- ABU programme
- B.Sc. Education, Biology & Physiology
- Class year
- 1979
- Field
- Academia & research
- Recognition
- Vice-Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (2016–2021); professor in two disciplines
Academia & research
Abdalla Uba Adamu
Double professor of science education and media communication who led the National Open University of Nigeria.
Their work
Abdalla Uba Adamu holds professorships in both science education and media and cultural communication, a rare double chair, and is one of the leading scholars of Hausa popular culture and African media.
He served as Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria from 2016 to 2021, expanding access to distance higher education across the federation.
Their ABU connection
He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1979 in Education, Biology and Physiology, beginning an academic career that has carried ABU’s scholarly tradition to national leadership.
