Isyaku Rabiu University unveils 16 undergraduate programmes

KANO (Sundiata Post) – The Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu University, Kano (KHAIRUN), has unveiled its 16 undergraduate programmes.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Kano.
reports that the official commissioning of the university is expected to hold on April 27.
Garba, who spoke through the Chairman of the Commissioning Planning Committee, Alhaji Rabiu Isyaku-Rabiu, declared that “KHAIRUN is now a full-pledged university.”
He said the 16 programmes included three allied medical science, three engineering and 10 science and computer courses.
According to him, the institution is now a member of various national and international leagues of universities, with all the rights, privileges, intents, purpose and expectations.
“We specifically regard the official commissioning of the university as a time of reflections over the great efforts exerted by late Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu to see to the fruition of his nobel dream of establishing a university,” Garba said.
The VC said the university obtained its licence from the Federal Government in May 2022 with the National Universities Commission (NUC ) approving 16 undergraduate programmes.
“The institution has well-equipped laboratories, uninterrupted electricity power supply, water, sports arena, comfortable hostel, students’ centre and a state-of-the-art library,” he said.
Garba explained that KHAIRUN also introduced two compulsory weekly courses on recitation of the Holy Qur’an and moral lessons/training.
“We believe that intellectual development must go hand-in-hand with morality. We also believe that learning, in itself, is worthless without good character,” Garba said. (NAN)