Dean of Social Sciences expresses gratitude to ABU Management for support
The Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof Shamsuddeen Mohammed, has expressed gratitude to the Management of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for the support given to the faculty.
Prof. Shamsuddeen stated this at a luncheon and award ceremony organised by the Department of Political Science and International Studies, in honor of some staff for outstanding accomplishments.
















The Dean noted that without the unwavering support of the Vice-Chancellor and the University Management, the faculty would not have gone far in academic excellence.
He congratulated the newly promoted professors of the Department and those that bagged PhDs, urging them to continue to conduct good researches for their progression and betterment of the Department.
The Provost, College of Postgraduate Studies, Prof Mohammed Nasiru Shuaibu, was among the personalities that spoke at the event.
Prof Shuaibu congratulated all the awardees for the academic accomplishments and enjoined them to continue in that direction.
From 2020 to 2024, six staff of the Department had been promoted to the exalted rank of professor and nine others bagged Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
The staff promoted to the rank of professor include Prof Samaila Shehu, Prof Aliyu Yahaya, Prof David Moveh, Prof Dayyabu Hassan, Prof Audu Jacob and the Head of Department, (HOD), Dr. Rahanatu Lawal.
Others who bagged PhD degree within the period are Dr. Shuaibu Mohammed, Dr. Idris Saminu, Dr. Rahila Yakubu, Dr. Khadija Sanusi Gumbi, Dr. Halima Sadiya Adamu, Dr. Hamza Auwalu AbdulAziz, Dr. AbdulRahman Dangana, Dr. Ogunbode Ogunboyi and Dr. Muhammad Reza.
The feat is attributed to growth of the postgraduate programmes of the Department which led to the graduation of over 100 candidates recently .
The Head of Department, Prof. Rahanatu Lawal, expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor and the University Management for the support towards the success of the Department.
Prof. Rahanatu stated that the Department deemed it necessary to organise the award ceremony to serve as morale booster to others.
She appreciated all staff of the Department for the support given to her since her emergence.
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Public Affairs Directorate,
Office of the Vice-Chancellor,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
(AHW).
Thursday 30th January, 2025.