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Sa'adu Zungur University (SAZU), formerly Bauchi State University, Gadau (BASUG), is a state-owned university in Bauchi State, north-eastern Nigeria. It was established in 2011, began operating in January 2012 and started full academic activities in the 2011/2012 session. Its postal address is P.M.B. 065, Itas/Gadau Local Government Area, and its motto in Hausa is "illimi tushen cigaba" (knowledge is the root of progress).
The university opened as a multi-campus institution with three campuses: the main campus at Gadau, plus Misau and Bauchi (Yuli). A fourth campus at Jama'are, set up for the Faculty of Agriculture, has since been taken over by the Federal College of Education, and the faculty has moved to the Gadau main campus. Teaching is organised in nine faculties: Agriculture, Arts, Basic Medical Sciences, Education, Law, Management Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science and Social Sciences. A School of Postgraduate Studies, headed by a Dean, runs the higher degrees. The current Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Fatimah Tahir; two earlier vice-chancellors, Prof. Ezeldeen Abdulrahman and Prof. Auwal Uba, preceded her, with an interim administration in between.
The vision is to become a centre of excellence in scholarship across as many academic disciplines as needed to meet the intellectual and developmental needs of the people of Bauchi State and the nation. The mission is to extend the frontiers of knowledge through teaching and research for the benefit of students and society.
Study routes include regular full-time undergraduate degrees, part-time and evening degree programmes (the evening programme is run from the Yuli campus), IJMB and remedial programmes, postgraduate diplomas, master's degrees (M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., MBA, MPH and professional masters) and PhDs. Postgraduate offerings span Arts, Basic Medical Sciences (public health), Education, Science, Management Sciences and Social Sciences.
The 2025/2026 intake was matriculated on 28 January 2026 at the Yuli and Gadau campuses: of 9,378 applicants shortlisted, 4,024 were admitted (2,590 male, 1,434 female). The university operates hostels, including a female hostel (Hall G) at the Yuli campus, with accommodation reserved and paid through the student portal, and a Student Affairs Division. It enforces a zero-tolerance policy on cultism, examination misconduct, sexual harassment and drug abuse. Learning is supported by a Blackboard-based learning management system.
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View scholarships for Bauchi State University, Gadau →Candidates must have chosen the university as first choice and obtained the approved minimum UTME score (150 points for 2025/2026), sat the relevant UTME subject combination, and hold at least five relevant O-Level credits, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained at not more than two sittings. Candidates still awaiting O-Level results indicate AWAITING RESULT (AR) on the form and present the results at physical screening.
Direct Entry candidates need the five O-Level credits (including English and Mathematics) and a minimum of 7 points in IJMB or NCE, or at least a lower credit in ND.
Eligible candidates create an account on the online screening portal at sazu.edu.ng and pay a screening fee of N2,000 (2025/2026). Admission lists are released in batches (merit list followed by further batches). Shortlisted candidates attend physical screening at the campus of their programme with: computer printout of the SSCE result, JAMB result, online screening form, a recent passport photograph and a scratch card for O-Level verification. O-Level results must first be uploaded to the JAMB portal at an accredited centre. Two to three days after successful screening, candidates accept and print their admission letter on the JAMB portal; only candidates who accept admission on JAMB can access the university admission on the portal. Screening for the 2026/2027 session ran from 28 September to 9 October 2026, with a fifth batch closing on 23 October 2026.
Part-time (UG P-T), evening, IJMB and remedial applications are made through separate portals on the university website. Evening programme admits are screened at the Yuli campus.
Postgraduate applications are made through the online postgraduate portal (applicant.safapply.com/sazu) at sazu.edu.ng, with PG guidelines available for download. Admitted candidates download screening forms from their account, pay an acceptance fee of N20,000 (2025/2026 batches), complete departmental screening, and submit the completed forms and documents to the Postgraduate Secretariat. Programmes include PGD, M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., MBA, MPH, MAF, MBF, MPA and PhD.
Physical screening of admitted candidates takes place at the campus where each programme is domiciled.
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