Some world class Professors from Northeast Nigeria

  1. Emeritus Umaru Shehu (Borno)
  2. Prof. Iya Abubakar ( Adamawa)
  3. Prof. Jibrin Aminu (Adamawa)
  4. Prof. Auwal Abubakar (Adamawa)
  5. Prof. Zainab Alkali (Borno)
  6. Prof. Ahmed Babagana ( Yobe)
  7. Emeritus Umaru Shehu Maiduguri, Professor-emeratus Umaru Shehu Maiduguri, a Borno man, and first Emeritus in Northern Nigeria with unmatched Profile in MEDICINE PROFESSION in the history of Nigeria….

Professor Umaru Shehu was born on December 8, 1930 in Maiduguri, Nigeria. He attended Elementary School, Maiduguri 1935-1940; Middle School, Maiduguri 1941-1943; Kaduna College, Kaduna 1944-1947; University College Ibadan 1948-1953; and was at the University of Liverpool between 1953-1956, and 1966-1967.

Prof. Umaru Shehu

He was Vc of University of Nigeria Nnsuka (UNN) from 1978 to 1980.

  1. Prof. Iya Abubakar – First rate mathematician of Africa who became a professor at 28.

Iya Abubakar (born 14 December, 1934) is a Nigerian politician and mathematician who held multiple cabinet level appointments (Minister of Defence and Minister of Internal Affairs) during the Nigerian Second Republic, and Senator for Adamawa North from May 1999 to May 2007.

Prof. Jibril Aminu
  1. Prof. Jibrin Aminu – A professor of Medicine, a super brain, with exceptional social and emotional intelligence, uncommon competence and deep erudition.
Prof. Jibril Muhammad Aminu

Jibril Muhammad Aminu (born August, 1939) is a professor of cardiology.He was Nigerian Ambassador to the USA (1999–2003) and was elected Senator for Adamawa Central constituency of Adamawa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2003. He is a member of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP).

Prof. Auwal Abubakar
  1. Prof Auwal Abubakar, is a renowned scholar, distinguished abusite, and current Medical Director & Chief Executive Officer of Federal Medical Centre, Yola. He led teams that separated CONJOINED TWIN and earns several awards for leading multiple successful surgeries of separating conjoined twins.
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The erudite scholar and Professor of Paediatric Surgery have in the past operated successfully three cases of conjoined twins. On the 14th, May 2018, Prof. Auwal led another team of 26 medical personals including surgeons on a similar mission to successfully carry out the separation of Fatimah and Maryam, conjoined twins born to Mohammed Ramat and his wife Kellu Adam.

Prof. Auwal M. Abubakar was born on 20th January, 1966 in Mayokila village, Leko District of Jada local government area of Adamawa State.

Prof. Zainab Alkali
  1. Prof. Zainab Alkali, the first female novelist from Northern Nigeria.

Zaynab Alkali was born in 1950 at Tura-Wazila in Borno State. Her Islamic family came from a Tura-Wazila in Borno State, Nigeria, and later they moved to a Christian village in Gongola State, where she was brought up. She went to Bayero University and graduated with BA in 1973.She obtained a doctorate in African Literature in English in the year 1979 in the same university, and became the principal of Sakera Girls’ boarding school.
EDUCATION
She started her primary school education at Waka Girls Boarding (Primary) School, Biu,
And later to Queen’s School, llorin, Kwara State, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; She graduated from Bayero University, Kano, with a BA in 1973, obtaining an MA in African Literature in English in 1979.

Prof. Ahmed Babagana
  1. Prof. Ahmed Babagana from Yobe, the first Professor and Consultant of ENT from Northeast Nigeria.

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