Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only prime minister of Nigeria upon independence. A conservative Anglophile,he favoured maintaining close ties with the British. During his first few years in office as prime minister,Nigeria was a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II reigning as Queen of Nigeria,until Nigeria became a republic in 1963. He was both a defender of Northern special interests and an advocate of Nigerian reform and unity.
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan,Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan,one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network,the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political,industrial,economic and cultural development of Nigeria.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi,north eastern part of Nigeria. The university is named after Nigeria's first and only prime minister,Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The motto of the university is "Doctrina Mater Artium",which means "Education is the mother of the practical arts".
The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano,Kano State,Nigeria. It was founded in 1975,when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University College to University. It is the first university in Kano State,North-western Nigeria.
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bauchi,Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Wikki Tourists. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 and was opened in 1985 and named after Nigeria's first prime minister,Tafawa Balewa.
Dr. Aliyu AbdullahiOON is a Nigerian Civil servant who joined the Civil Service in August 1988 and became a Permanent Secretary in January 2001. In 2003,he was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. In July 2007,Abdullahi Aliyu said that he had received a presidential mandate to explore the use of nuclear energy in Nigeria for the generation of electricity.
Danladi Slim Matawal is a Nigerian distinguished Professor of;a former Director-General &CEO,Nigerian Building &Road Research Institute (NBRRI),an agency of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. He is currently back to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,Bauchi - Nigeria.
Eli Jidere Bala is a Nigerian professor of Mechanical engineering and the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.
Adewale Oke Adekola was a Nigerian engineer,academic,author,and administrator. He was the first Nigerian dean of engineering and head of civil engineering at the University of Lagos. He was the founding vice chancellor of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi and emeritus professor of the University of Lagos. He was a pioneer of engineering education in Nigeria and reputed as a great teacher. He became one of the first Nigerians to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) in 1976 - awarded by London University in engineering.
Samaila Suleiman is a Nigerian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. He was elected under the All Progressives Congress platform in March 2015. In March 2022,he resigned from the ruling APC to the Peoples Democratic Party after an interest of Governor Nasir El-Rufai's son,Bello,on his seat in the green chamber.
Abubakar Adamu Rasheed,MFR is a Nigerian academic,administrator,Professor of English and the 9th vice-chancellor of Bayero University,Kano.
Muhammad Sanusi Liman is a distinguished Nigerian academic,a professor of plasma physics and the second substantive Vice Chancellor of Federal University Lafia,Nasarawa state.
Adamu Abu Kasim is a Nigerian botanist and professor of science. He was appointed as vice chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University,Lapai by Abubakar Sani Bello,assumed office in December 2019.
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria,Kaduna State,Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges,three schools,18 faculties,110 academic departments,17 centres,and seven institutes with over 600 professors,about 3000 academic staff and over 7000 non-teaching staff. The university has over 400 postgraduate programmes reflecting its strife to become a postgraduate studies-centred university. The university operates from two campuses in the ancient cosmopolitan city of Zaria,the Samaru Campus where the Senate Building and most of the faculties are located and the Kongo Campus,hosting the faculties of Law and Administration. It has been adjudged to be the largest university in Sub-Saharan Africa,in terms of land occupied,owing to the numerous buildings it has.
Faruk Adamu Kuta is a Nigerian academic who is currently a vice chancellor of Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna).
Vincent Ado Tenebe is a Nigerian agronomist. He is the former vice chancellor of Taraba State University,Jalingo,and also the former vice chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria.
Fatima Ja’afar Tahir is a Nigerian Professor of Microbiology and the Vice-Chancellor of Bauchi State University since 2022. She was Acting Vice-Chancellor at the Nigerian Army University Biu,Borno State and widely recognized as the first female Professor of Microbiology to be produced by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,Bauchi State.
