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. It is 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 city of Bauchi,which also serves as its capital. 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 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".
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.
The Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in Nigeria. Formed in June 1943,the party held considerable influence in the Northern Region from the 1950s until the military coup of 1966. It was formerly a cultural organization known as Jamiyaar Mutanen Arewa. After the Nigerian Civil War of 1967,the NPC subsequently became a minor party.
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 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.
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.
Faruk Adamu Kuta is a Nigerian academic who is currently a vice chancellor of Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna).
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Bauchi State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
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.
