Ahmadu Bello University Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU)
IAU-000189
Nigeria
General Information
Also Samaru, Kongo and Funtua Campuses; Teaching Hospitals and Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Public
Founded 1962 as University of Northern Nigeria, later renamed Ahmadu Bello University. Became a federal institution 1975. Has 3 affiliated Institutions: Federal College of Education Zaria; Federal Polytechnich Bauchi; Niger State College of Education, Minna
October to July
Direct entry for holders of the Higher School Certificate (General Certificate of Education, Advanced ('A') level). Evidence of minimum standard in English
English
National Universities Commission (NUC)
co-ed
Officers
Head : Kabiru Bala
Job title:Vice-Chancellor
Senior Administrative Officer : Ahmed Doko Ibrahim
Job title:Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration
Senior Administrative Officer : Rabiu Samaila
Job title:Registrar
Senior Administrative Officer : Raymond B. Bako
Job title:Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic
Divisions
Centre : Central Bank of Nigeria Centre of Excellence
Centre : Development Communication
Centre : Distance Learning
Centre : Energy Research and Training
Fields of study:Energy Engineering
Centre : Islamic Legal Studies
Fields of study:Islamic Law
Centre : Public Procurement Research
Centre : Veterinary Public Health
College : Medicine
Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Dental Surgery, Health Sciences, Medicine
Department/Division : Agriculture
Fields of study:Agriculture, Animal Husbandry
More details:Agricultural Colleges
Faculty : Administration
Fields of study:Development Studies, Government, Public Administration
Faculty : Agriculture
Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Botany, Plant and Crop Protection, Rural Planning, Soil Science
Faculty : Allied Health Sciences
Fields of study:Health Sciences
Faculty : Arts
Fields of study:African Languages, African Studies, Arabic, Archaeology, English, French, Heritage Preservation, History, Literature, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Theatre
Faculty : Basic Clinical Sciences
Fields of study:Haematology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology
Faculty : Basic Medical Sciences
Fields of study:Anatomy, Biochemistry, Medical Science, Physiology
Faculty : Clinical Sciences
Faculty : Dental Surgery
Fields of study:Dental Surgery
Faculty : Education
Fields of study:Art Education, Curriculum, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Health Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Physical Education, Science Education, Technology Education, Vocational Education
Faculty : Engineering
Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Water Science
Faculty : Environmental Design
Fields of study:Architecture, Building Technologies, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Fine Arts, Geography, Geological Engineering, Industrial Design, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning
Faculty : Law
Fields of study:Commercial Law, Islamic Law, Private Law, Public Law
Faculty : Life Sciences
Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Microbiology, Zoology
Faculty : Pharmacy
Fields of study:Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy
Faculty : Physical Sciences
Fields of study:Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
Faculty : Social Sciences
Fields of study:International Studies, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Sociology
Faculty : Veterinary Medicine
Fields of study:Anatomy, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Public Health, Radiology, Surgery, Veterinary Science
Institute : Administration
Fields of study:Business Administration, Public Administration
Institute : Agricultural Research
Institute : Development Research and Training
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Television, Design, Mass Communication, Social Sciences, Technology, Welfare and Protective Services
Institute : Education
Fields of study:Art Education, Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Native Language Education, Science Education, Teacher Training
Institute : ICT (Iya Abubakar)
Fields of study:Information Technology
Institute : National Animal Production Research (NAPRI)
Research Division : Africa Center of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology
Research Division : Africa Center of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education
Research Division : African Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement
Research Division : Center For Climate Change Economics, Policy and Innovation (CCCEPI)
Research Division : Centre For Biotechnology Research and Training
Research Division : Centre For Historical Documentation and Research, Arewa House
Research Division : Counselling and Human Development Centre
Research Division : International Centre of Excellence for Rural Finance and Entrepreneurship
Research Division : International Institute Online Education - National Center (IIOE-NC)
Research Division : National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services
Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Fishery, Food Technology, Forestry, Home Economics, Irrigation
More details:NAERLS
Research Division : Venom, Anti-Venom and Natural Toxins Research Centre
School : Basic Remedial Studies
Fields of study:Mathematics, Natural Sciences
More details:Funtua
School : Business
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Banking, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Marketing
School : Postgraduate Studies
Fields of study:Administration, Agriculture, Architectural and Environmental Design, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Dental Surgery, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science
Degrees
National Diploma
Higher National Diploma
Bachelor's Degree
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Anatomy, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Automotive Engineering, Banking, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Civil Law, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Dental Surgery, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Hausa, Health Education, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Design, Information Sciences, Insurance, International Studies, Islamic Law, Laboratory Techniques, Library Science, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechatronics, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Mining Engineering, Native Language Education, Nursing, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Public Administration, Radiology, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Science Education, Sociology, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology
Postgraduate Diploma
Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Data Processing, Development Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Farm Management, Finance, Fishery, Geography, Geology, Government, Harvest Technology, Herbalism, Hygiene, Industrial Design, Information Management, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Law, Landscape Architecture, Logistics Management, Machine Building, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metal Techniques, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Nutrition, Peace and Disarmament, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Private Law, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiophysics, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Rural Planning, Safety Engineering, Software Engineering, Soil Science, Sports Management, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Teacher Training, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Video, Water Science
Master's Degree
Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, African Languages, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Archaeology, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Archiving, Art Education, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Criminal Law, Crop Production, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Education, Health Sciences, History, Home Economics Education, Horticulture, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Design, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Journalism, Laboratory Techniques, Landscape Architecture, Law, Library Science, Literature, Logistics Management, Machine Building, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Metal Techniques, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Microelectronics, Native Language Education, Network Technology, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Organic Chemistry, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Performing Arts, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Safety Engineering, Science Education, Sculpture, Sociology, Soil Science, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Teacher Training, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Transport Engineering, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education, Water Management, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology
Master of Philosophy
Fields of study:Accountancy, African Languages, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agronomy, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Art History, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Hausa, Health Education, History, Horticulture, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Design, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Literature, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Metal Techniques, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Nursing, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Performing Arts, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Public Law, Regional Planning, Road Engineering, Rural Studies, Safety Engineering, Sculpture, Sociology, Soil Science, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology
Doctor of Philosophy
Fields of study:Accountancy, African Languages, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Art History, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Crop Production, Curriculum, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Education, History, Home Economics, Horticulture, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Design, Information Management, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Museum Management, Native Language Education, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Organic Chemistry, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Pathology, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Law, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Studies, Sociology, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Transport Engineering, Veterinary Science, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology
Also Certificate; Preliminary French Programme; Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) Part-Time; Advanced Diploma in Public Administration; MBA; MPA (Public Administration); Doctor of Medicine (MD) in: Human Physiology, Medicine, Clinical Haematology, Chemical Pathology
Academic Periodicals
Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ahmadu Bello University Press Ltd
Updated on 29-08-2024