Rumfa College, Kano Explained

Rumfa College
Established:1927
Type:Secondary school
Head Label:Principal/Head Master
Founders:Sir Hugh Clifford, G. A. J. Bieneman
Address:BUK Road, Kano
City:Kano,
Country:Nigeria
Local Authority:Kano State Science and Technical Board
Staff:50
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Free Label 1:Boys
Free Label 2:Old Boys
Free 2:ROMFOBA

Rumfa College is a high school located in the Northern part of Nigeria in Kano State, Founded in 1927 as a Kano Middle School (then changed to Kano Province School), it later was renamed to Government College Kano, and is now named Rumfa College, Kano. The name Rumfa came from the name of Muhammad Rumfa.[1]

Rumfa College, once one of the largest boarding schools in Northern Nigeria, no longer operates as a boarding school. The school is known for a large number of elites from the region who attended. Its alumni include General Sani Abacha and General Murtala Mohammed who were former Presidents of Nigeria, Dr. Ado Bayero the Emir of Kano State, Governor of Jigawa State Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Former Governor of Bauchi State Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, former Chairman of Unity Bank plc Nu'uman Barau Danbatta.[2]

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Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Rumfa include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muḥammad Rumfa king of Kano. 2021-01-15. Encyclopedia Britannica. en.
  2. Web site: Unity Bank Plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director. 2021-01-15. Unity Bank Plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director. en.
  3. Web site: 2016-11-04. Rumfa College, Kano was founded in 1927 & has produced some of the best brains in Nigeria, including politicians, captains of industry, diplomats and businessmen.. 2021-01-15. Fish Eye Photography. en-US.
  4. Web site: Rumfa College: Abandoned by government, rescued by old boys. 2021-01-15. Daily Trust. en.
  5. Web site: Focus. Kano. RUMFOBA to grant scholarship to 20 students of Rumfa College. 2021-01-15. en-US.
  6. Web site: Barau Danbatta, Unity Bank PLC: Profile and Biography. 2021-01-15. Bloomberg.com. en.
  7. Book: Feinstein, Alan . African revolutionary; the life and times of Nigeria's Aminu Kano . 1973 . [New York] Quadrangle . Internet Archive . 978-0-8129-0321-8 . 48.

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