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Nigeria’s agric sector faces climate change, digital limitations, funding pressures Nigeria’s agricultural sector is facing increasing pressure from climate change, digital limitations and chronic underfunding, as highlighted at the 2025 National Agricultural Extension Review and Planning Meeting (NAERPM), which ended in Zaria on 4th December 2025. The four-day meeting, held […]

ABU Development Economics Research Group organises endline dissemination workshop The Development Economics Research Group (DERG), Department of Economics, Ahmadu Bello University, has organised an endline dissemination workshop on advancing local leadership, innovation, and networks. The workshop took place on Tuesday 9th December, 2025 at the CBN Centre for Economics and

ABU, Glasgow varsity to collaborate on joint teaching, research grant promotion, others Ahmadu Bello University and University of Glasgow (UofG) in the United Kingdom have agreed to collaborate on student exchange programme, joint teaching, joint supervision of postgraduate students, and promotion of joint research grant and funds. This was the

TY Danjuma’s life of service continues to illuminate Nigeria’s path of progress – ABU Ahmadu Bello University has congratulated Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma on attaining 87 years of age, stressing that his life of service continues to illuminates Nigeria’s path towards progress. Gen. Danjuma, a former Chief of Army

Passage! It is with heavy hearts that we announce, on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor and Management of Ahmadu Bello University, the passing on of Mrs. Cecilia Bako, beloved wife of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Prof Raymond B. Bako. She died in the early hours of this morning. May her soul

ABU develops blueprint on agriculture, human capacity development for Zamfara Ahmadu Bello University has proposed a unified, evidence-based, and fully integrated intervention to address agricultural and human capacity development in Zamfara State. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed, presented the blueprint to His Excellency, Dr Dauda Lawal, the Executive Governor of

ABU laid foundation of what I am today, Gov Dauda Lawal says The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, His Excellency Dr Dauda Lawal, says Ahmadu Bello University formed the foundation of what he is today. Governor Lawal disclosed this today (Monday, 8th December, 2025) when he called on Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu

ABU Institute of Education organises workshop for secondary school principals The Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, has organised a complimentary workshop for some selected neighbouring secondary school principals in Zaria and Sabon Gari local government areas of Kaduna State. The event, which took place at the institute’s conference room,

ABU to celebrate World Soil Day with sensitization walk tomorrow The Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, will tomorrow organise a sensitization walk in commemoration of World Soil Day 2025. Christened ‘Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities’, the event is aimed at creating awareness on the role

ABU most diverse in admission and recruitment in Nigeria, says House of Reps The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has praised Ahmadu Bello University for being the most diverse and representative in admission and recruitment across all regions in Nigeria. The committee made the commendation during an interaction