Bayero University
Encyclopedia
Bayero University Kano is a university situated in Kano
, Kano State
, Nigeria
. It was founded in 1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university; in 1980 it ceased functioning as a faculty of the Ahmadu Bello University
. It has Faculties of Agriculture
, Arts
and Islamic Studies
, Education
, Law
, Medicine
, Science
, Social and Management Sciences and Technology
.
, was founded in January 1960 in Kano as part of the School for Arabic Studies. When Ahmadu Bello University
was founded in Zaria
, Kaduna State
, Ahmadu Bello College was renamed to Abdullahi Bayero College, after Abdullahi Bayero, Emir of Kano
(ruled 1927 to 1953).
Starting January 1964 the college was situated at the Kano Airport Hotel, a location it remained at until March 1968, when it moved to western Kano to make way for a military hospital (the Nigerian Civil War
having started the previous year). The first students began their studies in February 1964, and they graduated in July 1966. Starting in 1966, the institution served as the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies of Ahmadu Bello University.
In 1975, the college became a university college, and was renamed Bayero University College, with Mahmud Tukur
as principal. In 1977, the status was again changed, to that of university, and Bayero University became the name; Tukur became Vice-Chancellor. In 1980 the university ceased functioning as a faculty of its Zaria counterpart.
Provost of Abdullahi Bayero College
Principal of Bayero University College
Vice Chancellor (1977-October 1977)
Graduates
Holders of honorary degrees
Kano
Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...
, Kano State
Kano State
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It was founded in 1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university; in 1980 it ceased functioning as a faculty of the Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
. It has Faculties of Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, Arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
and Islamic Studies
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
, Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, Medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Social and Management Sciences and Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
.
History
Ahmadu Bello College, named for Premier of Northern Nigeria Ahmadu BelloAhmadu Bello
Sir Ahmadu Bello was a Nigerian politician, and was the first premier of the Northern Nigeria region from 1954-1966. He was one of the prominent leaders in Northern Nigeria alongside Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, both of whom were prominent in negotiations about the region's place in an independent...
, was founded in January 1960 in Kano as part of the School for Arabic Studies. When Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
was founded in Zaria
Zaria
Zaria may refer to:*Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria*Zaria , or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty*Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family...
, Kaduna State
Kaduna State
-History:The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. This was further divided in 1987, losing the area now part...
, Ahmadu Bello College was renamed to Abdullahi Bayero College, after Abdullahi Bayero, Emir of Kano
Kano Emirate
The Kano Emirate is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State.The Emirate was formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad, when the old Hausa Kingdom of Kano became subject to the Sokoto Caliphate.During and after the colonial period...
(ruled 1927 to 1953).
Starting January 1964 the college was situated at the Kano Airport Hotel, a location it remained at until March 1968, when it moved to western Kano to make way for a military hospital (the Nigerian Civil War
Nigerian Civil War
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967–15 January 1970, was a political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra...
having started the previous year). The first students began their studies in February 1964, and they graduated in July 1966. Starting in 1966, the institution served as the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies of Ahmadu Bello University.
In 1975, the college became a university college, and was renamed Bayero University College, with Mahmud Tukur
Mahmud Tukur
Mahmud Tukur is a Nigerian politician and former minister for Commerce and Industry during the administration of General Buhari. He was the first Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano and also a former director of Cadbury Nigeria. Tukur's enviable position and competence displayed as the Vice...
as principal. In 1977, the status was again changed, to that of university, and Bayero University became the name; Tukur became Vice-Chancellor. In 1980 the university ceased functioning as a faculty of its Zaria counterpart.
List of leaders
SAS Principal (and director of college section)- Aliyu AbubakarAliyu AbubakarAliyu Mai Sango Abubakar III was elected Senator for the Sokoto North constituency of Sokoto State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party platform...
Provost of Abdullahi Bayero College
- Abdalla El-Tayib (1964-1966)
- Hamidu Alkali (September 1966-November 1969)
- S. A. S. Galadanchi (1969-1975)
Principal of Bayero University College
- Mahmud TukurMahmud TukurMahmud Tukur is a Nigerian politician and former minister for Commerce and Industry during the administration of General Buhari. He was the first Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano and also a former director of Cadbury Nigeria. Tukur's enviable position and competence displayed as the Vice...
(September 1975-1977)
Vice Chancellor (1977-October 1977)
- Mahmud Tukur
- J. O. C. Ezeilo (1978-1979)
- Ibrahim H. UmarIbrahim H. UmarProfessor Ibrahim H. Umar is a Nigerian scientist and university administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria from 1979 to 1986. He holds a B. Sc. in physics and mathematics from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, a M. Sc. in physics from Northern Illinois...
(1979-1986) - Dandatti Abdulkadir (1986 – 1990)
- M. Sani Zakraddeen
- Bello Bako Dambatta (1995-1999)
- Musa Abdullahi (August 1999 - 2005)
- Attahiru Muhammad Jega (September 2005-2010)
- Abubakar Rasheed (June 2010 to date)
See also
Former instructors- Stewart BrownStewart BrownDr Stewart Brown is an English poet, university lecturer and scholar of African and Caribbean Literature.-Life and Study:...
- Reginald Cline-ColeReginald Cline-ColeReginald Cline-Cole , is a University lecturer and scholar of Developmental Geography.- Life and study :...
- Abdulrazak GurnahAbdulrazak GurnahAbdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian novelist based in the United Kingdom.- Career :From 1980 to 1982, Gurnah lectured at the Bayero University Kano in Nigeria. He then moved to the University of Kent, where he earned his PhD in 1982...
Graduates
- Farouk LawanFarouk LawanFarouk Muhammad Lawan is a Nigerian politician and four-term member of the House of Representatives for the Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency of Kano State.-Education and personal life:...
- Yushau ShuaibYushau ShuaibYushau Abdulhameed Shuaib is a Nigerian writer. Born on October 10, 1969, he is an author, public relations practitioner and freelance commentator on national and international issues, including subjects such as youth development, gender equality, religious tolerance, crime prevention, public...
- Ahmed Sani Yerima
- Mohammad Bin Usman
Holders of honorary degrees
- Yayale AhmedYayale AhmedMahmud Yayale Ahmed, CFR is a Nigerian politician from Azare, Bauchi State, and was Defence Minister of Nigeria. Ahmed is the Ajiyan Katagum, a Katagum Emirate position, and the Akowojo of Idanre Kingdom, in Ondo State....