University in Nigeria
Aliero, Kebbi State
University profile
Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA), formerly Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA), is a state university owned by the Kebbi State Government, whose Executive Governor is its Visitor. It was licensed by the National Universities Commission as Nigeria's 79th university and is based at Aliero in Kebbi State, with a postal address in Birnin Kebbi.
The academic structure comprises seven faculties with twenty-five academic departments, plus a College of Health Sciences. The faculties are Agriculture, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering, Education, Environmental Sciences and Computing. Other academic units are the College of Health Sciences, the Postgraduate School, the School of Remedial Studies and the Division of General Studies.
Programmes include B.Agriculture, B.Forestry and B.Fisheries; B.Sc. Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Information Technology; B.Sc. Botany, Zoology, Microbiology and Biochemistry; B.Eng. in Civil, Electrical/Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and B.Tech. Information and Communication Technology; B.Sc. Architecture, Building, Quantity Surveying and Urban and Regional Planning; B.Sc.Ed. degrees in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Agricultural Science; and, in the College of Health Sciences, MBBS and B.Sc. Nursing Science.
The university has 8,813 students, made up of 8,466 undergraduates and 347 postgraduates. Student welfare is coordinated by the Student Affairs Division under the Dean of Student Affairs, which includes a sports unit, a guidance and counselling office and a postgraduate hall administrator. The university also runs a consultancy arm, AFUSTACONS.
Accommodation is available in several on-campus hostels with electricity, water supply, security and internet. Rooms are shared by two or three students, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis for a fee. The academic year has two semesters: the first normally runs from October to February and the second from March to July.
Scholarships are available to undergraduate and postgraduate students on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. Awards named include the Kebbi State Government Scholarship, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) scholarship and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation scholarship, subject to eligibility criteria. A university committee chaired by the Bursar oversees the disbursement of student scholarships.
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View scholarships for Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero →Applicants need at least five relevant credits in SSCE (WAEC/NECO), NABTEB, TC II, GCE O/L or other recognised examinations, obtained at not more than two sittings. A credit in English Language is required for all courses; a pass in HSC A/L General Paper English, NCE General English or a credit in IJMB English is accepted as an alternative. A credit in Mathematics is required for all science and science-based courses (a credit in IJMB Basic Mathematics is an accepted alternative). Candidates must sit the UTME and attain an acceptable standard in English plus at least three subjects relevant to the proposed course as set out in the JAMB brochure. All subjects must come from the approved list, and no subject may be counted at both ordinary and advanced level.
Routes are: two A-level passes in relevant subjects with at least three O-level credits in other subjects; three A-level passes in relevant subjects with at least two O-level credits in other subjects (both at not more than two sittings); or a National Diploma or Diploma from a recognised institution with at least four O-level credits in SSCE/GCE or equivalent.
All UTME candidates must undergo a physical screening exercise at the university before final admission. Original copies and two photocopies of certificates or result slips, birth certificate and a letter confirming local government of origin must be submitted. Candidates must also meet the minimum requirements of the faculty to which they apply.
The university operates from its campus at Aliero, Kebbi State, with several on-campus hostels (including a postgraduate hostel), a university library headed by a University Librarian, a sports unit and a guidance and counselling office. The College of Health Sciences is a separate academic unit with its own Provost.
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