University in Nigeria
Gusau, Zamfara State
University profile
Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) is a public, conventional, coeducational research university on the Zaria-Sokoto road in Gusau, Zamfara State, north-western Nigeria. Its tagline is Knowledge, Innovation and Service. It is one of twelve new federal universities established in states that had no federal university, and it admits students through JAMB and its own screening.
The university's mission is to generate and expand human knowledge and capacity to transform society, and its vision is to be a renowned, outstanding university committed to excellence in teaching, research, service and the protection of truth and human liberty. Its stated objectives include widening access to higher education regardless of race, creed, sex or political conviction, providing instruction and research facilities, promoting scholarship, and relating its work to the social, cultural and economic needs of Nigeria.
Academic work is organised in four faculties and 21 departments. Humanities has Arabic, English and Literature, History and International Studies, Islamic Studies, and Languages and Culture. Education has Educational Foundation and Science Education. Sciences has Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Computer Science. Management and Social Sciences has Accounting and Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration and Sociology. Cut-off lists also cover programmes in medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy and human nutrition and dietetics.
Three centres support the faculties: the Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, the Centre for Pre-Degree Studies, which prepares candidates seeking regular admission, and the Centre for Research. The School of Postgraduate Studies, established in 2022, offers postgraduate diplomas, master's and PhD programmes across the four faculties. Library services comprise the Main Library, an e-Library and Open Educational Resources, and the university has its own journal, the International Journal of Sciences and Global Sustainability (IJSGS).
The university is a federal institution established by law and is based at a single address along the Zaria-Sokoto road in Gusau.
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View scholarships for Federal University, Gusau Zamfara →Undergraduate admission is through JAMB: candidates must reach the programme cut-off point and then pass the university's screening. Candidates who choose FUGUS as their first choice apply for post-UTME screening (UTME/DE screening) on the university portal at putme.fugusau.edu.ng.
Cut-off points are set per programme in three categories: Catchment Area, Educationally Less Advantaged and National Merit. Examples: MBBS 180 / 220 / 240; B.Sc. Nursing Science 170 / 190 / 210; B.Sc. Computer Science, Biochemistry and Microbiology 170 / 180 / 190; B.Sc. Accounting and Geology 160 / 170 / 180; B.A. Arabic Studies, B.Sc. Mathematics and Human Nutrition and Dietetics 150 / 160 / 170. Most programmes in Arabic, English, Mathematics, Physics and the B.Sc.Ed. courses use 150 / 160 / 170.
The Centre for Pre-Degree Studies runs a pre-degree programme for candidates preparing for regular admission, with its own portal at pdeg.fugusau.edu.ng.
Postgraduate applications go through the School of Postgraduate Studies portal at pgs.fugusau.edu.ng. The school offers PGD, master's (M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Sc.Ed., MBA, MPA) and PhD programmes in Education, Humanities, Management and Social Sciences, and Sciences.
The university is based in Gusau, Zamfara State, along the Zaria-Sokoto road.
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