Usman Dan Fodio University
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Former names
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University of Sokoto |
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| Motto | إقرأ (Arabic — Iqra) |
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Motto in English
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'Read' |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1975 |
| Chancellor | HRH Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru |
| Location | Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria |
| Campus | Urban (main campus) |
| Nickname | Danfodites |
| Affiliations |
Association of African Universities (AAU) Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) National Universities Commission (NUC) |
| Sports | Football and gymnastics |
| Website | www |
Association of African Universities (AAU)
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), also known as Udusok and formerly University of Sokoto is one of the initial twelve federal government owned universities in Nigeria founded in 1975. It is a research university located in the city of Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria.
The university is named after Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Udusok is a four-year degree-awarding institution that also run associate degrees and remedial programs (pre-degree). The university has a large medical program and University Teaching Hospital
The main campus houses faculties of Agriculture, Arts & Languages, Education, Engineering, Law, Sciences, Social Sciences — and research facilities. The university senate, the main library complex (Abdullahi Fodiyo Library Complex) and the School of Postgraduate Studies are also located t the main campus.
The annex campus hosts the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with faculty of Veterinary Medicine and its teaching hospital, the Centre for Islamic Studies and the school of remedial program.
A third campus houses the university's teaching hospital and college of Health sciences.
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