Chancellor	Saadatu Hassan Liman
Location	Keffi , North Central Nigeria, Nasarawa State , Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Website	nsuk.edu.ng

Last updated January 13, 2026

Nasarawa State University is located in Keffi Nigeria.^[1] It is a tertiary institution which was created to encourage the advancement of learning in the state and its neighbouring environment.

NSUK was established under the Nasarawa State Law No. 2 of 2001 as passed by the State House of Assembly under the first democratically elected Governor of Nasarawa State, Governor (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu but was born and sited in February 2002, at the defunct College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST), Keffi.

It was established with the fundamental aim of providing an avenue for Nassarawa State indigenes to pursue and acquire tertiary education. Located in Keffi town. Nassarawa State University caters for both full-time and part-time students. The university has a Post Graduate Faculty which offers a Masters in Business Administration(MBA) under the department of Business Administration.

Campus

The university has four campuses. The main campus is in Keffi which is the administrative headquarters of the institution, the senate of the school, the governing body, the vice chancellor, all the senior members of the senate and most faculties are at Keffi campus. The second campus is in Lafia the state capital where the faculty of agriculture is situated. The third campus is at Gudi where the faculty of engineering is domiciled, The last campus is located at Pyanku which is the center for continuing studies and IJMB.

Faculties and Departments

Main campus (Keffi)

Faculty of Administration

Business Administration
Public Administration
Accounting
Banking and Finance
Taxation
Entrepreneurial Studies

Faculty of Arts

History
English Language
Linguistic
Religious Studies
French Language
Arabic Language
Theater and Cultural Studies

Faculty of Social Sciences

Mass Communication
Political Science
Economics
Sociology
Psychology

Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Physics
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology and Mining
Mathematical Sciences
Computer science
zoology
Plant science
Statistics
Science laboratory technology

Faculty of Education

Arts and Social Sciences
Educational Foundation
Science Technology and Mathematics
Special Education

Faculty of Law

Private and Business Law
Public and International Law
Islamic Law and Jurispudence

Faculty of Environmental Science

Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Architecture
Building Technology

Faculty of Health Science

Community Health Science
Health Information Management
Environmental Health Science
Nutrition and Dietetics

Lafia campus

Faculty of Agriculture

Agronomy
Agricultural Economics and Extension
Animal Science
Home Science and Management
Forestry and Wildlife
Fisheries

Gudi Campus

Faculty of engineering

Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Notable staff

Zaynab Alkali the writer, taught creative writing here.^[2]
Epiphany Azinge taught law
Terhemba Shija
Muhammad Akaro Mainoma

Notable alumni

Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, Nigerian politician
Hajiya Hama Ali Muhammad, Nigerian Public Administrator^[3]

References

↑ "Nasarawa State University, Keffi" . Retrieved 2024-05-27.
↑ Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
↑ Admin, Checkout Magazine. "Ganduje Appoints New Rector for State Poly, Council Members for Maitama Sule University, DG KANINVEST & Diaspora | Checkout Magazine" . Retrieved 2023-01-04.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

Official website

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[1] "Nasarawa State University, Keffi" . Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[Jr.Akyeampong2012-2] Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.

[3] Admin, Checkout Magazine. "Ganduje Appoints New Rector for State Poly, Council Members for Maitama Sule University, DG KANINVEST & Diaspora | Checkout Magazine" . Retrieved 2023-01-04.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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