Bayero University

Bayero University is located in Kano, a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos.

The first university in the state, it was founded in 1975 when it was upgraded from Bayero University College to a fully accredited university.

There are two colleges within the university: the colleges of health science and natural and pharmaceutical sciences. Between them there are 11 faculties including the faculties of arts and Islamic studies, agricultural sciences, computer science and information technology, communication, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, education, law, management sciences, social sciences and veterinary medicine.

The university also has a strong focus on research with centres including the Centre for Advanced Medical Research, Centre for Infectious Diseases, African Centre for Excellence in Population Health and Policy and many more.

The university library was established in 1964 and has a range of departments including multimedia and e-books Arabic and Islamic resources.