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At 2026 Heirs Insurance Hackathon, ABU students win N3m Three students of Ahmadu Bello University have won the sum of three million Naira at the 2026 Heirs Insurance Hackathon. The students, all from the Department of Computer Engineering, are Najah El-Yakubu, Fahd Badamasi, and Abdulmuhaimin Ozavehe Siyaka. Briefing the Vice-Chancellor,

A total of 50 female students of Ahmadu Bello University have honoured the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed, with a large-scale string art portrait of him as he marked one year in office. Abdulmalik Ibrahim, a 400-Level Computer Science Student, who made the much-admired string art portrait of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,

Zaria Police Mobile Force chief visits ABU, calls on VC The new Commanding Officer for the 47 Squadron Police Mobile Force, Nigeria Police, Zaria, ACP Hussaini Abdu, has visited Ahmadu Bello University where he called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed. During the courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, the police

All is set for start of ABU ICT infrastructure revamp Ahmadu Bello University is set to start its ICT network infrastructure refresh as it took delivery of high capacity equipment for the project. Already, the technical team for the ABU ICT network infrastructure revamp in Ahmadu Bello University is finalising

Professors must see themselves as academic leaders – ABU Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Raymond Bako Centre Leader, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), Ahmadu Bello University, Prof Raymond B Bako, has stressed the need for professors to always see themselves as academic leaders. Bako, who doubles

ABU committed to creating new opportunities for academic staff, says Vice-Chancellor The Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof Adamu Ahmed, says the institution is fully committed to creating new opportunities for its academic staff through strategic collaborations with some of the best institutions around the world. According to him, the university

C’ttee for take-off of new ABU Directorate of Environmental Management submits report The Steering Committee for the take-off of the newly created Directorate of Environmental Management (DEM) at Ahmadu Bello University has submitted its report. The committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof Bello Sabo, submitted the report to

ABU plans symposium for new professors The Management of Ahmadu Bello University has planned a one-day symposium for the newly promoted professors. It is only for those whose professorial appointments were announced from May, 2025 to May, 2026. The Registrar, Rabiu Samaila, disclosed this in an invitation to all affected

Graduate commends ABU leadership for prompt response to certificate request A graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Ahmed Isah Mohammed, has commended the university administration for its responsiveness and student friendly disposition. Ahmed, a 2024 graduate of Library and Information Science with a Second Class Upper Division (2.1), praised the university

Zimbabwe’s science education varsity seeks partnership with ABU on glass technology Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe is seeking a partnership with Ahmadu Bello University to help develop its infant glass and silicate technology programme. A two-member delegation from the Southern African university led by its Vice-Chancellor, Prof Eddie Mwenge,