Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano

Northwest University (formerly Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano), is a Nigerian public university owned by the Kano State Government. It has two campuses: City Campus located in Kano, and the main campus located along General Buhari Way Kofar Ruwa Kano. In 2017, the university initially renamed Yusuf Maitama Sule University as a tribute to Maitama Sule, the influential 20th-century Kano politician,^[1] was later renamed back to its original name, Northwest University, Kano.^[2][3]

Northwest University (formerly, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano)

Other name	NWU
Former names	Northwest University Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
Motto	Knowledge for self reliance and development
Motto in English	Knowledge for self reliance and development
Type	Public
Established	2012
Academic affiliations	NUC, ASUU
Officer in charge	Isyaku Adamu
Chairman	J. D. Amin
Chancellor	His Royal Highness Eze, CON, ([[]])
Vice-Chancellor	Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa
Dean	7
Academic staff	500
Administrative staff	2000
Undergraduates	9496
Location	Kano, Kano State , Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Colors	Brown, green, red
Website	nwu.edu.ng/web/

History

Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso set up a technical committee to establish the second Public University^[4] in Kano State, after the Kano University of Science and Technology. The committee included Hafiz Abubakar, Muhammad Yahuza Bello, Fatima Batul Mukhtar, Bayero University Kano and Umar Garba. The committee submitted their report to Kwankwaso, who submitted it to the Kano State House of Assembly for their approval. After they passed the bill, the National Universities Commission was contacted for final approval.

Kwankwaso immediately inaugurated an Implementation Committee, which was headed by Professor Hafiz Abubakar. Their task included the appointment of both academic and non-academic staff, and the admission of the original students.^[5]

Library

The library was established in 2012, it has now grown in size and services to its present state, the library is a department of the university headed by a university librarian. The library provides resources to support learning, teaching, and research to its community.^[6] The library provides access to online and offline resources through academic database.