Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

by Nigerian Information Directory on December 21, 2009 · 1 comment

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abubakarAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), is one of the federal universities in , State, northern Nigeria. The motto of the university is DOCTRINA MATTER ARTIUM, which literally means “Education is the mother of the practical arts”.

The university is known for having one of the best Engineering programme in Nigeria. The university is named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University was established in 1980 as Federal University of Technology, Bauchi, Nigeria. The institution’s first set of students were admitted in October 1981 for pre-degree and remedial programmes while the degree courses of the School of Science and Science Education began in October 1982. On 1 October 1984, the University was merged with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria with a subsequent change of its name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Ahmadu Bello University,Bauchi Campus. The University regained its autonomous status in 1988 following a general demerger of such institutions. This was followed by a subsequent change of its name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

The University offers degrees through six : the of Engineering, Science, Environmental Sciences, Agriculture, Management and the School of Postgraduate Studies.

For More information, visit the Univerity’s official website: http://www.atbunet.org

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SIM DANIEL May 27, 2011 at 2:26 pm

I WANT TO STUDY IN SCHOOL,WIL I BE ABLE TO SECURE ADMISSION?

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