Tag: KABIRU BALA

ABU advocates investment in nuclear science for agric, medicine, says best brains run abroad

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has advocated for more investment in education at national and sub-national levels to harness the potentials in nuclear science to agriculture, medicine and other aspects of human endeavour. Professor Kabiru Bala, the Vice-Chancellor of ABU, made the appeal on Friday in Zaria during the 16th Annual General Assembly and other homecoming event 2023, organised by the ABU Alumni Association. Bala said ABU was the only university in Nigeria to have a nuclear reactor which was reduced from high enriched core to low enriched core…

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ABU Zaria decries staff shortage, urges lift of employment embargo

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has decried the shortage of academic staff in some of the institution’s faculties, attributing it to the deployment of Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). Professor Kabiru Bala, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the 2023 induction ceremony for 67 inducted doctors from the institution. Bala, represented by Professor Danladi Ameh, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), said the university was in need of more academic staff, not only in the College of Medical Sciences but…

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