Bauchi State University

Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
BASUG
Motto	Ilimi Tushen Cigaba
Motto in English	"Knowledge is the Foundation of Progress"
Type	Public
Established	2011
Vice-Chancellor	Fatima Tahir
Students	21,180
Location	Gadau, with other campuses in Misau, and Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Website	www.basug.edu.ng

Sa'adu Zungur University Gadau (SAZUG) (formerly Bauchi State University Gadau)^[1]^[2] is a state-owned university located in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its main campus is in Gadau, with others in Misau and Bauchi.

History

After becoming independent in 1960, Nigeria had only one university at Ibadan, which was an affiliate of the University of London.^[3] The Ashby Commission, set up in 1959 to advise the Government on the need for tertiary education recommended the establishment of what is today referred to as "First Generation Universities": the University of Ibadan, University of Ife, University of Lagos, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. By the 1970s, the projections of the Ashby Commission report were found to be unrealistic, particularly on student enrollment and course offerings, motivating the establishment of the so-called "Second Generation Universities". By the early 1980s, the Federal Government had attempted to establish a university in each of the then 19 States. The continued demand for tertiary education led to the liberalization of the federal monopoly on establishing universities, allowing the States to establish their universities.

In 2007, the former State Governor Ahmad Adamu Muazu created a Planning and Implementation Committee. In October 2008, Governor Isa Yuguda initiated another committee to resume the effort. In June 2009, an Implementation Committee proceeded, building on the previous committees' work. After the committee reviewed the acquisition and improvement of the campus sites at Gadau (Azare), Misau, and Bauchi, the Government awarded several contracts for the renovation of the campuses. The Government then engaged a Lagos-based firm to produce the Bauchi State University Academic Brief, a Master Plan, and a Strategic Plan to cover its 25-year development plan. The law establishing the university was passed by the Bauchi State House of Assembly and approved by Governor Isa Yuguda on 31 December 2010.

Campuses and departments

The university has three campuses:

Gadau (Azare), the main campus and location of the administration
Misau Campus
Bauchi Campus

Faculties

Gadau Campus
- School of Basic and Remedial Studies
- Faculty of Art
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Science
Misau Campus
- Faculty of Law
Bauchi Campus
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Management Science

By the end of the fourth phase of development (2026/27 - 2030/31) the university is expected to have the following faculties:

Gadau Campus
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Science
- School of Basic and Remedial Studies
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Misau Campus
- Faculty of Law
Bauchi Campus
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences^[4]

Notes

Bauchi State University "Academic-Brief 2011/12-2020/21" Volume I, Feb. 2013
Review of Basug, 3rd Meeting with TOROSA By Ibrahim Baba Ahmed(Marel), chairman of the committee,12/5/2015.

References

^ Ibrahim, Hassan (2021-02-10). "Bauchi gov't names state university after Sa'adu Zungur". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Bauchi gov appoints Prof Fatima Tahir as new VC of Sa'adu Zungur University - Dateline Nigeria". 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ Adeyemo, John Adeboye (2015-01-16), Lebeau, Yann; Ogunsanya, Mobolaji (eds.), "The Demand for Higher Education and Employment Opportunities in Nigeria", The Dilemma of Post-Colonial Universities : Elite Formation and the Restructuring of Higher Education in sub-Saharian Africa, African Dynamics, Ibadan: IFRA-Nigeria, pp. 241–265, ISBN 979-10-92312-17-1, retrieved 2021-05-20
^ admin (2020-06-30). "BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU". Glimpse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-05-20.

External links

Official website

11°49′40″N 10°09′50″E / 11.82790°N 10.16387°E / 11.82790; 10.16387

[1] Ibrahim, Hassan (2021-02-10). "Bauchi gov't names state university after Sa'adu Zungur". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[2] "Bauchi gov appoints Prof Fatima Tahir as new VC of Sa'adu Zungur University - Dateline Nigeria". 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[3] Adeyemo, John Adeboye (2015-01-16), Lebeau, Yann; Ogunsanya, Mobolaji (eds.), "The Demand for Higher Education and Employment Opportunities in Nigeria", The Dilemma of Post-Colonial Universities : Elite Formation and the Restructuring of Higher Education in sub-Saharian Africa, African Dynamics, Ibadan: IFRA-Nigeria, pp. 241–265, ISBN 979-10-92312-17-1, retrieved 2021-05-20

[glimpse-4] (2020-06-30). "BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU". Glimpse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-05-20.

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