The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been granted special admission into Northwest University, Kano, the institution announced on Monday.
According to a letter signed by Jafaru Sule Muhammad, Head of the Directorate of Examinations, Admissions, and Records, on behalf of the Registrar, the Emir has been accepted into the LL.B. Common Law and Sharia degree programme in the Faculty of Law at Level 200, effective from the 2024/2025 academic session.
The letter, addressed to the Emir at Gidan Rumfa, Kano, stated, “With reference to your application for special admission into this University, I write to convey the University approval of your admission into Northwest University, Kano after satisfying the University requirements for special consideration. Accordingly, you have been accepted for admission into LL.B. Common Law and Sharia degree programme in the Faculty of Law, Level 200, with effect from 2024/2025 Academic Session.”
The Registrar further noted that the admission is subject to the Emir’s compliance with the university’s rules and regulations. He added:
“While I congratulate you on the development, you are therefore requested to proceed with your registration in the following units of the University accordingly.”
Sanusi II, who is a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), previously obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University in 1981 and completed his National Youth Service in Yola as a teacher before returning for a master’s degree in Economics in 1983. He also lectured at the university for two years.
He later studied Islamic studies at the International University of Africa in Khartoum, where he gained fluency in Arabic and deepened his knowledge of the Qur’an, Islamic law (fiqh), philosophy (falsafa), as well as the works of Western and Islamic scholars.
In 2024, the Emir was awarded a PhD in Islamic Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His thesis was titled, “Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and a Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco.”
