The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been granted special admission into Northwest University, Kano, to study law, the institution has announced.

According to an official letter signed by Jafaru Sule Muhammad, Head of the Directorate of Examinations, Admissions and Records, on behalf of the Registrar, the Emir has been admitted into the LL.B Common Law and Sharia degree programme in the Faculty of Law at Level 200, beginning from the 2024/2025 academic session.

The letter, addressed to the Emir at Gidan Rumfa, Kano, stated that the admission followed his application for special consideration and confirmation that he met the university’s requirements.

It noted that the university approved his admission into the programme after due consideration.

The Registrar further explained that the admission is subject to compliance with the university’s rules and regulations and urged the Emir to proceed with registration in the appropriate academic units.

He congratulated the monarch on the development and wished him success in the programme.

Emir Sanusi II, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has an extensive academic background.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1981 and completed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Yola, where he served as a teacher.

He later returned to the university to earn a master’s degree in Economics in 1983 and lectured there for two years.

The Emir also pursued Islamic studies at the International University of Africa in Khartoum, Sudan, where he gained fluency in Arabic and advanced knowledge in Qur’anic studies, Islamic law (fiqh), philosophy (falsafa), and both Western and Islamic intellectual traditions.

In 2024, Sanusi II was awarded a PhD in Islamic Law by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

His doctoral thesis, 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,” focused on the role of legal reforms in Islamic societies.