Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai

Motto	Learning for Service
Type	Public
Established	2005;20 years ago (2005)
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Abu Kasim Adamu
Students	7,000
Location	Lapai , Niger , Nigeria 9°04′03″N6°34′11″E / 9.06738°N 6.56979°E / 9.06738; 6.56979
Campus	Rural
Nickname	IBBUL
Website	ibbu.edu.ng

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL) is a university in Lapai, Niger State, central Nigeria. It had its first convocation in 2014. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was named after the former Nigeria Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida. The university started academic activities in the 2005/2006 academic session. ^[4]

Faculties

• Natural Sciences
• Management and Social Sciences
• Applied Sciences and Technology
• Education and Arts
• Agriculture
• Languages and Communication Studies
• College of Health Sciences

Institutes

• Institutes of Maritime Studies

Endowments & Research

In 2020, IBBUL won a prize grant of $450,000 from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) grant of Canada. The project has the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India, as the lead partner, with IBBUL and Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, Open University of Tanzania and UNESCO office of Bangladesh, in the partnership. ^[5]

In 2021, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation endowed the University with a High Impact Geological Research Laboratory. ^{[6] [7]}

Gallery

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  The School Library
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  Students Hostel
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  Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
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  Twin Lecture Théâtre
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  Fire Department
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  E-Learning centre
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  Lecture Auditorium
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  University Clinic

References

1. "Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University | Lapai, Niger State". ibbu.edu.ng. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
2. "Babangida's name opens doors, says VC | The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
3. "IbbUniversity". ibbuniversity.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
4. "About IBBUL". www.ibbu.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
5. IV, Editorial (2020-02-06). "IBBUL gets IDRC's $450,000 research grant". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
6. Adamu, Yusuf. "NNPC ENDOWED PROJECTS IN IBBUL COMMISSIONED | IBBU Lapai". Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
7. Nmodu, Abu (2021-08-29). "NNPC Gives IBBUL Research Centre". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. Retrieved 2021-09-11.