Usmanu Danfodio University

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Usmanu Danfodio University (UDUSOK, formerly University of Sokoto) is one of the initial 12 federal universities in Nigeria founded in 1975. It is situated in the ancient city of Sokoto. The main campus house the administrative offices, sciences, social-sciences, agriculture, arts and languages, education and research facilities. The city campus hosts the College of health sciences and school of vetinary medicine. A third site host the modern university teaching hospital.

The school is named after Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.

The University is a four year university but also features Associate Degrees and remedial programs (pre-degree). The university has a large and accredited medical program with its own teaching hospital, the University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, which is one of the largest hospitals in Nigeria and West Africa. It is mostly accessible to those of low-income and like most Nigerian hospitals it does not require health insurance before treatment.

Prominent among the alums is Collins Osa Oseki, M.D Founder and president of Calvary Internal Medicine Clinic in North Carolina, US.As university usman danfodio has several students union which includes Students Union Government,National Association OF Science Students (NAOSS),departmental association as well states association like NAKSS for kano,NAJISS for jigawa students and other associations