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.
Bauchi is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau, at an elevation of 616 m. The Local Government Area covers an area of 3,687 km2 and had a population of 493,810 in 2006.
Bauchi State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Jigawa to the north, Yobe to the northeast, Gombe to the east, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Kaduna to the west and Kano to the northwest. It takes its name from the historic town of Bauchi, which also serves as its capital city. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Gombe State, which became a distinct state in 1996.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi, north eastern part of Nigeria. The university is named after the first and only Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The motto of the university is "Doctrina Mater Artium", which means "Education is the mother of the practical arts".
BCC Lions Football Club is a Nigerian football team based in Gboko, Benue State, that competes in the Nigeria Amateur League, and plays its home games at the J. S. Tarka Stadium.
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009.
Tafawa Balewa is a local government area in the Southern part of Bauchi State in northern Nigeria. Its headquarters was in the town of Tafawa Balewa, but has no being shifted to Bununu town in 2011 due to constant unrest in the former.
The 2003 All-Africa Games football – Men's tournament was the 8th edition of the African Games men's football tournament for men. The football tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria between 4–16 October 2003 as part of the 2003 All-Africa Games.
Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi is a polytechnic located in Bauchi, a traditional emirate and the capital of Bauchi State, North-East of Nigeria.
Bauchi Airport is an airport serving Bauchi in Nigeria. The former NE/SW runway is now used as a taxiway, and carries markings.
The Sir Abubakar Tafawa BalewaBauchi State International Airport is a new airport serving the city of Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State, Nigeria. It is named after Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who was Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966. The airport is 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Bauchi.
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.
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.
The Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education is a state government higher education institution located in Kangere, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The current provost is Adamu Magaji Yanbuga.
Suleiman Elias Bogoro is a professor of Animal Science, specializing in Biochemistry and Ruminant Nutrition, who served as the 5th and 8th Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund in Nigeria.
Tafawa Balewa's tomb is the burial place of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the only Prime Minister of Nigeria, in Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, library was established in August 1981 to provide information on various discipline.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital is a federal government of Nigeria teaching hospital located in Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The current chief medical director is Yusuf Bara Jibril.
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.
