University of Maiduguri

De **University of Maiduguri** (**UNIMAID**) be Federal higher institution wey dey Maiduguri, de capital city of Borno State for Northeast Nigeria. Dederal government of Nigeria wey create de university for 1975, plus de intention say ego cam turn one of de country ein principal higher-education institutions. Edey enroll about 25,000 students for ein combined programs insyd, wey dey include college of medicine den faculties of agriculture, arts, environmental science, Allied health science, Basic medical science, dentistry, education, engineering, law, management science, pharmacy, science, social science, den veterinary medicine. Plus de encouragement of de federal government, de university recently increase ein research efforts, particularly for d fields of agriculture, medicine den conflict resolution, den say ego expand de university press. De university be de major higher institution of learning for de north-eastern part of de country.

## Dema Faculties (colleges)
De university of Maiduguri get 12 faculties.

## Dema Affiliate institutions
De affiliate institutions of de University of Maiduguri, National Universities Commission (NUC) approve be as follows:

* Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama
* College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State
* College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State
* Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe
* Annahda college of science and Islamic

Studies Diploma section

* Federal College of Education Yola

## Notable alumni
* Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe Deputy Governor of Kaduna State
* Abubakar Sani Bello Governor of Niger State
* Umar Buba Bindir, Nigerian Agricultural engineer den incumbent Director-General of de National Office for Technology Acquisition den Promotion (NOTAP)
* Imrana Alhaji Buba, Activist, Social entrepreneur, recipient of Queen's Young Leader Award
* Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria
* Sen Lawal Yahaya Gumau, Nigerian Politician
* Professor Andrew Haruna, Nigerian academic, den Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gashua
* Okezie Ikpeazu Former Governor of Abia State
* Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, former Inspector General of Police, Nigeria
* Orji Uzor Kalu, Former Governor of Abia State
* Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
* Sen Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Senate President of Nigeria
* Jude Rabo, vice-chancellor of Federal University, Wukari
* Kashim Shettima, Vice President of Nigeria, former Governor of Borno State
* Aliyu Shugaba incumbent vice chancellor of University of Maiduguri
* Danladi Umar, Nigerian Jurist
* Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Politician, Governor of Borno State
* Professor Mala Mohammed Daura - Former Vice Chancellor, University of Maiduguri den present Vice Chancellor Yobe State University, Damaturu.
* Fatima Mohammed Habib,  Social entrepreneur den founder give Advocacy for Human Value Foundation (AHVF) 

## Terrorist attacks
For early morning of January 16, 2017 insyd, sam suicide bomb attack happen for sam mosque wey dey university. De explosion kill four menners, wey dey include Professor Aliyu Mani den one of de attackers, wey ehurt seventeen menners. Dem take de menners wey dem wound go de University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Police kill anoda attacker, shoddie of about 12 years of age, as na she dey approach de university, wey dem detonate ein explosives den kill am. Na Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau be responsible give de attack. De number of attackers wey dey involve dey vary between reports, but na one of de bombers be teenage shoddie.

Three suicide bombers attack de University for June 25 den June 26, 2017, wey dem kill one security guard. De university start dey dig sam 27 kilometer trench around de perimeter in order say dem go prevent Boko Haram attacks.

## References


## External links

*University of Maiduguri Official website