Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Other name	ATBU "Makera" A place where students are being taught and well trained
Motto	"Doctrina mater artium" ; (Education is the mother of all practical arts)
Type	Public
Established	1980
Chancellor	Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III (Ewi of Ado-Ekiti)
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Ibrahim Hassan Garba
Administrative staff	1000
Undergraduates	10,000
Postgraduates	200
Location	Bauchi , Bauchi State , Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Association of African Universities, National Universities Commission
Website	http://www.atbu.edu.ng/

Last updated August 05, 2025

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".^[1]

University library
Administration
Faculties
Faculty of Agriculture & Agricultural Technology
Faculty of Engineering & Engineering Technology
Faculty of Environmental Technology
Faculty of Management Technology
Faculty of Technology Education
Faculty of Science
College of Medicine
Academic support units
School of Postgraduate Studies
Notable alumni
See also
Gallery
References
External links

ATBU was established in 1980 as the Federal University of Technology, Bauchi. The institution's first students were admitted in October 1981 for pre-degree and remedial programmes while the degree courses of the School of Science and Science Education began in October 1982. On 1 October 1984, the university was merged with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, with a change of name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi campus. The university regained its autonomous status in 1988 following a general demerger of such institutions. This was followed by a change of name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

The academic pattern of the university was formulated in 1980 after consultation with subject experts from Nigeria, United Kingdom and United States of America. The curriculum adopted was applied in nature, as suited a technologically based institution, and this theme was maintained in all the units of the university.

The university offers degrees through seven schools: the School of Engineering, Science, Environmental Technology, Agriculture, Management Technology, the School of Technology Education and College of Medical Sciences. It offers entry level bachelor's degrees and both master's and doctorate degrees. Each school is headed by a dean/provost who reports directly to the vice chancellor. The vice chancellor is the executive head of the university. S/he is appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education on recommendation by the governing council of the university.

University library

The university library was established in 1981 to support teaching, learning and research processes with over 1000 seating capacity, 161,672 volumes of books, 3442 journal titles and serial titles of 2117.^[2] The virtual library has more than 50 computers that are Internet networked with KOHA as its software use for day-to-day operation. the university library purchase and subscribe databases for free access to HINARI, AGTORA and ESBCOHOST etc.^[3]

Administration

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University has a chancellor as the ceremonial head of the university, while the vice-chancellor is the chief executive and academic officer of the university. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a five-year, non-renewable term. The 8th vice-chancellor from 2019 to 2024 is Professor Professor Ibrahim Hassan Garba

Since inception the university has been managed by the following chief executives:

S/N	Name	Tenure	Office held
1	Professor Adewale Oke Adekola	1980–1984	Vice-chancellor
2	Professor Buba Garegy Bajoga	1984–1988	Provost
3	Professor Buba Garegy Bajoga	1988–1995	Vice-chancellor
4	Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo	1995–2004	Vice-chancellor
5	Professor Garba Aliyu Babaji	2004–2009	Vice-chancellor
6	Professor Muhammad Hamisu Muhammad	2009–2014	Vice-chancellor
7	Professor Abdulrahman Saminu Ibrahim	2014–2019	Vice-chancellor	^[4]
8	Professor Muhammad A. AbdulAzeez	2019–2024	Vice-chancellor
9	Professor Ibrahim Hassan Garba	2024-Date	Vice Chancellor	^[5]

^[6]

Currently, the university has over 30 academic departments, 6 faculties, 8 directorates and 7 centers, with an undergraduate students' population of over 10,000. A college of medical science has been established in the university and has since taken off.

Faculties

The University Has the following Faculties:^[1]

Faculty of Agriculture & Agricultural Technology

S/N	Name
1	Department of Animal Production
2	Department of Crop Production
3	Department of Soil Science
4	Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

Faculty of Engineering & Engineering Technology

S/N	Name
1	Department of Agriculture and Bio-Resource Engineering
2	Department of Automobile Engineering
3	Department of Chemical Engineering
4	Department of Civil Engineering
5	Department of Computer and Communication Engineering
6	Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
7	Department of Mechanical/Production Engineering
8	Department of Mechatronics and Systems Engineering
9	Department of Petroleum and natural gas engineering

Faculty of Environmental Technology

S/N	Name
1	Department of Architectures
2	Department of Building
3	Department of Environmental Management Technology
4	Department of Estate Management and Valuation
5	Department of Industrial Design
6	Department of Survey & Geo-Informatics
7	Department of Quantity Survey
8	Department of Urban & Regional Planning

Faculty of Management Technology

S/N	Name
1	Department Banking & Finance Technology
2	Department of Management & Information Technology
3	General Studies
4	Department of Accounting
5	Department of Technopreneurship
6	Department of Business Management

Faculty of Technology Education

S/N	Name
1	Department of Education Foundation
2	Department of Science Education
3	Department of Vocational & Technology Education
4	Department of Library and information science

Faculty of Science

S/N	Name
1	Department of Mathematical Sciences
2	Department of Biological Sciences
3	Department of Chemistry
4	Department of Geology
5	Department of Physics
6	Department of Biochemistry
7	Department of Ecology
8	Department of Biochemistry
9	Department of Microbiology

College of Medicine

The university has a college of medical Sciences that offers medical and health related courses. Also, it has a college hospital Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi Teaching Hospital where medical attentions are being attended to.

Academic support units

There are two directorates that provides academic support services to the university. These are:

1. Directorate of Basic and Remedial Studies

2. General Studies Directorate

School of Postgraduate Studies

The School of Postgraduate Studies of ATBU is saddled with the following responsibility:

Coordinating all the postgraduate programme of studies in the university, such as postgraduate planning, admission, registration and examination.
Maintenance of postgraduate academic standards, and
Monitoring and evaluating the progress of postgraduate studies in the university and submission of an annual report to Senate.

Notable alumni

Isa Ali Pantami – Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy.
Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi – director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
Delmwa Deshi-Kura, fim production executive

Notable faculty alumni

Saket Kushwaha – former dean of School of Management.

Gallery

References

1 2 Fapohunda, Olusegun (2021-10-09). "List Of ATBU Courses & Programmes Offered". MySchoolGist. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
↑ Antwi, I.K. (1992). "Focus on Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University New Library Building". Library Management. 13 (1): 22–26. doi:10.1108/01435129210009878. ISSN 0143-5124.
↑ Akpena, Johnson E (1997). "Participative management in a university library: The case of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library, Bauchi, Nigeria". ASLIB Proceedings. 49 (7): 190–193. doi:10.1108/eb051464.
↑ "ATBU Portal - Official Website".
↑ Owolabi, Timi (2024-10-10). "ATBU affirms Ibrahim Garba as new Vice-Chancellor". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
↑ "New Vice-Chancellor for ATBU". Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2019-06-26.

External links

Official ATBU site
Review of ATBU Bauchi conducted By Abdullahi Abdullahi (mayomayo) Toro.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Fapohunda, Olusegun (2021-10-09). "List Of ATBU Courses & Programmes Offered". MySchoolGist. Retrieved 2023-01-10.

[2] Antwi, I.K. (1992). "Focus on Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University New Library Building". Library Management. 13 (1): 22–26. doi:10.1108/01435129210009878. ISSN 0143-5124.

[3] Akpena, Johnson E (1997). "Participative management in a university library: The case of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library, Bauchi, Nigeria". ASLIB Proceedings. 49 (7): 190–193. doi:10.1108/eb051464.

[4] "ATBU Portal - Official Website".

[5] Owolabi, Timi (2024-10-10). "ATBU affirms Ibrahim Garba as new Vice-Chancellor". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-04-14.

[6] "New Vice-Chancellor for ATBU". Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2019-06-26.

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