The Waziri of Katsina, Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) with credits in all his subjects from the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina (now Government College Katsina) in 1968. He had the option of going for the Higher School Certificate course, which would lead to a University Degree program or to go for a Diploma course. He chose the latter and was admitted into the College of Agriculture of the prestigious and the only University in Northern Nigeria at that time, the Ahmadu Bello University, where he obtained a Diploma in Agriculture in 1970. Due to his quest for education, Prof. Sani later enrolled at, again, the prestigious and the only Polytechnic in Northern Nigeria at that time, the Kaduna Polytechnic, where he obtained a National Diploma in Marketing with four Distinctions and four Credits in 1975. He continued with studies at the Polytechnic from where obtained a Higher National Diploma in Marketing, with three distinctions and three credits in 1977. Prof. Sani also obtained a Diploma in Manufacturing from the Institute of Manufacturing, Warwickshire, England in 1980 and a Certificate in Management from Kabelmetal Electro Training, Hanover, Germany, in 1985.

Prof. Sani’s desire for higher education led to his gaining admission to study for the Masters Degree in Business Administration (Executive Program) at the University of Ilorin in the 1998/99 Academic Session. He was also offered the opportunity to concurrently register, through the modern open distance learning programme, to study for both the Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Management degrees from St. Clements University, British West Indies. He chose to pursue the double degree program from St. Clements University, which is a Member of the St. Clements Education Group world-wide and an accredited member of the British Association for Open Learning, London, and the World Association of Universities and Colleges, Washington DC. After the usual study, research and thesis publication, he obtained the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in 2002 and the Doctor of Management Degree in 2003 from St. Clements University. Prof. Sani later enrolled at the prestigious San Juan University, Costa Rica, Central America, for a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) in Conflict Management.  He was awarded the Degree in June 2015 by the San Juan University, which is approved by the Costa Rica Ministry of Education and accredited by the Costa Rica National Council of Higher Education and gained global recognition by being on the list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and by being a Member of the International Association of Universities, where Universities like the University of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University are also Members. Prof. Sani also attended several in-service courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, etc. Below is a summary of his academic qualifications.

1. West African School Certificate from Government College Katsina (1968).
2. Diploma in Agriculture from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (1970).
3. National Diploma in Marketing from Kaduna Polytechnic (1975).
4. Higher National Diploma in Marketing from Kaduna Polytechnic (1977).
5. Diploma in Manufacturing from Warwickshire, England (1980).
6. Certificate in Management from Hanover, Germany (1985).
7. Master of Business Administration Degree from British West Indies (2002).
8. Doctor of Management Degree from British West Indies (2003).
9. Senior Lecturer at Katsina University (Al Qalam University) Katsina (2005)
10. Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Conflict Management from Costa Rica (2015)
11. Visiting Professor of Management Studies at St. Clements Private Swiss University, Switzerland (2015).
12. Visiting Professor at the bilingual (French/English) University, Ecole Superieure Universitaire (ESU), Cotonou, Republic of Benin (2017)

Attended several local and international courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, etc.