Only About 50% of 10,000+ Students Gets Admitted Into Usmanu Danfodiyo University

 The Usmanu Danfodiyo University has matriculated 5,325 students out of over 10,000 who applied for placement at the school in the 2017/18 session, daily trust reports.

The school gave priority to the sciences and science-related courses in compliance with the Federal government’s directive to maintain a ratio of 60 science students to 40 in humanities, according to the school’s vice chancellor Abdullahi Zuru.

”It is also our response to the federal government’s desire of the country for rapid development through advances in science and technology,” he said.

He added that the university now has full accreditation of 94 per cent of its courses from the National University Commission while three newly introduced programmes had interim accreditation.

The Vice Chancellor called on the matriculated students to strictly adhere to the university’s rules and regulations.

“This include personal discipline, high moral standards and respect for constituted authorities,” he said.

In his remark, the University’s Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Aminu Mode, congratulated the matriculated students for securing admission into the university.

“UDUS is one of the most peaceful university in the country which is absent of all criminal cases, as such you are requested to maintain the tempo in the institution.”