Usmanu Danfodiyo University

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Other name	Danfodiyo
Former names	University of Sokoto
Motto	The most peaceful university in Nigeria
Motto in English	'Read'
Type	Public
Established	1975
Academic affiliations	Association of African Universities (AAU); Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU); Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU); National Universities Commission (NUC);
Chancellor	Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos
Vice-Chancellor	Lawal Suleiman Bilbis
Location	Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Campus	Urban (main campus)
Colours	Pink and Green
Website	udusok.edu.ng

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), also known as UDUSOK, is a public research university located in the city of Sokoto, north western Part of Nigeria. It is one of the initial twelve universities founded in Nigeria by the federal government in 1975.^[2]

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto with a motto "ikraa" which means "Read". The degree is awarded based on character and learning.

The university is named after the famous Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Academics

Udusok is a four, five and six-years 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, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Education, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, social sciences, Physical and Computing Sciences, Center For Entrepreneurship Development, 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 with over 4500 seating capacity and information resources both online and offline data bases. the present university librarian is Prof. A.K. Nuhu.^[3]

The annex campus hosts the faculty of Veterinary medicine and Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Centre for Islamic Studies and the school of Remedial and Basic Studies popularly known as School of Matriculation Studies.

A third campus houses the university's teaching hospital, faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, college of Health Sciences, faculty of Dentistry, and faculty of Medical Laboratory Science.

Faculties

The university has Fifteen (15) faculties:

Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arabic and Islamic studies
Faculty of Education and Extension Service
Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Design
College of Health Science
Faculty of Physical and Computing Sciences
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Management Sciences
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
School of Medical Laboratory Scientist
Faculty of Dentistry

Administration

A chancellor is a ceremonial head of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, while the vice-chancellor is the chief executive officer and Chief academic officer. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a period of five-year, non-renewable term. The current vice-chancellor, is Professor Suleiman Lawal Bilbis. In Usman Danfodiyo University a young Nigerian lady recently made history as she became the first female president of the Student Union Government (SUG) body in a tertiary institution situated in the northern region of the country (Nigeria) According to reports by WomenAfrica.com, the student identified as Amina Yahaya emerged as the president of the students union body in the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, this makes her the first female to achieve the feat in over three decades. Yahaya had previously occupied the office of the vice-president of the sug, before the president was removed.^[4]^{[citation needed]}

Notable administrators

Holders of Honorary Degree

Alh. Aminu Dantata-Business Mogul and Philanthropist
Alh. Aliko Dangote- Business Mogul
Alh. Bola Tinubu- Politician, Former Governor Of Lagos State and current President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Alh. Attahiru Bafarawa- Politician and Former Governor of Sokoto State

Notable alumni

Tajudeen Abbas, Current Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Adamu Baba-Kutigi, physicist
Sani Magaji Tambawal, Current Clerk to the National Assembly of Nigeria
Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi, Nigerian lawyer and politician, former Minister of State Science and Technology
Atiku Bagudu, former Senator and former Governor of Kebbi State and current Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Economist and Detective, former Chairman Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Abubakar Malami (SAN), lawyer, senior advocate of Nigeria, politician and Nigeria's former attorney general and Minister of Justice
Abba Sayyadi Ruma, a former Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the late president Umar Musa Yaradua's Government
Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, politician and businessman and former speaker Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Aminu Tambuwal, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, former Governor of Sokoto State and current Senator for Sokoto South
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.
Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, the current Emir of Katsina, Katsina State
Mahmood Yakubu, professor, Chairman of the Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission
Ahmad Aliyu, Doctor, Former First Executive Secretary of Nigeria Police Trust Fund and the Current Governor of Sokoto State
Umar Muhammad Bago,a Successful Banker and Current Executive Governor of Niger State, Nigeria.
Nasir Idris, Former National Chairman of National Union of Teachers (NUT) and now a sitting Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria.
Muhammed Idris Malagi, Publisher of Blueprint Newspaper and Current Minister of Information and Culture, Nigeria.
Bello Muhammad Goronyo,Former Deputy Speaker, Sokoto House of Assembly and currently a State Minister of Water Resources, Nigeria.

Stakeholders

TETFund
Federal Ministry of Education
National Universities Commission

References

^ "National Universities Commission". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "Usmanu Danfodiyo University | university, Sokoto, Nigeria". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
^ "Abdullahi Fodio Library". Usmanu Danfodiyo University.
^ Odutuyo, Adeyinka (31 July 2019). "Amina Yahaya becomes first female president of SUG body in Usman Danfodiyo University". legit.hausa.ng. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

External links

[1] "National Universities Commission". Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[2] "Usmanu Danfodiyo University | university, Sokoto, Nigeria". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

[3] "Abdullahi Fodio Library". Usmanu Danfodiyo University.

[4] Odutuyo, Adeyinka (31 July 2019). "Amina Yahaya becomes first female president of SUG body in Usman Danfodiyo University". legit.hausa.ng. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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