The Technical Committee compiled and submitted its report to the Government, and His Excellency, Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso presented the report to the state house of assembly for the legal backing to establish the university. Thereafter the National University Commission was contacted for a final permission to establish the university. The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday, 27th March, 2012 at Abuja officially granted permit for the establishment of Northwest University, Kano as the 37th State University and the 123rd University in the Nigerian University System.

With the formal permission granted by the National university commission Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE inaugurated an Implementation Committee for the establishment of the University on Tuesday, 27th March, 2012 at Aminu Kano House, Abuja. The Implementation Committee headed by Prof. Hafiz Abubakar was immediately set up and inaugurated to work out all the requirements for the smooth takeoff of the institution including the appointment of the Principal Officers, Founding Deans, Academic and Non Academic Staff, admission of the 1st set of students, production of staff conditions of service, students examination regulations, syllabuses among others. The formation of the four take-up faculties namely the faculty of Education, Humanities, Social and Management Sciences and the faculty of science were all concretized by the the committee. A total number of 14 academic departments with 28 programmes were approved for the university by the National university commission.

• Total Enrollment : 10,313
• Undergraduate/Graduate ratio : NA
• No. of International Students : 2
• No. of Faculties : 6
• Student Faculty ratio : NA
• No. of Staff : 1,275