Nigerian Senate Approves Yusuf Maitama Sule University Bill

The Nigerian Senate passed a bill to establish Yusuf Maitama Sule University, sponsored by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who represents Kano North. The plenary session was presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

According to a statement from Ismail Mudashir, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Barau Jibrin, the bill aims to provide a legal framework for the management of the university and to strengthen teacher education in Nigeria. This initiative follows President Bola Tinubu's approval in September 2024 to convert the Federal Colleges of Education in Kano and Zaria into federal universities of education.

The Kano institution was named after the late Nigerian statesman Yusuf Maitama Sule following presidential approval on May 10, 2025. Barau Jibrin emphasized that the bill would support the promotion and development of teacher education, while Akpabio praised him for sponsoring the legislation and expressed optimism that President Tinubu would assent to it once it is transmitted.