ABU Zaria
MDCN Tasks Doctors On “Japa Syndrome”, As ABU Zaria Inducts 67 New Qualified Doctors
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Dr. Tajuddeen Sanusi, Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has tasked newly qualified medical doctors from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria not to travel out and leave the masses at mercy of the quacks. The registrar made the appeal Tuesday in Zaria during the induction ceremony for […]
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IPPIS DEPLOYMENT: ABU Zaria Cries Shortage Of Academic Staff, Calls For Universities Autonomy
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria says shortage of academic staff has hits its faculties medical sciences, arts and other departments due to the deployment of the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). Prof. Kabiru Bala, Vice-chancellor of the University disclosed this in an interview with newsmen […]
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University Don Advocates for flexible Learning In Higher Institutions
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna An Educationist, Prof. Faruq Haruna Abdulrashid has advocated a shift into flexible teaching and learning in all Higher Education Institutions to recalibrate the school curriculum for digital learning. Professor Faruq Haruna Abdulrashid, Provost,Federal College of Education, Kontagora stated this while delivering a Keynote paper at the Annual International Conference organized […]
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ASUU – ABU protests payment of half salary, threatens abandon work
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) staged a protest over seven months withheld salaries for its members and threatened to abandon the backlog of academic activities. The Protest was within the Samaru Campus of the institution and it ended at the Mamman […]
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JAMB Int. Students Admission Award: ABU wins N75 Million prize
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Ahmadu Bello University has won a N75 million prize awarded by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as “The Institution with the Highest Number of International Students in 2020 Admission”. The University also clinched the first Runner-up prizes of N15 million each as “The 2020 Institution of First Choice for […]
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ABU secures N10 Billion additional funding in 2021
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The Ahmadu Bello University ABU) Zaria has attracted additional funding amounting to over N10 billion in 2021 through various grants for infrastructure development, Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Kabiru Bala has disclosed. Professor Bala made the disclosure at the university’s 80th (Ordinary) meeting of congregation over the weekend, stressing […]
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SCHOOL FEES HIKE: ABU Students not in support of NANS Nationwide protests
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) ABU chapter in coalition with the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the university has dissociated itself from the planned protest by the national body of the association over recent increase in students’ charges by the university Senate. Addressing a press conference at […]
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World Food Day: ABU’s Institute for Agricultural Research wins global award for ‘Major Breakthrough in Research
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Ahmadu Bello University’s Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) has won a special award as the most outstanding institute with ‘Major Breakthrough in Research/Results’ in Nigeria. The award, ‘Productivity Specialized Award’, was presented to the Institute on Thursday, 14th October, 2021 by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development […]
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Research and Development on Insects Pests Of Crops need to be Intensified – President ESN
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The newly elected President of Entomological Society of Nigeria(ESN) Professor Rabi’u Adamu has emphasized that research and development needs to be intensified on insects pests of crops especially the invasive news that threatened Nigerian drive to attain full food security. Professor Adamu who made this known in his acceptance speech […]
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ABU Alumni appoints Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Bamalli as Grand Patron
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The Masters of International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD) Alumni Forum, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU) has appointment Amb. Ahmed Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau as it’s Granc Patron. Malam Isah Nuhu, Chairman of the Forum, disclosed this during the awards and investiture of the Emir as grand patron of […]
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