Sagir Adamu Abbas (born 22 April 1962) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

academic who serves as the 11th

vice chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth countr ...

Bayero University Kano The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university i ...

Early life and education

Sagir Adamu Abbas was born on 22 April 1962, in the Yan Katifa, Kantudu Madabo area of

Kano Municipal Kano Municipal is a Local Government Area within the Kano Urban Area in Kano State, also known as capital of kano state, Nigeria. Its Secretariat is at Kofar Kudu (western entrance of emir's palace), in the south of the city of Kano. It has a ...

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

, Kano State, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. in mathematics and a M.Ed in education in mathematics from

and a Ph.D. in mathematics education from

Ahmadu Bello University The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...

Career

Abbas was a lecturer at Sa'adatu Rimi College of Education before joining

as a lecturer in 1991. He served in various senior positions at Bayero, included at the office of the head of the Department of Education, as director of the development office, and deputy vice-chancellor. Abbas assumed the role of the 11th vice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano in 2020.https://www.nuc.edu.ng/adamu-adamu-commissions-buks-abubakar-rasheed-senate-building

References

1962 births Living people Academic staff of Bayero University Kano Vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities Ahmadu Bello University alumni {{Nigeria-academic-bio-stub