University in Nigeria
Zuru, Kebbi State
University profile
The Federal University of Agriculture Zuru (FUAZ) is a federal university in Zuru, Kebbi State, in north-western Nigeria. It was established in 2020 by the Federal Government to boost agricultural research, education and food security, and it grew out of the former College of Agriculture, Zuru. Its motto is "Knowledge, Agriculture & Innovation", and its stated mission is to produce practically trained graduates with the technical proficiency and entrepreneurial mindset to become job providers rather than job seekers.
Teaching is organised in three colleges: the College of Agriculture (departments of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Animal Science, Crop Science, Crop Protection, Soil Science, Forestry and Wildlife, and Fisheries), the College of Science (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics and Computer Science) and the College of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Pathology, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Physiology and Nutrition, and Animal Production). Students spend substantial time on the university farm, in laboratories and in local farming communities.
The university farm covers about 500 hectares of mechanised crop, orchard, livestock, poultry and aquaculture production. The Veterinary Teaching Clinic is the main clinical training facility for veterinary students, and veterinary students complete a six-month clinical internship at approved abattoirs and ranches before graduation. The Centre for Agribusiness and Extension takes university research to farmers through farmers' field schools, seed multiplication and consultancy.
Student life centres on on-campus hostels allocated through the student portal, an NHIS-accredited health centre offering free consultations for registered students, an ICT Resource Centre next to the library, a sports complex used for inter-university (NUGA) competition, a student union, clubs and societies, a cafeteria, and places of worship. The campus enforces a 10:00 PM curfew.
Diploma and certificate programmes for working farmers, farm managers and extension workers are run separately from degree admissions and do not require the UTME. Degree admission is through JAMB CAPS.
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View scholarships for Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State →All degree admissions are processed through the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). Candidates sit the UTME, select FUAZ as first choice, and must accept their admission offer on JAMB CAPS. There is no separate application form on the university website.
To qualify for post-UTME screening, candidates need a minimum UTME score of 150 for general degree programmes and 190 for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
A minimum of five O-Level credit passes at not more than two sittings in WAEC, NECO or NABTEB. College of Agriculture and College of Science: including Mathematics and English. DVM: including Mathematics, English and Biology.
At least a Lower Credit in a relevant National Diploma (ND) or an NCE.
Processed internally by the FUAZ Consult office; the UTME is not required. Application forms are bought from the Bursary department or downloaded via the university portal.
FUAZ operates from its campus in Zuru, Kebbi State.
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