Bayero University is an institution of higher learning in Kano, Nigeria. The university (as of 2024) had 43,027 students, 1,693 academic staff, 94 departments, 18 faculties and 5 campuses. It started in January 1960 when Ahmadu Bello College was established and located at the school for Arabic Studies (close to the palace of the Emir…

Bayero University started in January 1960 when Ahmadu Bello College was established and located at the school for Arabic Studies (close to the palace of the Emir of Kano). Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, was Premier of Northern Nigeria from 1954 to 1966. The then principal of the School for Arabic Studies, Dr. Aliyu…

Kano State of Nigeria has Doguwa as it’s largest LGA (Local Government Area) by land area. It has a land area of 1,473 Km2. Doguwa is followed by: Doguwa is located in the southern part of Kano State. It shares border with Tundun Wada LGA of Kano State in the North and Kaduna State to…

Doguwa is a LGA (Local Government Area) in the southern part of Kano State, Nigeria. It is the largest LGA in the state by land area. It has a land area of 1,473 Km2. This is followed by these Kano LGAs: Doguwa is in the southern part of Kano State. It has bondarry with Tundun…

Kano State has joined the league of Nigerian States with over 10 universities. The NUC having given the Sudan-based Elrazi University a license to operate in Kano makes it the 16th University in the state. With the conversion of FCE Kano to a University from 2nd June 2023, Kano now has 17 universities, equal to…

Members of the tenth (10) assembly, 2019 – 2023, of Kano State House of Assembly are: Name: Lawal TiniParty: New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)Constituency: Ajingi Name: Hon. Musa Tahir HarunaParty: New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)Constituency: Albasu  Name:Hon. Halilu Ibrahim KundilaParty:All Progressive Congress (APC)Constituency: Bagwai/Shanono Name: Hon. Ali Muhammad TigaParty:New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)Constituency: Bebeji Name: Hon. Lawal ShehuParty: All Progressive Congress (APC)Constituency: Bichi Name: Hon. Hafiz GamboParty: New…

Kano, like other states in Nigeria, has 3 sets of legislative constituencies, namely: A. SenateB. House of Representatives andC. House of Assembly A. Senate Kano State has 3 senatorial districts as follows: The House of Senate districts (constituencies) and their LGAs for Kano State are: District: Kano CentralLGAs: Dala/ Gwale/ Dawakin Kudu/ Kura/ Gezawa/Tarauni/ Fagge/…

The Kano State legislature (House of Assembly) has 40 constituencies, namely: There are 40 members of Kano State House of Assembly. Each member represents one of the 40 constituencies. Although Kano State 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs), 4 have been joined with another 4 as a pair to form a constituencies. This usually happens in…

Kano State has 44 LGAs (Local Government Areas), namely: Metropolitan LGAs of Kano Six of the Local Government Areas: Fagge, Gwale, Tarauni, Kano Muncipal, Nassarawa and Dala comprise Kano city metropolis. More on Kano The city of Kano is not only the capital but also the commercial nerve centre of the state. Kano is the…

Kano State has Kano City as the capital. The northern Nigeria state has 44 LGAs (Local Government Areas). The distance of each of the LGAs to the capital is as follows: Distance of LGAs from Kano City LGA DISTANCE (KM) TRAVEL TIME (Travel by land) Ajingi 75 1hr 30 mins Albasu 115 1hr 45 mins…