Rayhaan University, Kebbi

Rayhaan University, Birnin Kebbi (RUBK) is a private university in Kebbi State, north-western Nigeria. It was licensed in 2023 and began undergraduate studies in the 2023/2024 academic session with 15 take-off programmes approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Its stated purposes are promoting knowledge, research and community service, with an emphasis on quality teaching, learning and research. The motto is "Knowledge, Innovation Development". The mission is to inspire, nurture and produce graduates who contribute to the development of society through qualitative, functional and affordable education, and the vision is to provide transformational leadership through educational innovation for a better society.

Academic work is organised in the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences (departments of Sociology, Accounting, Investment and Security Studies, Mass Communication and Political Science), the Faculty of Science and Computing (Computer Science, Forensic Science, Physics and Biological Sciences) and the School of Law, which offers a combined LL.B in Common and Islamic Law. Programmes include Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Forensic Science, Microbiology, Criminology and Security Studies, Mass Communication, Taxation, International Relations and Diplomacy and the combined LL.B. Diploma, certificate and short professional courses are also offered.

The university describes itself as an ICT-driven institution with open, asynchronous and blended learning. Scheduled physical classes are supplemented by online interaction, and adjunct lecturers (three professors from the United States and two from the United Kingdom) contribute remotely to teaching on campus. Degree programmes are designed to be flexible and to allow accelerated completion. The pioneer Vice Chancellor is Professor Mohammed Lawal Ahmadu, a Professor of Law.

The take-off site was custom-built for the university and contains an 18-classroom, two-floor block, an office complex with 34 academic staff offices, an administrative complex, a library, a clinic, a hostel, a student support building, six laboratories, power and water supply and a recreation area. A second hostel of 35 suites, about five minutes away, is served by a shuttle bus. The campus is Wi-Fi-enabled, and registered students have 24-hour internet access.

Student life is coordinated by the Students' Support Services unit, which handles learning support, career guidance, welfare, academic counselling, sport and recreation, excursions, industrial attachments, hostel and off-campus housing arrangements and bus services. Sports include football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, athletics, table tennis, badminton, scrabble and swimming, with emphasis on intramural participation. A privately run cafeteria operates on the take-off site under university supervision, and security is provided around the clock by Rayhaan Alert Security Company, with electronic surveillance and biometric access to classrooms. An International Students Office assists foreign students with visas, passports, transfers and extension of status.