Funtua, in the south of Katsina State.
The University sits in a commercial and industrial centre of Nigeria's North-West, on the road between Katsina and Kaduna, in a state with a long-established tradition of scholarship.
The town and its setting
Funtua Local Government adjoins
Conditions through the year
A commercial and industrial centre.
Funtua has been a centre of trade and manufacturing since the colonial period, with established activity in textiles, agriculture and food processing.
Water resources
The source of the Sokoto River lies near Funtua. Two major dams, Mairuwa and Gwagwaye, serve the city and the surrounding areas of Faskari and Bakori.
Dry port facility
One of six dry ports established in Nigeria in 2006 to decongest the country's seaports.
Road networks
Well connected by road to Katsina, Kaduna, Kano and Abuja, facilitating trade and movement.
History and scholarship
Seven Hausa kingdoms
Katsina features prominently in the Hausa Bakwai — Katsina, Daura, Zaria, Kano, Gobir, Rano and Biram — established through the Bayajidda lineage.
Centre of Islamic learning
Historically the centre of Hausa Islamic scholarship. The Gobarau Minaret, built in the fifteenth century, stands fifty feet tall as a symbol of that intellectual tradition.
Educational heritage
Home to the prestigious Katsina College, founded in 1922, among the earliest institutions of Western education in Northern Nigeria.