An extensive network of universities both public and private exists in the northern region of Nigeria to serve the educational quest of the people. They provide a valuable service in the advancement of the region through the provision of better education and research work.
The higher education system in this part of Nigeria can be described as traditional and modern due to the existence of many institutions, old and new, and the roles they all play within the country.
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Universities in Northern Nigeria
No | University Name | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) | Zaria, Kaduna State | Public (Federal) |
2 | Bayero University Kano (BUK) | Kano State | Public (Federal) |
3 | University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) | Maiduguri, Borno State | Public (Federal) |
4 | Federal University Dutse (FUD) | Dutse, Jigawa State | Public (Federal) |
5 | Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) | Sokoto State | Public (Federal) |
5 | Federal University, Gusau | Gusau Zamfara | Public (Federal) |
6 | Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) | Dutsin-Ma, Katsina | Public (Federal) |
7 | Federal University of Kashere (FUKashere) | Kashere, Gombe | Public (Federal) |
8 | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, | Bauchi | Public (Federal) |
9 | Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) | Minna, Niger State | Public (Federal) |
10 | Federal University Lafia (FUL) | Lafia, Nasarawa State | Public (Federal) |
11 | Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) | Yola, Adamawa State | Public (Federal) |
12 | Federal University Lokoja (FUL) | Lokoja, Kogi State | Public (Federal) |
13 | Bauchi State University (BSU) | Bauchi | Public (state) |
14 | Umaru Musa Yar'adua University (UMYU) | Katsina | Public (state) |
15 | Gombe State University (GSU) | Gombe | Public (state) |
16 | Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL) | Lapai, Niger State | Public (state) |
17 | Taraba State University (TSU) | Jalingo, Taraba |
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18 | Sokoto State University (SSU) | Sokoto | Public (state) |
19 | Kaduna State University (KASU) | Kaduna State | Public (State) |
20 | Benue State University | Makurdi, Benue State | Public (State) |
21 | American University of Nigeria (AUN) | Yola, Adamawa State | Private |
22 | Nile University of Nigeria | Abuja | Private |
23 | Baze University | Abuja | Private |
24 | Veritas University | Abuja | Private |
25 | Al-Qalam University Katsina | Katsina State | Private (Islamic) |
26 | African University of Science and Technology, | Abuja | Private |
27 | Bingham University, New Karu | Nasarawa State | Private |
28 | Greenfield University | Kaduna | Private |
29 | Skyline University | Kano | Private |
30 | Edusoko University, Bida | Niger State | Private |
31 | Philomath University | Kuje, Abuja | Private |
32 | Mewar International University, Masaka | Nasarawa State | Private |
33 | Azman University | Kano State | Private |
34 | Newgate University | MInna, Niger State. | Private |
35 | Baba Ahmed University | Kano State | Private |
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The Pioneer Institution: Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
Ahmadu Bello University is the first to be established in Northern Nigeria and the oldest institution that offers a degree program in the history of higher education in Nigeria.
The University was established in the North in 1962 because of its founder, the late Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna of Sokoto), a Nigerian politician and a renowned leader.
ABU, which is located in Zaria, Kaduna State, was established bearing in mind the educational limitations in the northern part of the country enhanced rate of higher learning amongst the people. During the formative years, the university laid emphasis on the establishment of the faculties of arts, science, and social science.
The university has expanded its physical coverage significantly and offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in other fields in engineering, medicine, agriculture, law, and the management sciences. ABU is famous for its focus on various aspects of research and development that aim at national growth in Nigeria.
There is visible evidence of ABU’s focus on community service and outreach in the numerous activities organized by the university for the benefit of faculty and students. The university has also developed relations with foreign universities thus increasing its research capacity and academic mobility.
ABU today is referred to as the citadel of learning and has produced a large number of graduates ready to take on the challenges presented by the fast-changing environment of today.
