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Ahmadu Bello University

January 20, 2023

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is a federal government research university in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria,[2] opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria.[2] It was founded by and is now named for Ahmadu Bello, first premier of Northern Nigeria.[3]

Ahmadu Bello University
Main gate of Samaru campus, 2021
Former names
University of Northern Nigeria
TypePublic, research
Established4 October 1962
ChancellorAlfred Achebe
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Kabir Bala[1]
Location
Zaria
,
Kaduna State
,
Nigeria

Coordinates: 11°04′N 7°42′E / 11.067°N 7.700°E / 11.067; 7.700
CampusUrban
ColoursGreen and white   
NicknameABU
Websiteabu.edu.ng

The university operates a main campus at Samaru; satellite from nearby Kongo, and a pre-degree school in Funtua, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) away. The main campus houses administrative offices and faculties of physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, arts and languages, education, environmental design, engineering, medical sciences, agricultural sciences, and research centres. Kongo hosts faculties of law and administration, the latter addresses accounting, business administration, local government and development studies as well as public administration.[citation needed]

Undergraduate and graduate programmes include affiliate degrees, vocational programmes and remedial courses. The university has one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country to support medical teaching and research.[4]

History

First years

As Nigeria approached independence on October 1, 1960, it had only a single university: the University of Ibadan, established in 1948. The Ashby Report, published a month before independence, supported regional government proposals to add new universities in each of Nigeria's then three regions, and its capital Lagos.[5]

In May 1960, the Northern Region had upgraded the School of Arabic Studies in Kano to become the Ahmadu Bello College for Arabic and Islamic Studies and following the Ashby Report it was decided to create a University of Northern Nigeria at Zaria rather than Kano. The new university was to take over facilities of the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology at Samaru; the Ahmadu Bello College in Kano; the Agricultural Research Institute at Samaru; the Institute of Administration at Zaria, and the Veterinary Research Institute at Vom on the Jos Plateau. Legislation establishing the new university was passed by the Northern Region legislature in 1961.[citation needed]

At opening on 4 October 1962, the university had four faculties comprising 15 departments.[6] though there were only 426 students.[citation needed]

 
Department of Microbiology, 2021

The challenges were enormous. Over 60 years of British colonial rule, education in the Northern Region had lagged far behind that of the two southern regions. Few students from the north had qualifications for university entrance, and fewer still northerners had qualifications for teaching appointments. Of the original student body, only 147 were from the north.[citation needed]

ABU's first vice chancellor was British, as were most professorial appointments. There were only two Nigerians — mathematician Dr Iya Abubakar and Adamu Baikie in the faculty of education — in the first round of faculty appointments. Facilities on the main Samaru campus were inadequate, and integration of physically separate, pre-existing institutions was difficult.[citation needed]

Nevertheless, under the vice chancellorship of New Zealand born Norman Alexander, academic and administrative staff were recruited, new departments and programmes created, major building projects undertaken, and student enrollment grew rapidly. By the end of Alexander's tenure in 1966, there were a thousand students were enrolled.[7]

Middle 1970s

Alexander was succeeded by the university's first native Nigerian vice chancellor, Ishaya Shuaibu Audu. He was a pediatrician; former associate professor at the University of Lagos, and Hausa born in Wusasa, near Zaria.[citation needed]

Ahmadu Bello University was seriously affected by the coups and anti-Igbo riots of 1966 but continued to expand. Student enrollment had been constrained by A-level training at secondary schools so in 1968 the university established its own School of Basic Studies to provide pre-degree training on campus.[6]: 270  Students entering the School of Basic Studies could matriculate and complete a bachelor's degree in four years.[citation needed]

Despite opposition to the School of Basic Studies, it provided a stream of candidates for degree courses and the university expanded rapidly. Ten years after being founded there were over 7,000 students, over half in degree programs and 2,333 had graduated. The University of Ibadan had graduated only 615 in its first ten years.[8][6]: 267–282 

 
Campus sign, 2021

Kongo campus, close to Zaria old city taught public administration and provided in-service training for local government throughout the north of Nigeria. The Faculty of Education taught and also managed [[[teacher training college]]s across the northern states. At Kano campus, renamed Abdullahi Bayero College, Hausa, Arabic and Islamic studies courses were taught.[citation needed]

Although founded to be the University of Northern Nigeria, commentators have observed that more than any other of Nigeria's universities, Ahmadu Bello has universally served students from every state of the Nigerian federation.[9][6]: 280, 281 

Professorial staffing to serve the burgeoning student enrollments and course offerings was a potential limitation during this period. In the early 1970s relatively abundant funding made it possible to send some senior academic staff to overseas institutions to complete advanced degrees. A small but increasing number of Nigerians with Ph.D.s or other advanced degrees were returning from abroad (but ABU had to compete with other Nigerian universities to recruit them). In the meantime, appointment of expatriate teaching staff was essential and it expanded greatly and diversified in nationalities. Vice chancellor Audu endeavored to balance the goals of Nigerianization (and "northernization") of ABU's professors with the commitment to maintaining all programmes at an international level of academic quality.[citation needed]

By 1975, this balance was strained. The teaching faculty remained more than half expatriate overall; at senior levels still more so.[6]{rp|page=307}} The development of Nigerian staffing (and especially of northern-origin teaching staff) was perceived as too slow. In 1975, ABU turned toward a much heavier emphasis on internal staff development as it adopted the Graduate Assistantship programme. Under this programme, the best graduates from the departments’ undergraduate programmes are recruited to join the department as staff-in-training and undertake advanced training as they gain on-the-job experience. Within a few years, a significant proportion of ABU senior staff were products of the internal training programme. From 1975, the proportion of expatriate teaching staff diminished rapidly.[6]: 196–219 

Later development

 
Amina Hall, 2021

Beginning in the early 1980s, the university was hit with sharply reduced funding as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank imposed their Structural Adjustment Programme on the country. The value of the Nigeria's currency plummeted in relation to others and staff salaries reduced in real terms. Funding for premises, library acquisitions, and other resources was curtailed. Competition for students, staff and funding with other national institutions in what had been a rapidly expanding university system increased.[citation needed]

During a peaceful, May 1986 university rally against implementation of the Structural Adjustment Programme, security forces killed 20 demonstrators and bystanders.[10] Over the years, ABU has been affected by national political instability. The very fact of ABU's strikingly "national character"[11] (in drawing students and staff from an unusually broad range of Nigeria's regional, ethnic and religious communities) might be the reason the institution is inclined to internal instability. Hence, ABU has been among Nigeria's universities that have suffered most from closures.[citation needed]

 
Senate Building, 2021

Yet ABU continues to occupy a particularly important place among Nigerian universities. As it approaches its half-century anniversary, ABU can claim to be the largest and the most extensive of universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.[12] It covers a land area of 7,000 hectares (27 sq mi) and encompasses 12 academic faculties, a postgraduate school and 82 academic departments. It has five institutes, six specialized centers, a Division of Agricultural Colleges, demonstration secondary and primary schools, as well as extension and consultancy services which provide services to the wider society. The total student enrollment in the university's degree and sub-degree programme is about 35,000, drawn from every state of Nigeria, Africa, and the rest of world. There are about 1,400 academic and research staff and 5,000 support staff.

The university has nurtured two new institutions: Bayero University Kano and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, Bauchi. Some 27 tertiary institutions made up of colleges of education, polytechnics and schools of basic or preliminary studies are affiliated to it.

Despites the numerous achievements of this reputable institution, there are some challenges that the Institution faces. These challenges vary from one section to another. For instance, in terms of infrastructure, the school does not have enough classrooms for the students from some sections. Based on that, clashes occur on venues especially in the morning when most classes hold. Again, even for sections that have classrooms, those classes tend to be unfit for the number of the students. Another challenge that has not yet been checked relating to infrastructure is that of hostels or Hall of residence as it's widely known. The hostels available for students are not capable of accommodating all the students interested in residing within the campus. As a result of that, many new students are stranded on the campus especially at the beginning of the session, and others that are lucky get squatting spaces with friends and family that have already gotten hostels.

Administration

See also: List of Ahmadu Bello University chancellors

Ahmadu Bello University has a chancellor as its ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is chief executive and academic officer. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a five-year, non-renewable term.

Vice chancellors[13]
Tenure Profession
1 Norman Alexander 1961–1966 Physicist
2 Ishaya Audu 1966–1975 Medical doctor
3 Iya Abubakar 1975–1978 Mathematician
4 Oladipo Akikugbe 1978–1979 Medical doctor
5 Ango Abdullahi 1979–1986 Agricultural scientist
6 Adamu N Muhammad 1986–1991 Entomologist
7 Daniel Soror 1991–1995 Veterinarian
8 Major-General Mamman Kontagora 1995–1998 [14][a]
9 Abdullahi Mahadi 1999–2004 Historian
10 Shehu Usman Abdullahi 2004–2009 Veterinarian
11 Jarlath Udoudo Umoh 2009–2009 Veterinarian
12 Aliyu Mohammed 2009–2010 Linguist (English)
13 Abdullahi Mustapha 2010–2015 Pharmacist
14 Ibrahim Garba[15] 2015–2020 Geologist
15 Kabir Bala 2020–Date Construction
  1. ^ Sole-administrator appointed by then head of state Sani Abacha after a major conflict.[14]

Library

Main article: Kashim Ibrahim Library

Kashim Ibrahim Library serves university students and academic staff from the main campus and satellites.[4] As of 2006, its collections include over 1.2 millions books; 66,000 periodicals, and other learning materials.[16]

 
Kashim Ibrahim Library, 2022

The library was established in 1955 comprising a single small room, later converted to a staff club. In 1963, a replacement building was constructed at a cost of $39,000 named for the then state governor.[4]

Notable alumni

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Ahmadu Bello University alumni.

The Ahmadu Bello University is notable for producing prominent people and Nigerian leaders, including many former and current state governors and ministers. Amongst the alumni are:



Alumni Association

Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association
 
Established1960s
PresidentAhmed Tijani Mora
Location
Zaria
,
Kaduna
,
Nigeria
ColorsOrange and Blue    
AffiliationsAhmadu Bello University
WebsiteOfficial website

Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association is an alumni organization for former students of the Ahmadu Bello University.[18] The alumni association is often represented by the national president of the association in the governing council of the university. This is necessary for the association to make a direct input into the university's policies.

The national body of the association currently has 17 National Executive Committee (NEC) members who manage the affairs of the association in alignment with the provisions of the association constitution.[19] The incumbent national president of the alumni association is Ahmed Tijani Mora, a renowned pharmacist and former registrar and chief executive officer of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria.[20]

History

The alumni association was founded in the early 1960s by the graduating class which included architect Chief Fola Alade, Chief Lai Balogun and Professor Ayodele Awojobi.[21] Today, the alumni association has branches across the federation with the secretariat at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Since the inception of the association, the governing council of Ahmadu Bello University has maintained a strong working relationship with the association with the aim of developing the university.[22] Initially, the association was under the supervision of the deputy vice chancellor of the university. Today it is directly under the office of the vice chancellor and supervised by the vice chancellor.

See also

References

  1. ^ NUC. . Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b . Ahmadu Bello University. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ . 2021-05-03. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  4. ^ a b c "Kashim Ibrahim Library". Ahmadu Bello. from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ Sir Eric Ashby (1960). Investment in Education: The Report of the Commission on Post-School Certificate and Higher Education (Report). Lagos.
  6. ^ a b c d e f A History of Ahmadu Bello University, 1962–1987. Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press. 1989.
  7. ^ "Obituary:Sir Norman Alexander". The Independent. 5 April 1997. from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  8. ^ Ten Years: The First Decade of Ahmadu Bello University, October 1962-October 1972. Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press. 1972.
  9. ^ Beckett, Paul; O’Connell, James (1977). Education and Power in Nigeria. Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 26–30.
  10. ^ "Structural Adjustment Program". The Whirled Bank Group. from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ Ramalan, Ibrahim (2019-03-15). "ABU matriculates more than 13,000 students for 2018/2019 academic session". Daily Nigerian. from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  12. ^ Manning, Patrick (June 1980). "Review: Mahdi Adamu. The Hausa Factor in West African History. (Ahmadu Bello University History Series)...". The American Historical Review. 85 (3): 689–690. doi:10.1086/ahr/85.3.689-a. ISSN 1937-5239.
  13. ^ Undergraduate Student Handbook. Ahmadu Bello University Press. 2014. p. 15. ISBN 978-978-125-139-9.
  14. ^ a b Kieh, George Klay (2007). Beyond state failure and collapse: making the state relevant in Africa. Lexington Books. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7391-0892-5.
  15. ^ "ABU gets new VC". The Nation Newspaper. 14 April 2015. from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  16. ^ Nok, Grace. "The Challenges of Computerizing a University Library in Nigeria: the Case of Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-06.
  17. ^ "Staff Profile". ihvnigeria.org. from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  18. ^ "Emir Of Zazzau Pledges Support For ABU Alumni Association". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 10 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "Alumni Should Give Back To Alma-Mater – Mora". Leadership Newspaper. from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  20. ^ . Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  21. ^ . Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Intellect and infrastructure". The Nation Newspaper. 13 October 2015. from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

External links

  • Official website  

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Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is a federal government research university in Zaria Kaduna State Nigeria 2 opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria 2 It was founded by and is now named for Ahmadu Bello first premier of Northern Nigeria 3 Ahmadu Bello UniversityMain gate of Samaru campus 2021Former namesUniversity of Northern NigeriaTypePublic researchEstablished4 October 1962ChancellorAlfred AchebeVice ChancellorProfessor Kabir Bala 1 LocationZaria Kaduna State NigeriaCoordinates 11 04 N 7 42 E 11 067 N 7 700 E 11 067 7 700CampusUrbanColoursGreen and white NicknameABUWebsiteabu wbr edu wbr ngThe university operates a main campus at Samaru satellite from nearby Kongo and a pre degree school in Funtua approximately 85 kilometres 53 mi away The main campus houses administrative offices and faculties of physical sciences life sciences social sciences arts and languages education environmental design engineering medical sciences agricultural sciences and research centres Kongo hosts faculties of law and administration the latter addresses accounting business administration local government and development studies as well as public administration citation needed Undergraduate and graduate programmes include affiliate degrees vocational programmes and remedial courses The university has one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country to support medical teaching and research 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 First years 1 2 Middle 1970s 1 3 Later development 2 Administration 3 Library 4 Notable alumni 5 Alumni Association 5 1 History 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditFirst years Edit As Nigeria approached independence on October 1 1960 it had only a single university the University of Ibadan established in 1948 The Ashby Report published a month before independence supported regional government proposals to add new universities in each of Nigeria s then three regions and its capital Lagos 5 In May 1960 the Northern Region had upgraded the School of Arabic Studies in Kano to become the Ahmadu Bello College for Arabic and Islamic Studies and following the Ashby Report it was decided to create a University of Northern Nigeria at Zaria rather than Kano The new university was to take over facilities of the Nigerian College of Arts Science and Technology at Samaru the Ahmadu Bello College in Kano the Agricultural Research Institute at Samaru the Institute of Administration at Zaria and the Veterinary Research Institute at Vom on the Jos Plateau Legislation establishing the new university was passed by the Northern Region legislature in 1961 citation needed At opening on 4 October 1962 the university had four faculties comprising 15 departments 6 though there were only 426 students citation needed Department of Microbiology 2021 The challenges were enormous Over 60 years of British colonial rule education in the Northern Region had lagged far behind that of the two southern regions Few students from the north had qualifications for university entrance and fewer still northerners had qualifications for teaching appointments Of the original student body only 147 were from the north citation needed ABU s first vice chancellor was British as were most professorial appointments There were only two Nigerians mathematician Dr Iya Abubakar and Adamu Baikie in the faculty of education in the first round of faculty appointments Facilities on the main Samaru campus were inadequate and integration of physically separate pre existing institutions was difficult citation needed Nevertheless under the vice chancellorship of New Zealand born Norman Alexander academic and administrative staff were recruited new departments and programmes created major building projects undertaken and student enrollment grew rapidly By the end of Alexander s tenure in 1966 there were a thousand students were enrolled 7 Middle 1970s Edit Alexander was succeeded by the university s first native Nigerian vice chancellor Ishaya Shuaibu Audu He was a pediatrician former associate professor at the University of Lagos and Hausa born in Wusasa near Zaria citation needed Ahmadu Bello University was seriously affected by the coups and anti Igbo riots of 1966 but continued to expand Student enrollment had been constrained by A level training at secondary schools so in 1968 the university established its own School of Basic Studies to provide pre degree training on campus 6 270 Students entering the School of Basic Studies could matriculate and complete a bachelor s degree in four years citation needed Despite opposition to the School of Basic Studies it provided a stream of candidates for degree courses and the university expanded rapidly Ten years after being founded there were over 7 000 students over half in degree programs and 2 333 had graduated The University of Ibadan had graduated only 615 in its first ten years 8 6 267 282 Campus sign 2021 Kongo campus close to Zaria old city taught public administration and provided in service training for local government throughout the north of Nigeria The Faculty of Education taught and also managed teacher training college s across the northern states At Kano campus renamed Abdullahi Bayero College Hausa Arabic and Islamic studies courses were taught citation needed Although founded to be the University of Northern Nigeria commentators have observed that more than any other of Nigeria s universities Ahmadu Bello has universally served students from every state of the Nigerian federation 9 6 280 281 Professorial staffing to serve the burgeoning student enrollments and course offerings was a potential limitation during this period In the early 1970s relatively abundant funding made it possible to send some senior academic staff to overseas institutions to complete advanced degrees A small but increasing number of Nigerians with Ph D s or other advanced degrees were returning from abroad but ABU had to compete with other Nigerian universities to recruit them In the meantime appointment of expatriate teaching staff was essential and it expanded greatly and diversified in nationalities Vice chancellor Audu endeavored to balance the goals of Nigerianization and northernization of ABU s professors with the commitment to maintaining all programmes at an international level of academic quality citation needed By 1975 this balance was strained The teaching faculty remained more than half expatriate overall at senior levels still more so 6 rp page 307 The development of Nigerian staffing and especially of northern origin teaching staff was perceived as too slow In 1975 ABU turned toward a much heavier emphasis on internal staff development as it adopted the Graduate Assistantship programme Under this programme the best graduates from the departments undergraduate programmes are recruited to join the department as staff in training and undertake advanced training as they gain on the job experience Within a few years a significant proportion of ABU senior staff were products of the internal training programme From 1975 the proportion of expatriate teaching staff diminished rapidly 6 196 219 Later development Edit Amina Hall 2021 Beginning in the early 1980s the university was hit with sharply reduced funding as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank imposed their Structural Adjustment Programme on the country The value of the Nigeria s currency plummeted in relation to others and staff salaries reduced in real terms Funding for premises library acquisitions and other resources was curtailed Competition for students staff and funding with other national institutions in what had been a rapidly expanding university system increased citation needed During a peaceful May 1986 university rally against implementation of the Structural Adjustment Programme security forces killed 20 demonstrators and bystanders 10 Over the years ABU has been affected by national political instability The very fact of ABU s strikingly national character 11 in drawing students and staff from an unusually broad range of Nigeria s regional ethnic and religious communities might be the reason the institution is inclined to internal instability Hence ABU has been among Nigeria s universities that have suffered most from closures citation needed Senate Building 2021 Yet ABU continues to occupy a particularly important place among Nigerian universities As it approaches its half century anniversary ABU can claim to be the largest and the most extensive of universities in Sub Saharan Africa 12 It covers a land area of 7 000 hectares 27 sq mi and encompasses 12 academic faculties a postgraduate school and 82 academic departments It has five institutes six specialized centers a Division of Agricultural Colleges demonstration secondary and primary schools as well as extension and consultancy services which provide services to the wider society The total student enrollment in the university s degree and sub degree programme is about 35 000 drawn from every state of Nigeria Africa and the rest of world There are about 1 400 academic and research staff and 5 000 support staff The university has nurtured two new institutions Bayero University Kano and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology Bauchi Some 27 tertiary institutions made up of colleges of education polytechnics and schools of basic or preliminary studies are affiliated to it Despites the numerous achievements of this reputable institution there are some challenges that the Institution faces These challenges vary from one section to another For instance in terms of infrastructure the school does not have enough classrooms for the students from some sections Based on that clashes occur on venues especially in the morning when most classes hold Again even for sections that have classrooms those classes tend to be unfit for the number of the students Another challenge that has not yet been checked relating to infrastructure is that of hostels or Hall of residence as it s widely known The hostels available for students are not capable of accommodating all the students interested in residing within the campus As a result of that many new students are stranded on the campus especially at the beginning of the session and others that are lucky get squatting spaces with friends and family that have already gotten hostels Administration EditSee also List of Ahmadu Bello University chancellors Ahmadu Bello University has a chancellor as its ceremonial head while the vice chancellor is chief executive and academic officer The vice chancellor is usually appointed for a five year non renewable term Vice chancellors 13 Tenure Profession1 Norman Alexander 1961 1966 Physicist2 Ishaya Audu 1966 1975 Medical doctor3 Iya Abubakar 1975 1978 Mathematician4 Oladipo Akikugbe 1978 1979 Medical doctor5 Ango Abdullahi 1979 1986 Agricultural scientist6 Adamu N Muhammad 1986 1991 Entomologist7 Daniel Soror 1991 1995 Veterinarian8 Major General Mamman Kontagora 1995 1998 14 a 9 Abdullahi Mahadi 1999 2004 Historian10 Shehu Usman Abdullahi 2004 2009 Veterinarian11 Jarlath Udoudo Umoh 2009 2009 Veterinarian12 Aliyu Mohammed 2009 2010 Linguist English 13 Abdullahi Mustapha 2010 2015 Pharmacist14 Ibrahim Garba 15 2015 2020 Geologist15 Kabir Bala 2020 Date Construction Sole administrator appointed by then head of state Sani Abacha after a major conflict 14 Library EditMain article Kashim Ibrahim Library Kashim Ibrahim Library serves university students and academic staff from the main campus and satellites 4 As of 2006 update its collections include over 1 2 millions books 66 000 periodicals and other learning materials 16 Kashim Ibrahim Library 2022 The library was established in 1955 comprising a single small room later converted to a staff club In 1963 a replacement building was constructed at a cost of 39 000 named for the then state governor 4 Notable alumni EditFor a more comprehensive list see List of Ahmadu Bello University alumni The Ahmadu Bello University is notable for producing prominent people and Nigerian leaders including many former and current state governors and ministers Amongst the alumni are Magaji Abdullahi former national chairman of the National Centre Party of Nigeria NCPN former senator former deputy governor Alash le Abimiku executive director of the International Research Centre of Excellence at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria 17 Muhammed K Abubakar academic former minister Mohammed Bello Adoke former Minister of Justice amp Attorney General of the Federation Ahmed Abdullah OON former Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Atiku Abubakar GCON former vice president Federal Republic of Nigeria Yayale Ahmed former secretary to the Government of the Federation Aisha Alhassan former minister of women affairs Adamu Aliero former governor Kebbi State Saratu Iya Aliyu Solomon Arase former IGP Nigeria Police Force Ayodele Awojobi scientist and professor at University of Lagos Sunday Awoniyi Northern Yoruba Leader former chairman ACF Anthony Ayine auditor general for the Federation Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli Current Emir of Zazzau and former Ambassador to Thailand Mohammed Bawa former Ekiti State governor Yahaya Bello governor Kogi state Franca Brown actress Maryam Ciroma former Minister of Women Affairs Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi Senate Majority Leader of the Nigerian 9th National Assembly Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo former governor Gombe State Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari former governor Kebbi State Lawal Musa Daura former director general Nigerian State Security Service Oladipo Diya GCON former vice president CGS Federal Republic of Nigeria Ibrahim Hussaini Doko DG of Raw materials Nigeria Donald Duke former Cross River state governor Saddiq Dzukogi poet and professor of English Mississippi State University Afakriya Gadzama former Director General Nigerian State Security Service Ibrahim Gaidam former governor Yobe State Jerry Gana former information minister Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba Shehu of Borno Ibrahim Garba former vice chancellor ABU Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya former Kano state governor Isa Marte Hussaini professor pharmacologist Bukar Ibrahim former governor Yobe State Ibrahim Kpotun Idris former IGP Nigeria Police Force Catherine Uju Ifejika chairman and CEO Brittania U Limited Azubuike Ihejirika former Chief of Army Staff Attahiru Jega professor former chairman Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Zainab Abdulkadir Kure politician Aisha Augie Kuta photographer Idris Legbo Kutigi former chief justice of Nigeria Shehu Ladan former group MD NNPC Sanusi Lamido former governor Central Bank of Nigeria former Emir of Kano Ibrahim Lamorde former chairman EFCC Rilwanu Lukman former secretary general OPEC amp Petroleum Minister Muhammad Nasirudeen Maiturare professor former vice Chancellor IBBUL Niger State Ahmed Makarfi former Kaduna state governor Umaru Tanko Al Makura former governor Nasarawa State Dino Melaye senator Kogi West Ahmed Tijjani Mora pharmacist president of ABU Alumni Association Faruk Imam Muhammad justice Kogi state Judiciary Magaji Muhammed OFR former Minister of Internal Affairs former Minister of Industries and former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mansur Muhtar former executive director of the World Bank Dahiru Musdapher former chief justice of Nigeria Abdullahi Mustapha former vice chancellor ABU Ghali Umar Na Abba former Speaker House of Representatives Usman Bayero Nafada former deputy speaker House of Representatives Muhammad Mamman Nami Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS Rebecca Ndjoze Ojo Namibian politician Demas Nwoko artist and architect Olufemi Obafemi Poet Playwright and Author Samuel Oboh architect Gani Odutokun artist and educator Uche Okeke artist and educator Mike Omotosho national chairman of the Labour Party Nigeria Bruce Onobrakpeya artist Samuel Ortom former Minister of State Trade and Investments Jude Rabo vice chancellor of Federal University Wukari Nuhu Ribadu former chairman EFCC Nasir Ahmad el Rufai governor of Kaduna State Aminu Safana doctor politician Namadi Sambo former vice president of Nigeria Faisal Shuaib medical doctor Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria s National Primary Health Care Development Agency Ibrahim Shekarau former Kano state governor Ibrahim Shema former governor Katsina State Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila administrator Ussif Rashid Sumaila economist Danbaba Suntai former governor Taraba State Ibrahim Umar former vice chancellor and scientist Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa former governor Kaduna state Nenadi Usman former finance minister Shamsuddeen Usman former Minister of National Planning Auwal H Yadudu Nigerian academician and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Andrew Yakubu former group MD NNPC Turai Yar Adua former first lady Umaru Musa Yar Adua GCFR former president of Nigeria Isa Yuguda former governor Bauchi State Ibrahim Zakzaky prominent Shi ite Islam cleric founder Islamic Movement in NigeriaAlumni Association EditAhmadu Bello University Alumni Association Established1960sPresidentAhmed Tijani MoraLocationZaria Kaduna NigeriaColorsOrange and Blue AffiliationsAhmadu Bello UniversityWebsiteOfficial websiteAhmadu Bello University Alumni Association is an alumni organization for former students of the Ahmadu Bello University 18 The alumni association is often represented by the national president of the association in the governing council of the university This is necessary for the association to make a direct input into the university s policies The national body of the association currently has 17 National Executive Committee NEC members who manage the affairs of the association in alignment with the provisions of the association constitution 19 The incumbent national president of the alumni association is Ahmed Tijani Mora a renowned pharmacist and former registrar and chief executive officer of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria 20 History Edit The alumni association was founded in the early 1960s by the graduating class which included architect Chief Fola Alade Chief Lai Balogun and Professor Ayodele Awojobi 21 Today the alumni association has branches across the federation with the secretariat at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Since the inception of the association the governing council of Ahmadu Bello University has maintained a strong working relationship with the association with the aim of developing the university 22 Initially the association was under the supervision of the deputy vice chancellor of the university Today it is directly under the office of the vice chancellor and supervised by the vice chancellor See also EditList of universities in Nigeria Academic libraries in NigeriaReferences Edit NUC List of Universities Archived from the original on 26 April 2015 Retrieved 5 May 2015 a b Ahmadu Bello University Ahmadu Bello University Archived from the original on 9 July 2015 Retrieved 8 July 2015 History Of ABU Zaria The Largest University In Sub Saharan Africa 2021 05 03 Archived from the original on 2022 10 04 Retrieved 2022 05 04 a b c Kashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello Archived from the original on 2021 10 05 Retrieved 2021 10 05 Sir Eric Ashby 1960 Investment in Education The Report of the Commission on Post School Certificate and Higher Education Report Lagos a b c d e f A History of Ahmadu Bello University 1962 1987 Zaria Ahmadu Bello University Press 1989 Obituary Sir Norman Alexander The Independent 5 April 1997 Archived from the original on 2012 11 05 Retrieved 19 August 2011 Ten Years The First Decade of Ahmadu Bello University October 1962 October 1972 Zaria Ahmadu Bello University Press 1972 Beckett Paul O Connell James 1977 Education and Power in Nigeria Hodder and Stoughton pp 26 30 Structural Adjustment Program The Whirled Bank Group Archived from the original on 18 November 2013 Retrieved 11 November 2013 Ramalan Ibrahim 2019 03 15 ABU matriculates more than 13 000 students for 2018 2019 academic session Daily Nigerian Archived from the original on 2021 09 28 Retrieved 2022 09 14 Manning Patrick June 1980 Review Mahdi Adamu The Hausa Factor in West African History Ahmadu Bello University History Series The American Historical Review 85 3 689 690 doi 10 1086 ahr 85 3 689 a ISSN 1937 5239 Undergraduate Student Handbook Ahmadu Bello University Press 2014 p 15 ISBN 978 978 125 139 9 a b Kieh George Klay 2007 Beyond state failure and collapse making the state relevant in Africa Lexington Books p 174 ISBN 978 0 7391 0892 5 ABU gets new VC The Nation Newspaper 14 April 2015 Archived from the original on 2 July 2015 Retrieved 11 May 2015 Nok Grace The Challenges of Computerizing a University Library in Nigeria the Case of Kashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University Zaria PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2021 06 06 Staff Profile ihvnigeria org Archived from the original on 2019 10 04 Retrieved 2019 10 05 Emir Of Zazzau Pledges Support For ABU Alumni Association Leadership Newspaper Retrieved 10 November 2015 permanent dead link Alumni Should Give Back To Alma Mater Mora Leadership Newspaper Archived from the original on 25 October 2015 Retrieved 10 November 2015 ABU has done well for Northern agricultural development Alumni Daily Trust Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 10 November 2015 Mora Elected ABU Alumni President Leadership Newspaper Archived from the original on October 16 2015 Retrieved 10 November 2015 Intellect and infrastructure The Nation Newspaper 13 October 2015 Archived from the original on 24 October 2015 Retrieved 10 November 2015 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ahmadu Bello University amp oldid 1134688467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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