Federal University, Dutse (FUD)

About

The federal University Dutse (FUD), received its charter, along with eight other newly established Federal Universities, from the federal Government of Nigeria on February 9, 2011. The University’s campus is located in the capital of Jigawa state, Dutse, an ancient town in the north western Nigeria. The University’s host town, Dutse, offers the charm of a small agricultural town, with easy access to major metropolitan areas such as Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri, and Kaduna. The university recognizes the importance of its location in Dutse and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of these great metropolitan areas in the surrounding states.

FUD seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many universities and higher educational institutions in Nigeria and across the world. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to covey the products of its efforts to the community, the nation, and the world.

As a new federal government-owned institution, FUD offers a broad range of degree programs in the humanities, the natural and social sciences, and agriculture, in years to come, courses in management sciences, environmental studies, law, education, engineering, and medicine. FUD’s pioneer student body will be about 265 undergraduates. As a new university, it is committed to the best tradition of excellence. It aspires to be a teaching and research-intensive, technologically driven institution. FUD hopes to attract distinguished nationally and internationally known researchers, authors, scientist and scholars, and other fellows and members of professional association and academies who might help disseminate its vision of higher education, knowledge and service.

Acronym	FUD
Nickname	FUD
Motto / Slogan	Knowledge, Excellence, and Service
Colour	Green, Gold
Founded	2011
Location	Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria
Address	Ibrahim Aliyu Way Bye-Pass, Dutse, Nigeria.

Objectives

1. Contribute to the National effort in providing high quality university education devoid of the usual interruptions.
2. Build an academic community in which the youths can develop their full potential under a tradition of excellence in all spheres of life.
3. Advance the frontiers of knowledge through research in the various fields of learning in which the University has expertise Arts and the Sciences.
4. Grow and develop into a significant symbol of local and national aspirations, especially for the host community, and to give and support impeachable public service, and foster cooperation with private and public institutions.
5. Prepare and motivate students to fit into the world of knowledge, learning, work, and service.

Main Academic Divisions (Faculties)

1. College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences
2. Faculty of Agriculture
3. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
4. Faculty of Management Science
5. Faculty of Science
6. Faculty of Computing
7. School of Postgraduate Studies

Reasons to Study at Federal University, Dutse

1. Diverse and International Faculty

   FUD seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many universities and higher educational institutions in Nigeria and across the world.

2. Broad Range of Degree Programs

   As a new federal government-owned institution, FUD offers a broad range of degree programs in the humanities, the natural and social sciences, and agriculture, in years to come, courses in management sciences, environmental studies, law, education, engineering, and medicine. 

3. Great Campus Location

   The University’s host town, Dutse, offers the charm of a small agricultural town, with easy access to major metropolitan areas such as Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri, and Kaduna. 

4. Commitment to Growth

   FUD’s pioneer student body will be about 265 undergraduates. As a new university, it is committed to the best tradition of excellence. It aspires to be a teaching and research-intensive, technologically driven institution.

Fees

Admission

Undergraduate Admission Requirement

UTME Route:

1. Successful completion of the UTME Examinations with an application for a course at Federal University Dutse.
2. Attainment of a minimum aggregate score, as determined by the University, in subjects relevant to the chosen program.
3. Possession of a minimum of Five (5) credit passes at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or equivalent, from either the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO), achieved in not more than two (2) sittings.
4. Credits must include English and Mathematics.
5. Registration and participation in a Post-UTME test conducted by the University.

Direct Entry (Part-time Degree Program) Route:

1. Entry requirements encompass OND (with merit), NCE, IJMB (minimum of 8 points), GCE ‘A’ Level (3 credits), and HND (Pass).
2. Fulfillment of all necessary ‘O’ Level requirements applicable to regular full-time undergraduate admissions.
3. Compulsory credit in English for all courses; Mathematics is necessary for science-based and social science courses.
4. Submission of credentials for screening by holders of ‘A’ Level certificates.

Supporting Documents

1. O'level results (with at least five credit passes including English Language and Mathematics, and at least a pass in Mathematics)
2. UTME screening results
3. Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age

Postgraduate Admission Requirments

1. All applicants must present their O’Level: Minimum of five credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics, in not more than two sittings 
2. A first class or a Second Class honours degree of any university so recognized for the purpose by Senate of Benson Idahosa University or
3. Any qualification deemed by the Senate is acceptable.

Supporting Documents

1. Academic Qualifications
2. Official Transcripts
3. O Level Result

How To Apply For Admission

Confirm Eligibility

• UTME applicants: Must have scored 150+ in UTME and selected FUD as your first choice. Also, have at least 5 O’Level credits, including English and Mathematics.
• Direct Entry applicants: Must possess 7 points in IJMB/NCE or a Lower Credit in ND.
• Complete the Online Screening
• Visit the FUD Post-UTME/DE portal.

Log In

• Use your UTME/DE registration number and state of origin as login credentials.

Update Your Details

• Provide your date of birth, email, phone number, and state/LGA.

Pay the Screening Fee 

• Generate a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) invoice and pay at any bank or online.

Admission Contacts

Email: [email protected]
Phone : +234-8024225737, +234-8036217558, +234-7061381773

Apply For Admission

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  Matriculation Ceremony

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  Lecturers On Matriculation Procession

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  Drone View of Campus

Campus Tour

Facilities

Accreditations

National University Commission(NUC)

Vice Chancellor

Academic Staff

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  Ahmed Mohammed (Ph D)

  University Librarian Ahmed Mohammed is a practitioner and educator, he holds a Bachelor, Masters beand Doctoral degrees (Information Science) from Library School of Bayero University, Kano.  he taught and supervised ... read more

  at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Precisely in  April 2021 he was appointed by the Council of Federal Univetsity Dutse as second substantive University Librarian. Ahmed is a Certified Librarian of Nigeria by the Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) and he is a member of professional bodies such as Nigerian Library Association (NLA), National Association of Library Educators (NALISE). Ahmed presented a number of papers at National and International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars. To his credit he published widely in peer review journals and chapters in many books. His Areas of Research Interest include Agricultural Information; Scholarly and Communication Sciences, ICTs, ICTs Applications in Libraries, Information Resources Sharing and Networks and Emerging Technologies.
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  Abubakar Mijinyawa

  Registrar Abubakar Mijinyawa was Born in Dutse, Jigawa State, He attended Government Secondary School, Ajingi, Kano State (1987 – 1992). He obtained National Certificate of Education (NCE) in... read more

  Economics/ Social Studies, from Kano State College of Education in 1997, Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Higher Professional Diploma in Computer Studies (HPDCS), Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy & Administration and Master in Public Policy & Administration from Bayero University, Kano in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012 respectively.
  Before his appointment as the Registrar, he served in the following Departments/Units in the University: Establishment Secretary, (Deputy Registrar, Establishment), Principal Assistant Registrar, Head, Junior Establishment’; Principal Assistant Registrar/Faculty Officer, Faculty of Agriculture; Senior Assistant Registrar/Head Housing and Passage Unit; Senior Assistant Registrar/Student Affairs Division; Senior Assistant Registrar, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance.
   
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  Abdussalam Balarabe Suleiman

  Professor of Physics Abdussalam Balarabe Suleiman is a Professor of Physics (Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics). He was born on 29th November, 1967 at No 573A Hausawa Gwale Quarters in the ancient city of Kano. He atte... read more

  nded Dandago Special Primary School Kano from 1972 to 1979, from 1979 -1981 He proceeded to Ramat Unity College Yola under the National Exchange Programme (NEP), from 1981 – 1984 he attended Science Secondary School Hong. He attended Bayero University, Kano from 1986- 1992 for his undergraduate studies, where he obtained BSc (Physics). In 2005 he obtained MSc (Physics) in Bayero University, Kano. He also obtained PhD (Physics) in 2012 from the famous and premier University Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His MSc and PhD dissertations were all computationally based, therefore in 2005 he enrolled in Cisco Academy for four (4) Semesters and obtained John Chamber’s award in all the Semesters. In May 2006 he sat for the CCNA Certification examination and scored 950 points out of 1000, hence qualified him to be a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).