Bauchi State University
| BASUG | |
| Motto | Ilimi Tushen Cigaba "Knowledge is the Foundation of Progress" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2011 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Ezzeldin Muktar Abdurahman |
| Students | 2314 |
| Location | Gadau, with other campuses in Misau and Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria |
| Website | http://www.basug.edu.ng |
Bauchi State University Gadau (BASUG) is located in Bauchi State in Nigeria. Its main campus is in Gadau which comprises faculty of Sciences & Arts,with other campuses in Misau (faculty of Law)and Bauchi(faculty of social & management) respectively.
The initiative to establish the Bauchi State University started as a result of the realisation of the need to cater for the increasing number of applicants of the State origin seeking admission into Universities. Bauchi State Government realised that the challenge of the State's future development is Inevitably linked to the development of Its human capital as a basis for the full exploitation of its vast natural resources. Thus, the Bauchi State University shall launch the State into a new path of rapid socio-cultural, economic and industrial growth in the context of the much desired rapid and even development of Nigeria as an important Imperative for social and political harmony in the nation.
Bauchi State was created in 1976 to become one of the 19 States then in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. With the creation of additional States in later years, Bauchi is today one of the 36 federating states in the country. Salient information about Bauchi State includes:
i. Population - 4,676,465 (2006 Census);
ii. Landmass - 49,359 km2;
iii. Political set up - there are 20 Local Government Council areas with a pluralistic make up of up to 55 ethnic groups;
iv. Geography/climate - the State lies within 90 and 120 North and 90 and 110 East in the Northern Sudan and Sahelian vegetation zones of Nigeria. Rainfall ranges from 1300 mm in the southern part to 700 mm per annum in the north falling mostly between the months of May and September;
v. Occupation - about 90% of the population are peasant crop and livestock producers living in the rural areas;
vi. Other natural resources - Bauchi State is richly endowed with several natural resources including precious metals and precious clays and stones, and a rich variety of flora and fauna making it the home of Nigeria's premier wildlife reserve; and
vii. Tradition and culture - the pluralistic make-up of the State explains the richness of its multi-cultural heritage in arts, music pageantry, and festivals throughout the year. The people of the State are deeply religious and adherents of the two major religions of Islam and Christianity.
Compared to many States, especially those in southern Nigeria, Bauchi State belongs to those parts described as 'educationally disadvantaged'. However, in the last decade or so, and with the special Federal assistance, 8auchi State has made giant strides in the development of education in the State from primary through secondary to tertiary education.
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