Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), was established in 1962, it is the largest university in Nigeria and is approaching its 50th anniversary. The university covers 7,000 hectares with 18 academic faculties, a postgraduate school, and 111 departments. It has five institutes, six specialized centres, a Division of Agricultural Colleges, secondary and primary schools, extension and consultancy services and 500,000 alumni.
The university is known for its first-class architecture school and innovative agricultural research. The university offers Sciences, Social sciences, Arts, Environmental Design, and Engineering courses.
The university is ranked as the best for its expertise in architecture and research in agriculture.
This institution has nurtured two University Colleges; Abdullahi Bayero College and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College. This institution also has a large medical programme with its own Teaching Hospital, the teaching hospital is one of the largest training hospitals in Nigeria and Africa.
The university has three main campuses in Zaria: Samaru, Kongo, and Funtua. Samaru houses administrative offices, sciences, arts, languages, education, and research facilities. Kongo hosts the Faculties of Law and Administration, with the Faculty of Administration consisting of Accounting, Business Administration, Local Government and Development Studies, and Public Administration Departments and Funtua has the School of Basic Studies.
The university is named after the Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the first premier of Northern Nigeria. The institution runs undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, associate degrees, vocational and remedial programmes, and a large medical programme with its own A.B.U. Teaching Hospital.
The university has 35,000 students enrollment, ABU has nurtured two new institutions: Bayero University Kano and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, Bauchi. It also has 27 tertiary institutions, including colleges of education, polytechnics, and schools of basic or preliminary studies.
The University’s notable alumni include the Emir of Kano, the Pro-Chancellor of Plateau University, the former President of Nigeria, and the former World Bank Executive Director.
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ABU Academic Sections
The list of Faculties includes;
1. ABU Business School
2. Faculty of Administration
3. Faculty of Agriculture
4. Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
5. Faculty of Arts
6. Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences
7. Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
8. Faculty of Dental Surgery
9. Faculty of Clinical Sciences
10. Faculty of Education
11. Faculty of Engineering
12. Faculty of Environmental Design
13. Faculty of Law
14. Faculty of Life Sciences
15. Faculty of Physical Sciences
16. Faculty of Pharmacy
17. Faculty of Social Sciences
18. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Schools and Colleges are;
1. Business School
2. College of Medicine
3. Division of Agric
4. School of Basic Remedial Studies
5. School of Postgraduate Studies
The institute and centres include;
1. Institute of Administration
2. Institute for Agricultural Research
3. Iya Abubakar Institute of ICT
4. Institute for Development Research and Training
5. Institute of Education
6. National Animal Production Research Institute
7. Directorates
8. Directorate of Academic Planning and Monitoring
9. Directorate of Public Affairs
10. Directorate of University Advancement
11. Acenpee
12. African Centre of Excellence in Neglected Tropical Diseases and 13. Forensic Biotechnology
14. Centre for Inland Basins Studies
15. Centre for Biotechnology Research and Training
16. Centre for Climate Change Economics, Policy And Innovation (CCCEPI)
17. Venom, Anti-Venom and Natural Toxins Research Centre
18. Centre for Historical Documentation and Research Arewa House
19. entre for Energy Research and Training
20. Centre for Spatial Information Science
21. Centre for Islamic and Legal Studies
22. Distance Learning Centre
23. Counselling & Human Dev Centre
24. International Centre of Excellence for Rural Finance & Entrepreneurship
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List Of ABU Courses
The ABU courses and programmes include;
| S/N | Courses |
|---|---|
| 1 | ACCOUNTANCY/ACCOUNTING |
| 2 | ACTUARIAL SCIENCE |
| 3 | ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| 4 | AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION |
| 5 | AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING |
| 6 | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE & EDUCATION |
| 7 | AGRICULTURE |
| 8 | ANATOMY |
| 9 | ARABIC STUDIES |
| 10 | ARCHAEOLOGY |
| 11 | ARCHITECTURE |
| 12 | AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING |
| 13 | BANKING & FINANCE |
| 14 | BIOCHEMISTRY |
| 15 | BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE(S) |
| 16 | BOTANY |
| 17 | BUILDING |
| 18 | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| 19 | BUSINESS EDUCATION |
| 20 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| 21 | CHEMISTRY |
| 22 | CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| 23 | CIVIL LAW |
| 24 | COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| 25 | COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| 26 | DENTAL SURGERY |
| 27 | DRAMA/DRAMATIC/PERFORMING ARTS |
| 28 | ECONOMICS |
| 29 | EDUCATION & CHEMISTRY |
| 30 | EDUCATION & CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
| 31 | EDUCATION & COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| 32 | EDUCATION & GEOGRAPHY |
| 33 | EDUCATION & INTEGRATED SCIENCE |
| 34 | EDUCATION & LANGUAGE ARTS |
| 35 | EDUCATION & MATHEMATICS |
| 36 | EDUCATION & RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
| 37 | EDUCATION & SOCIAL STUDIES |
| 38 | EDUCATION AND ARABIC |
| 39 | EDUCATION AND BIOLOGY |
| 40 | EDUCATION AND HAUSA |
| 41 | EDUCATION AND ISLAMIC STUDIES: |
| 42 | EDUCATION AND PHYSICS |
| 43 | EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING |
| 44 | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| 45 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING |
| 46 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
| 47 | FINE ART |
| 48 | FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE |
| 49 | FORESTRY & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT |
| 50 | FRENCH |
| 51 | GEOGRAPHY |
| 52 | GEOLOGY |
| 53 | GLASS TECHNOLOGY |
| 54 | GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING |
| 55 | HAUSA |
| 56 | HEALTH EDUCATION |
| 57 | HISTORY |
| 58 | HOME ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION |
| 59 | HUMAN KINETICS |
| 60 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN |
| 61 | INSURANCE |
| 62 | INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
| 63 | ISLAMIC/SHARIA LAW |
| 64 | LAND & SURVEYING |
| 65 | LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE |
| 66 | LITERATURE IN ENGLISH |
| 67 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES |
| 68 | MARKETING |
| 69 | MASS COMMUNICATION |
| 70 | MATHEMATICS |
| 71 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| 72 | MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING |
| 73 | MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| 74 | MEDICINE & SURGERY |
| 75 | METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING |
| 76 | MICROBIOLOGY |
| 77 | MINING ENGINEERING |
| 78 | NURSING/NURSING SCIENCE |
| 79 | PHARMACY |
| 80 | PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION |
| 81 | PHYSICS |
| 82 | PHYSIOLOGY |
| 83 | POLITICAL SCIENCE |
| 84 | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
| 85 | QUANTITY SURVEYING |
| 86 | RADIOGRAPHY |
| 87 | SOCIOLOGY |
| 88 | STATISTICS |
| 89 | SURVEYING & GEOINFORMATICS |
| 90 | TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING |
| 91 | TEXTILE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 92 | THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS |
| 93 | URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING |
| 94 | VETERINARY MEDICINE |
| 95 | WATER RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING |
| 96 | ZOOLOGY |
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