From A Single University To Establishing Three Other Universities, Meet Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, The Man Behind This Great Education Achievements

• The Birth And Meteoric Rise Of Maryam Abacha American University Niger, Ten Years After It Was Established

• The Birth And Rapid Growth Of Maryam Abacha American  University Kano In Just Two Years

• Two New Citadel Of Higher Learning Established Viz; Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja, and Franco-British International University, Kaduna

In 2013, when Maryam Abacha University was established in Niger Republic, many didn’t know that soon the first officially approved bilingual university in West Africa, will snowball into becoming a citadel of learning of repute not only in West Africa but within the African continent as a whole.

The dazzling rise of the first officially approved bilingual university in West Africa to many didn’t come as a surprise; this is because the institution set the ball rolling as soon as it was established, in spite of the difficulties faced in setting up a business of this kind in this part of the world.

But to the founder and President Adamu Gwarzo going into this kind of venture may after all not be an issue to him, owing to the fact that his previous job of being a journalist of international repute may have taken him into different worlds of realities where institutions of such nature have been established.

So, the coming of Maryam Abacha University offered many endless opportunities to students, especially with its promotion of bilingualism which is aimed at bringing together different nationalities from Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, etc.

In the words of its founder/president Adamu Gwarzo, in his inaugural message to the students, he said; “The policy thrust of the university is to place emphasis on knowledge since knowledge is life. It also aspires to become one of the world-class best in the various courses it seeks to offer for students.

“Indeed, the Institution seeks to become a global Centre of learning that extends the boundaries of knowledge and human experience through research, creativity, innovation, and the delivery of a professional education of the highest caliber in Africa and the world.

The mission and the goal of MAAUN as an educational institution is the persistent motive to provide a distinguished educational service that conforms to the wishes of the society towards promoting knowledge and discipline.”

The above words of the sentence of the founder/president one will say have culminated into reality as the university has grown in leaps and bounds surpassing all difficulties to reach where it is at the moment.

For instance, a school that just started with few courses can now boast of arrays of courses to its credit. With 10 Faculties, they school can now boast of over 30 courses.

Perusing the school’s website, it indeed inspiring to see that the school offers the courses listed below.

Under the School of Social And Management Science, it has these courses below:

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Political Science

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – International Relations

Bachelor of Art (B.A) – Public Administration

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Sociology

Bachelor of Art (B.A) – Mass Communication

Under the School of Computer Science/Engineering it has these courses below:  

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Computer Engineering

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Computer Science

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Information Technology

Under the School of Business Studies, it has these courses below:

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Accounting

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Business administration

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – International Trade and Economics

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – International Economic and Finance

Also, for School of Health Science, it offers the following courses;

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Environmental Health and safety

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Community Health and Development

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Nursing.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) – Medical Laboratory Science.

For School of International Language, it offers the following courses;

Bachelor of Art (B.A) – French

Bachelor of Art (B.A) – English

While for Faculty of Law, it offers these course(s)

Bachelor of Art (BA) – Law (LLB)

For School of Agricultural Science and Engineering, it boasts of the follow course below:

Animal health and husbandry

Meanwhile, it has also School of Post Graduate which has the following courses below;

M.Sc Nursing

Master in Public Health

Master in Business Administration

Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy

MSc Environmental Health

M.A. French

Master in International Law

Not done with that, it also has School of Medicine which has the following courses below;

Bachelor of Medicine

Bachelor of Pharmacy

While the School of Public Health has the below listed as the courses it offers;

Nutrition

Public Health

Going further, it is a note to know that Maryam Abacha University has also excelled in terms of approval, authorization and accreditations of its programmes and courses from both nationally, and internationally.

In 2015, the National Universities Commission and the Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria resolved the issues of accreditation with the Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAAUN).

This followed a series of meetings between MAAUN Management and the Federal Ministry of Education as well as with the NUC.

In a letter dated 9th September 2015 addressed to MAAUN President and signed by Mrs. J. N. Ibe (Director, Education Support Services) for the Acting Permanent Secretary, of the Federal Ministry of Education stated that “the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC) have resolved the issues surrounding the accreditation status of Maryam Abacha American University, Maradi, Niger.”

In 2016, courses were approved through diplomatic channels by the Nigerian Government, in a letter dated 31st August 2016, addressed to the President Maryam Abacha American University, stated thus; “I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from the Ministry of Affairs in respect of the Ministerial Order formalizing the authorization granted to the Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, by the relevant authorities of the Republic of Niger and to inform you that the Ministry will henceforth evaluate certificates awarded by your institution provided the candidate has the minimum entry requirement for enrolment into Nigerian tertiary institutions in many listed courses in the letter.

Not stopping at the establishment of Maryam Abacha American University, Niger Republic, Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo heeded to call of the Nigerian Government on the need for private sectors to participate in expanding access to university education in the country.

So thereby, the idea of establishing the MAAUN KANO was conceived following the call by the Federal Government of Nigeria on the need for the private sector to participate in expanding access to university education in the country.

Consequently, MAAUN Kano was founded in April 2021.

A look at MAAUN Kano shows that Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) is a large private university situated in the ancient commercial city of Kano State of Nigeria.

Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano is fully licensed and accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

MAAUN is well-equipped with the State – of – the – Art facilities, experienced faculties, ideal and flexible learning environment. Furthermore, the academic programs are robust and enriched with real-world working experience, career prospects, multicultural experiences in tandem with the global best practice.

At the moment, the University runs 15 undergraduate programs in four schools – Computing, Health Sciences, Nursing Science, Social and Management Sciences.

We will be launching our School of Law soon with additional 4 programs for the academic year 2023/24.

It is located at No. 5 Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo Road, Hotoro – Nassarawa, GRA Kano.

Suffice it to say that in recognition of her numerous philanthropic endeavors, a university has been named after the former First Lady of Nigeria, Dr (Mrs) Maryam Sani Abacha in Niger Republic.

According to a release made available by the founder of the school, Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, the decision to name the university after Dr Maryam Abacha was reached after due consideration of her efforts to develop the African continent. The release noted out that, “Her name stood out amongst the sea of names up for nomination because she has been a mother of humanity who has served her nation and the African continent as a whole with a passion to develop the human race and civilization.

“It also commended the wife of late General Sani Abacha for the roles she has played in alleviating the suffering of women and children in the war-torn regions of Africa through her foundation, the African First Ladies Peace Mission which she set up to complement the peacekeeping mission missions of several African governments.

The statement said Maryam Abacha was a philanthropist who fought for the unity of African nations and hailed the peacekeeping exploits of her foundation. According to the release the university which is to be called Maryam Abacha American University of Niger would serve as an opportunity for African youths to relate and exchange cultural ideas thereby promoting a more integrated Africa.

Being a lover of education, Professor Gwarzo, even after establishing two universities, didn’t stop at that, he has gone ahead with the establishment of another two universities, namely Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja, and Franco-British International University, Kaduna respectively.

It would also be recalled that recently, the Federal Government through the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Friday, 9th June 2023, issued an operating license for the establishment and operation of the Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja, and Franco-British International University, Kaduna respectively.