Federal University of Technology, Babura, Jigawa State

The Federal University of Technology, Babura (FUTB) is a federal university in Babura, the headquarters of Babura Local Government Area in Jigawa State, north-western Nigeria. The host town is a small agricultural town with road access to Dutse, Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri and Kaduna, and it lies close to the border with Niger Republic. The university is one of four established in the second quarter of 2021 to expand access to, and improve the quality of, university education, to accelerate technological development and to ensure equitable distribution of higher institutions across the country.

Teaching began at a temporary site at the Jigawa State College of Remedial and Advanced Studies (JICORAS). The permanent site, on 606.4398 hectares about 1 km along the Babura-Kano Road, is now in use: the 2025/2026 matriculation was held there, and facilities developed on it include schools of applied science and engineering, a mechanical workshop, a university library, a Centre for Information Technology and a 96-bed-space hostel.

Academic work is organised into schools. The School of Engineering (established 2023) brings together the departments of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, and Civil Engineering. The School of Science, Information and Communication Technology has five departments: Applied Biology, Applied Chemistry, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics. There are also a School of Remedial Studies and a School of General Studies (established 2023). The university offers 13 undergraduate programmes, mostly in technology, computing and the sciences: B.Sc Mathematics, Physics, Applied Geophysics, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Computer Science, Cyber Security and Software Engineering, and B.Eng Civil, Electrical and Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The Centre for Information Technology, set up in 2022, runs the university's ICT services and student and staff records through three divisions: Infrastructure and Operations; Software Development, Management and Maintenance; and User Services and Support. The Science school plans to introduce postgraduate programmes in each department by 2027.

The mission of FUTB is to address societal challenges by promoting relevant, high-quality skills that prepare students for enhanced learning, research, development and self-reliance. Its vision is to be a leading university of technology excelling in teaching and research for development. For the 2024/2025 session, 963 candidates applied and 636 were admitted (166 into engineering and 470 into science and ICT programmes).