Current Students

Students Affairs Divission

This division is responsible for the general welfare of students and which administers the non-academic matters of students. The division caters for the accommodation, career guidance, and recreational and sporting activities of students. Matters pertaining to students union, clubs, societies and associations, are also handled by the division.

In addition, the division is responsible for the welfare and discipline of students; the latter without prejudice to the functions of the Students Disciplinary Committee, Senate and the Vice-Chancellor. It also takes care of Students needs such as scholarships, bursaries and non-academic counseling.

Student Services and Accommodation

There are seven Halls of Residence in the University. Hall Administrators are responsible for registering students in halls, giving exit permits and attending to complaints pertaining to accommodation or referring them to the Dean of Students’ Affairs where necessary.
A Hall Master plus an assistant from senior members of academic and non-academic staff, are appointed by the University to guide, help monitor conduct and manage the respective Halls of residence and make recommendations to the University on improving the halls. There is also a hall management committee made up of students duly appointed by the Executive Council of the SUG to represent members of the various halls of residence in the University. The Committee in each Hall is headed by a Chairman/Chairlady and responsible to the Dean of Students for conduct of Students, observance of the terms governing the stay in the Halls of Residence and channeling of students’ complaints.

There are common rooms in the halls of residence in the city and main campuses, equipped with television sets and other indoor games for students’ recreation. It is the responsibility of students to provide their own beddings and linens while the University will try to provide beds. In the same vein, students are responsible for their own laundry.
Returning students have to apply for accommodation at he end of each session. The allocation list of all successful applicants is displayed on the notice boards at the beginning of each session. No student is actually given any allocation until he presents to the space allocation committee an official University receipt, which indicates full payment of fees. The lodging fee is N90 per bed space per session and hostel maintenance fees of N2,000 that is paid by successful applicants to the Students’ Affairs Accountant through a designated bank on presentation of an allocation slip obtained from the Bed Space Allocation Committee. Fees paid without allocation slips cannot be refunded (fees are subject to change).

Sports and Recreation

Provision has been made for a University Sports Complex in the master plan, but has not been executed in view of the present financial hardship afflicting the nation. However, a temporary complex does exist with facilities for football, hockey and basketball.

There are also very good and standard squash, lawn tennis, fives and badminton courts located very close to the Jibril Aminu Hall at the Main Campus. There is presently an eight lane track for athletics and the Sokoto State Sports Council has always been kind to allow us the free use of other facilities at the Giginya Memorial Stadium located in the town.

IBB Centre

The IBB Centre is the center for students’ recreation and lies between the University Main Library at the main campus and the Convocation Theatre. The IBB Centre houses facilities such as common rooms equipped with cable satellite for male and female students, a pharmacy, bookshop, salon, restaurant, table tennis, badminton courts and snooker. It also has an open theatre for hosting events such as dinners, cocktails and lectures.

Careers, Guidance and Counseling

The Unit, headed by a senior officer of the University, liaises with the Federal and State Ministries of Education and other Scholarship Boards on the provision of Scholarships and Bursaries. Students are also assisted in the processing of applications for jobs, in contacting prospecting employers and in arranging interviews and career talks.

In addition to the above, the unit offers counseling services to students in the following areas:

Assisting students to resolve their educational and vocational problems;
Helping students to tackle barriers that might inhibit learning and at the same time assist them to develop better problem-solving techniques;
Assisting students to vent their anxieties and seek enriching information and in the process live normal lives, and
Assisting students to understand themselves and to be able to resolve personal social problems so that the best possible self can be realized.

Note that it is the responsibility of students to apply for scholarship to prospective sponsors such as Local, State and Federal Governments and other organization.

Catering Services.

This University, in keeping with the Federal Government directives, has disengaged from students’ feeding. This is in view of the withdrawal of feeding subsidy by the Federal Government.

In the circumstance, private caterers and the students unions are rendering catering services. Patronage is on pay-as-you-eat basis. Students are therefore strongly advised to equip themselves with enough money to last them for the session. The University does not have funds to give loans to students.

Discipline

A Disciplinary Committee set up by the Vice-Chancellor handles discipline of students. Minor cases are, however, dealt with by the Dean of Students’ Affairs. Hall Masters are involved in this aspect of students’ life.

General Welfare of Students

The Students’ Welfare Committee also looks into the general welfare of students. Problems of individual students should, however, always be referred to the appropriate University operational center, e.g. Halls, Health Clinic, etc. Students may also meet their tutors with their individual problems.