Usmanu Danfodiyo University
university in Nigeria
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) is a public research university located in the city of Sokoto, in north-western Nigeria. It is one of the initial twelve universities founded in Nigeria by the federal government in 1975. 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 has fifteen (15) faculties spread across three campuses.
The main campus houses Ten (10) faculties namely; Agriculture, Arts, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Education, Engineering and Environmental Design, Law, Life Sciences, Management Science, 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.
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