About Federal University Birnin Kebbi.
Founded in 2013 by the Federal Government of Nigeria, FUBK is a comprehensive research university serving Kebbi State, the Northwest region, and the wider world.
Ours is the slow, stubborn work of knowing the world better.
Assalamu alaikum, and a warm welcome to Federal University Birnin Kebbi. It is my privilege to greet you on behalf of a community of more than seventeen thousand students and over a thousand scholars who call this university home.
FUBK was founded in 2013 with a clear mandate: to bring the full tradition of university learning to the Northwest of Nigeria, to serve the people of Kebbi, and to contribute — in our own way, from our own place — to the great conversation of the world's universities. A little over a decade later, we have nine faculties, a growing postgraduate school, fourteen research centres, and partnerships that reach from Lagos to Leipzig.
What makes a university is neither its walls nor its rooftops. It is, rather, a moral community of scholars and students — bound together by a shared commitment to the careful work of inquiry, to the teaching of the next generation, and to the service of the public good. At FUBK, that commitment is rooted in our place: in the rivers and fields of Kebbi, in the rich traditions of Sahelian scholarship, and in the urgent questions facing our region and our world.
Whether you are a prospective student considering FUBK for the first time, a researcher seeking a partner, a member of our alumni family, or simply a visitor — you are welcome here. I hope you will find in these pages something of the spirit of our university: curious, confident, rigorous, and rooted.
In pursuit of excellence, together.
From establishment to a decade of service.
FUBK is founded by the Federal Government of Nigeria as one of the country's new generation universities, with a mandate to serve the Northwest.
Pioneer cohort of 480 students enrolls across four inaugural faculties. Temporary campus at the former teachers' college.
Construction begins at the 2,164-hectare permanent campus in Aliero. Faculty of Science moves into its new buildings.
The university holds its first convocation, graduating 322 students. His Excellency the Visitor delivers the charge.
Faculty of Clinical Sciences admits its first medical students, in partnership with the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi.
TETFund endows the Centre for Arid-Lands Agriculture. Publications exceed 200 peer-reviewed papers for the first time.
A decade of service marked with a major symposium, the launch of the FUBK Press, and the inaugural international conference.
Prof. A. M. Yahaya is appointed Vice-Chancellor. The university launches its 2024–2029 Strategic Plan.
A university of international standing, rooted in the Sahel, producing graduates and scholarship of lasting worth.
To pursue knowledge through teaching and research, to form the character of our students, and to serve our region, nation and the world.
In Pursuit of Excellence — a promise we make to every student, every donor, and every community we serve.
The principles that guide our common life.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of inquiry, evidence and peer review.
We are a Kebbi university, accountable to our region and its people.
We welcome students and ideas from every corner of the world.
We practice honesty in scholarship, fairness in teaching, and transparency in governance.
Five priorities for 2024 — 2029.
Adopted by Senate and Council in September 2024, our strategic plan charts the next five years of the university's growth.
Raise the standard of instruction, pastoral care, and student services across every faculty.
Grow research output in arid-lands agriculture, health, climate, and the humanities of the Sahel.
Complete the permanent campus: libraries, laboratories, residences, and sustainable utilities.
Deepen partnerships within Africa and beyond; grow international student and staff numbers.
Move to 60% renewable energy, balance the budget, and endow new chairs and scholarships.
A university built for the Sahel.
The main campus at Aliero, 15 km from the centre of Birnin Kebbi, is being built on 2,164 hectares of gently rolling savanna. The master plan — developed with architects in Lagos and Zaria — organises the university around a central spine of libraries and faculties, with residential villages to the east and research farms to the south.
A smaller city campus in Birnin Kebbi houses the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, the School of Postgraduate Studies, and our public-facing lecture theatres.
42% of campus energy from a 4 MW solar microgrid, commissioned 2023.
All new buildings meet the university's Universal Access Standard (2022).