The Department of Economics, Bayero University, Kano came into being in September 1976 when the then Abdullahi Bayero College under the umbrella of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, became a full pledged University. The Department started by introduced its undergraduate program in Economics under difficult circumstances as there were insufficient lecturers, office accommodation, and lecture halls, among others. In 1977 a multipurpose faculty block was completed and the Department moved into a section of it. In 1989, the Department moved to the new campus along with other Departments of the faculty. At the moment, the New Department Building which was sponsored by defunct Bank of the North (ltd) at the cost of over N30 million was completed and the Department has taken possession of the building permanently. At its inception, the Department started with five (5) academic staff members, but by the 1978/79 academic session, the number rose to ten (10). Today, the number of full-time academic staff stands at twenty seven (27) consisting of 9 Professors, 1 Readers, 6 Senior Lecturers, 9 Lecturer 1, 1 Lecturer 2, 1 Assistant Lecturers. With respect to student enrolments, at its inception in 1976 the Department started with 63 students, all, at undergraduate level. By 1986, the number stood at 211. Today, undergraduate student enrolments stand at 542: 106 at Level 100 with 28 females; 215 at Level 200 with 37 females; and 221 at Level 300 with 28 females. Today the Department runs 1 undergraduate programme B.Sc. Economics with 867students and 27 staff, 3 post graduates academic programmes namely MSc Economics, MPhil and Ph.D Economics as well as 2 professional post graduate programmes namely Post Gradute Diploma in Health Economics and Masters in Health Economics.