Usmanu Danfodiyo University
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Former names | University of Sokoto |
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Motto | The most peaceful university in Nigeria |
Motto in English | 'Read' |
Type | Public |
Established | 1975 |
Chancellor | Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Lawal Suleiman Bilbis[1] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban (main campus) |
Nickname | Danfodio |
Affiliations | Association of African Universities (AAU)
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) National Universities Commission (NUC) |
Website | udusok |
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), also known as Udusok and formerly University of Sokoto is one of the initial twelve universities founded in Nigeria by the federal government in 1975. It is a research university located in the city of Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria.
The university is named after Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Academics
Udusok is a four-year degree-awarding institution that also runs associate degrees and remedial programmes. The university has a standard medical program and University Teaching Hospital. The University is divided into three campuses.
The main campus houses faculties of Agriculture, Arts & Languages, Education, Engineering, Law, Sciences, social sciences, Center for peace studies and Center for Energy research and training. The university senate, the main library complex (Abdullahi Fodiyo Library Complex) and the School of Postgraduate Studies are also located at the main campus.
The annex campus hosts the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with the faculty of Veterinary medicine and its teaching hospital, the Centre for Islamic Studies and the school of remedial program (school of matriculation studies).
A third campus houses the university's teaching hospital, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science.
Notable alumni
- Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the current Governor of Sokoto State
- Sen. Atiku Bagudo, Former Nigerian senator, and Current Governor of Kebbi State.
- Mahmood Yakubu, professor, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
- Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, politician and businessman and current speaker Kaduna State House of Assembly.
- Bar. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria,Politician and Nigeria's Current Attorney General and Minister of Justice
- Isatou Touray, politician, activist, and social reformer. Former Gambian Minister of Trade in the Barrow's cabinet and the current Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
See also
References
- ^ "National Universities Commission". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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