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Founded and established 2004 under the Mohammed Danjuma Goja Administration.
Gombe State University (GSU) is located in Tudun Wada, an area in Shamaki Ward, Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. It is located in the Northern part of Nigeria. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The state university has a chancellor and 11-members of the governing council, as well as principal officers and management staff. Abdullahi Mahadi was the first vice chancellor of the university.
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One of the two federal government-owned Unity colleges in Gombe. Run by the Federal Ministry of Education.
It was built by the 10th Emir of Gombe, the late Shehu Usman Abubakar (1984-2014).
Formerly the home stadium of Gombe F.C., this is a multi-use stadium mostly used for local football matches.
Dadin Kowa Dam is about 35 km east of Gombe town, and provides irrigation water for farms. The dam was completed by the federal government in 1984, with the goal of providing irrigation and electricity for the planned Gongola sugar plantation project.