Kaduna State University

Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 2004. It has seven faculties with over 39 departments and a library that contains over 17,000 volumes of books. It has two campuses: Kafanchan and Kaduna.

History
The Kaduna State University was established under the Kaduna State law promulgated in May 2004. The promulgation followed the need to boost higher education in the northern and southern parts of the state. Consequently, two campuses were approved: one in Kaduna and the other in Kafanchan. The Kaduna campus took off first, running basic degree programs by former Governor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, the then executive governor of Kaduna State and Visitor to the university, appointed Professor Idris Abdulkadir to be the pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council while Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo was appointed the first vice-chancellor. Professor Aminu S. Mikailu, took over from Professor Sambo as second vice-chancellor when the latter was appointed by the Federal Government to head the Nigerian Energy Commission. Professor Ezzeldin Muktar Abdurahman was the third VC. Professor W.B. Quirix was appointed as the fourth VC in January 2012. However, he did not complete the full five-year tenure. Subsequently, Professor Ado-Baba Ahmed was appointed as the Acting Vice-Chancellor from 16 September 2016 until 24 January 2017. Professor Muhammad Tanko took office as Vice-Chancellor from 2017 to 2021. Professor Yohanna Tella acted as VC from January to June 2022. Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa briefly assumed the role of Acting Vice-Chancellor from 22 June 2022 until the appointment of Prof Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Government of Kaduna State as the present Vice-Chancellor on the 19 of October, 2022. His Royal Highness, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is the current Pro-chancellor, while Hussaini Adamu Dikko is the Chairman of the Governing Council.

Kaduna State University Library
The Library is an academy that was established in 2004 to support teaching, learning and research of the university. the main Library is located in the main campus with information recourses in all subject areas covered by the school and online databases are available with journal information systems from difference faculties in the school.

Administration
Kaduna State University has a chancellor as its ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is the chief executive and academic officer, like in other Nigerian Universities. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a five-year, non-renewable term. The current acting vice-chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa, took office on 22 June 2022. Below is the tabulated list of all KASU vice-chancellors. The number 4, 6, 8 and 9 are all acting vice chancellors, pending substantive appointment of a VC by the university's governing council.

Faculties
The university has seven faculties and a college of medicine:

Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. It has seven departments.

The Faculty of Arts comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus:


 * Arabic
 * Christian Religious Studies
 * English And Drama
 * French
 * History
 * Islamic Studies
 * Nigerian Languages & Linguistics

Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Science currently comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus:


 * Biochemistry
 * Biological Sciences
 * Chemistry
 * Geography
 * Mathematical Sciences
 * Microbiology
 * Physics
 * Computer science
 * Industrial chemistry
 * Statistics
 * Geology

College of Medicine
The College of Medicine, Kaduna State University was established in 2008 with the vision to produce medical doctors and other health personnel who understand the normal and abnormal human body, the family and the society, with enough scientific knowledge to undertake further training to become specialists, teachers, and researchers.

Its mission is to train medical doctors and other health personnel of high medical standard who will man the health services in Kaduna State and other parts of Nigeria, who can practice in the community and primary healthcare setting, who can practice in any part of the world, are able to undertake further training to become specialists, and are able to carry out scientific research for the benefit of humanity.

The College of Medicine has one department:


 * Medicine
 * The Barau Dikko teaching hospital is meant for training pharmacy and medical students.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 2012. The founding dean of the faculty is Dr. Ahmed Tijjani Mora. It has six departments:
 * Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
 * Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management
 * Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Medicinal chemistry
 * Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development
 * Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy.
 * Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Social Sciences comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus:


 * Economics
 * Mass Communication
 * Political Science
 * Sociology
 * International relation and diplomacy

Faculty of Management Sciences
The Faculty of Management Sciences is also among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Management Sciences comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus:


 * Accounting
 * Business Administration
 * Banking and Finance
 * Entrepreneurship
 * Marketing
 * Public Administration
 * Procurement And Supply Chain Management

Faculty of Environmental Sciences
The Faculty of Environmental Sciences is one of the newest faculties, established in 2012, and is one of the two faculties on the Kafachan Campus. It has four departments:


 * Estate Management
 * Quantity Surveying
 * Environmental Management
 * Architecture

Faculty of Agriculture
The Faculty of Agriculture is one of the newest faculties, established in 2012, and is one of the two faculties on the Kafachan Campus. It has three department:
 * Agricultural Economics and Extension
 * Animal Science
 * Crop Science


 * Agriculture

College of Basic and Remedial Studies
The College of Basic and Remedial Studies has two campuses: the main campus at Maiduguri Road, Kaduna and the other in Kafanchan. The main campus was established in 2004 and the Kafanchan campus in 2012. Basic and Remedial Studies is a pre-degree training programme aimed at producing well-trained candidates from the university's catchment areas and other Nigerians. The programme is essentially for candidates who could not gain university admission through JAMB due to low Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scores.

The duration of the Basic and Remedial Studies programme is nine months which is equivalent to one academic session of intensive teaching by qualified teachers.

Objectives
The main objectives of the Remedial Programme are


 * to prepare candidates to remedy their O Levels deficiencies through WAEC and NECO examinations
 * to prepare candidates to pass their UTME examination
 * to coach candidates to pass their Post UTME examination
 * to prepare candidates for the challenges of academic life in university

All these would be achieved through the provision of qualified, experienced and dedicated teachers by the university.

Basic Programme
Candidates for this programme must possess not less than 5 credits in their WASSCE/SSCE/NECO examinations.

Science: Candidates for the science programme should have credits in English, Mathematics and any other 3 of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography. The 5 credits above must have been obtained in not more than 2 sittings.

Humanities: Candidates for the arts programme should have credits in English, Mathematics and any other 3 of the following subjects: Economics, Government, History and Literature in English. The 5 credits above must have been obtained in not more than 2 sittings.

For both categories, applicants must write the annual JAMB/UTME with relevant subject combination and must obtain the minimum pass mark approved by the Federal Government.

Remedial Programme
Science: Candidates for this programme must possess a minimum of 3 credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography.

Humanities: Candidates for this programme must possess a minimum of 3 credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government, History and Literature in English.

Candidates admitted for the Remedial programme are expected to register and pass SSCE or NECO in the subjects they are deficient.

Candidates will not be allowed to register for subjects that have not been attempted at O Level.

Objectives
The main objectives of the Arabic-French Preliminary Studies Programme include:


 * 1) To prepare candidates to pass their UTME examination.
 * 2) To coach candidates to pass their Post UTME examination.
 * 3) To prepare candidates for the challenges of academic life in university.

All these would be achieved through the provision of qualified, experienced and dedicated lecturers.

Admission requirements
For Arabic and French, the admission requirement is at least five credits including English Language in WAEC/NECO Examinations in not more than 2 sittings.

In addition to the above requirements, all prospective candidates must register and sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

School of Postgraduate Studies
The school admits students for postgraduate diploma, master's degree and PhD. The functions of the school are as follows:


 * Coordinate postgraduate programmes of the university including planning, coordination, administration and admission into programmes of study.
 * Recommend the provision of facilities for postgraduate work, regulation and disbursement of funds for postgraduate activities.
 * Enhance the quality of postgraduate instructions and research in the university.
 * Publicize the postgraduate activities of the university to attract recognition, financial and other support from governments, industries and other agencies.

The university has four faculties for the postgraduate (PG) programme:
 * Faculty of Arts
 * Faculty of Science
 * Faculty of Social Sciences
 * Faculty of Management Sciences.

Notable alumni

 * Hafsat Mohammed Baba

Holders of Honorary Degrees

 * Muhammadu Buhari
 * Aliko Dangote
 * Nasir El-Rufai
 * Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed
 * Alhaji Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi
 * Malam Mele Kyari
 * Seinde Fademi Oladapo
 * Amb. Suleiman Dauda Umar