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".
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.
Federal Polytechnic,Bauchi is a polytechnic located in Bauchi,a traditional emirate and the capital of Bauchi State,North-East of Nigeria.
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.
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.
Salihu Mustafa, FNSE,FAENG,FNAHS,FAS,is a Nigerian academic,professor of civil engineering and former Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Yola (FUTY),Yola,Adamawa State,Nigeria. He has taught in many universities in Nigeria and is currently a visiting professor to Kebbi State University of Science and Technology,Aliero and Usmanu Danfodiyo University,Sokoto. He is married to Hajiya Fatima and they have four children.
Dr. Josiah Tagwai Kantiyok is the second indigenous monarch of Fantswam (Kafanchan) Chiefdom,a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria. He was crowned as Agwam Zikpak II by the state government although his predecessor was Agwam Fantswam I.
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.
The 2019 Bauchi State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019 to elect members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All 31 seats were up for election in the Bauchi State House of Assembly.
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.
Faruk Adamu Kuta is a Nigerian academic who is currently a vice chancellor of Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna).
Sunday Sylva Togo Echono is a Nigerian diplomat,and architect who serves as the 9th Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2022 till-date. Previously,Echono served as the Secretary of the Admissions Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and the 28th President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects from 2019 to 2021.
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.
