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 | |
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| Address | |
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BUK Road, Kano Kano, | |
| Coordinates | 11°58′50″N 8°31′35″E / 11.98056°N 8.52639°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Established | 1927 |
| Founders | Sir Hugh Clifford, G. A. J. Bieneman |
| Local authority | Kano State Science and Technical Board |
| Staff | 50 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Colour(s) | White |
| Old Boys | ROMFOBA |
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]
Notable alumni
editNotable alumni of Rumfa include:
- Murtala Mohammed – 4th head of state of Nigeria
- Sani Abacha – 10th head of state of Nigeria
- Ado Bayero – former emir of Kano
- Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Governor of Jigawa State
- Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar – former governor Bauchi State
- Nu'uman Barau Danbatta – former chairman Unity Bank plc[5][6]
- Aminu Kano – influential Nigerian revolutionary[7]
References
edit- ^ "Muḥammad Rumfa | king of Kano". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Unity Bank Plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director". Unity Bank Plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Rumfa College, Kano was founded in 1927 and has produced some of the best brains in Nigeria, including politicians, captains of industry, diplomats and businessmen". Fish Eye Photography. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Rumfa College: Abandoned by government, rescued by old boys". Daily Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Focus, Kano. "RUMFOBA to grant scholarship to 20 students of Rumfa College". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Barau Danbatta, Unity Bank PLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Feinstein, Alan (1973). African revolutionary; the life and times of Nigeria's Aminu Kano. Internet Archive. [New York] Quadrangle. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-8129-0321-8.