The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University College to University. It is the first university in Kano State, North-western Nigeria.
History
Bayero University initially was Ahmadu Bello College. The college was named after the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello. It was founded in January 1960 by the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Education headed by Isa Kaita to prepare senior secondary certificate holders for General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) and A-level in Arabic, Hausa, Islamic History, Islamic studies and English Literature.[2] Upon the establishment of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, Ahmadu Bello College was renamed to Abdullahi Bayero College, after Abdullahi Bayero, Emir of Kano[3] and soon thereafter it became a faculty, admitting its first set of ten undergraduate students for a B.A. degree programme of Ahmadu Bello University. This first set graduated in 1966 but it continued as a faculty of ABU until 1980.[4]
Initially located on the grounds of the School of Arabic Studies near the palace of the Emir, the college moved to a location at the old Kano Airport Hotel, where it remained 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.
In 1975, the college became a university college, and was renamed Bayero University College, with Mahmud Tukur as principal. In 1977, it was given university status as Bayero University, with Tukur as vice-chancellor. In 1980, the university ceased functioning as a faculty of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.[3]
Ranking
Bayero University Kano was ranked as number 1016 in the world universities ranking in 2023.[1][5]
Academic sections
The academic sections in Bayero University consist of colleges, faculties, centres, institutes and schools.[6]
College of health science
The colleges in the university are:
College of Health Science[7] The college of Health Sciences is made up of the following faculties: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and Faculty of Dentistry.
Colleges of Natural and Pharmaceutical Sciences[8] The College of Natural and Pharmaceutical Sciences is made up of the following faculties: Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Physical Sciences.
The research centres include: Centre for Advanced Medical Research, Centre for Infectious Diseases, African Centre for Excellence in Population Health and Policy, Centre for Gender Studies, Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Inter-faith Dialogue, Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Centre for Biotechnology Research, Centre for Renewable Energy and Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages, Translation and Folklore Centre for Information Technology, among others. The university also houses the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIIBF), the only one of its kind in the country.
Location
The main campus of the university is located approximately 12.8 kilometers (roughly 8 miles) from the city along the Kano-Gwarzo Road i.e. along Janguza road. There is another site (Old Campus) at BUK Road.
Library
The university Library was established in 1964 in order to support the university in achieving its goals of teaching, learning and research. The library acquires, processes, preserves, organises and disseminates information resources in printed and electronic format. It is a modern Library with modern technology that enables easy access to information resources by staff and students.[18] The Library strives to meet the information need of both staff, students and researchers by designing selective dissemination of information in forms of alerts services. It also subscribes to electronics databases of international standards which give s users access to information resources irrespective of location, time and place.[18]
Branch Libraries
Bayero University library is divided into nine branch libraries that are located in different campuses of the university as follows:-
S/N
LIBRARIES
LOCATION
1
MAIN LIBRARY
MAIN CAMPUS
2
AGRIC LIBRARY
MAIN CAMPUS
3
EDUCATION LIBRARY
MAIN CAMPUS
4
ENGINEERING LIBRARY
MAIN CAMPUS
5
SCIENCES LIBRARY
OLD CAMPUS
6
LAW LIBRARY
MAIN CAMPUS
7
MEDICAL COLLEGE LIBRARY
AKTH ZARIA ROAD, KANO
8
AMINU KANO CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING MAMBAYYA HOUSE LIBRARY
NO. 57/58 GWAMMAJA, KOFAR RUWA ROAD, KANO.
9
SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES LIBRARY
MAIN CAMPUS
The university's main campus is home to the Main Library, which also serves as the headquarters. The Main Library has two Phases - The Main Phase and the subsequent Phase.[19]
The Library's Stages oblige the accompanying Units and Areas:
Main Library Unit And Section
FIRST PHASE
SECOND PHASE
SECTION/UNIT
LOCATION
SECTION/UNIT
LOCATION
RESERVE SECTION
GROUND FLOOR
AUTOMATION DEPARTMENT
GROUND FLOOR
I. ADMIN UNIT
II. REFERENCE SECTION
FIRST FLOOR
REFERENCE SECTIONS
FIRST FLOOR
CIRCULATION UNIT
SECOND FLOOR
CIRCULATION UNIT
SECOND FLOOR
DOCUMENT
THIRD FLOOR
SERIALS SECTION
THIRD FLOOR
ARABIC AND ISLAMIC RESOURCES
FOURTH FLOOR
List of leaders
Bayero University Kano campusBayero University Kano campusNew site gate
SAS Principal (and director of college section)
Aliyu Abubakar Dr. Aliyu Abubakar was born in Nafada in the present Gombe State in the year 1909. He attended University of London, where he studied a bachelor of art degree in English language. After serving as a principal at the school of Arabic studies Kano, he also served as the first commissioner of Education in Bauchi State after its creation in 1976. He died in November 1987.
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