HISTORY

The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975, with the intention of its becoming one of the country’s principal higher-education institutions. It enrolls about 25,000 students in its combined programs, which include a college of medicine and faculties of agriculture, arts, environmental science, Allied health science, Basic medical science, dentistry, education, engineering, law, management science, pharmacy, science, social science, and veterinary medicine.

With the encouragement of the federal government, the university has recently been increasing its research efforts, particularly in the fields of agriculture, medicine and conflict resolution, and expanding the university press. The university is the major higher institution of learning in the north-eastern part of the country.

Faculties (Colleges)

  • Agriculture Arts College of Medical Science
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Extension Services
  • Animal Science
  • Crop Production
  • Crop Protection
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry and Wildlife
  • Soil Science
  •  English
  •  Fine Arts
  • History
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Arabic and Islamic Studies
  • Theatre Arts
  • Industrial Design
  • Medicine & Surgery
  • Dental Surgery
  • Human Pathology
  • Human Anatomy
  • Human Physiology
  • Nursing Science
  • Physiotherapy/Medical Rehabilitation
  • Radiography
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery
  • Human Nutrition and dietetics

Education Engineering Law

  • Continuing Education & Extension Services
  • Education
  • Library and Information Science
  • Physical and Health Education
  • Agricultural & Environmental Resources Engineering
  • Urban and regional planning
  • Architectural technology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil & Water Resources Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • Food Science & Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Private Law
  • Public Law
  • Sharia Law
  • Management Science Pharmacy Science
  • Accountancy
  • Business
  • Marketing
  • Economics
  • Public Administration
  • Management
  • Pharmacology & Toxicology
  • Pharmacognosy
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology
  • Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Administration 1. Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Glass and silicate technology
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Petroleum Chemistry
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Social Sciences Veterinary Medicine
  • Mass Communication
  • Geography
  • Political Science
  • Sociology & Anthropology
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary Anatomy
  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology & Biochemistry
  • Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology
  • Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine
  • Veterinary Surgery & Theriogenelogy