This is the main campus of the University and is sited on the banks of a major river channel (river watari). The New campus houses the central administration, as well as ten faculties namely; Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Islamic Studies, Computer Science and Information Technology, Communication, Education, Engineering, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Law, management sciences as well as Social sciences; three Schools namely; School of post graduate studies, School of General and Entrepreneurship Studies, and Dangote Business School. Ten research centers; Center for Information Technology, Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Centre for Nigerian Languages, Translation and Folklore, Centre for Economic, Social and Population Research, Centre for Islamic Civilizations and interfaith Dialogue, Centre for Gender Studies, Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Centre for Quranic Studies, Centre for Renewable Energy Research, and Centre for African Entrepreneurship Research. The University’s Micro Finance Bank, Physical Planning Unit, Maintenance Services Division, the main and new Library complex.

Furthermore, about 220 senior staff houses and 20 junior/intermediate houses. There are about 1000 rooms in the student’s hostels on campus, a stadium, and a modern student’s center managed by the students’ body.Their are commercial and banking facilities and services as well as Recreation centre all located at the new campus.