What is Ahmadu Bello University?
'''Ahmadu Bello University''' known as (ABU) is a public research university in Kaduna, Zaria, [[Nigeria]]. It was founded on 4 October 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ahmadu Bello University {{!}} university, Zaria, Nigeria|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ahmadu-Bello-University|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> {{Infobox university | name = Ahmadu Bello University | native_name = | image_name = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = ABU logo | latin_name = | motto = | mottoeng = | established = 4 October 1962 | closed = | type = [[Public University|Public]], [[Research university|research]] | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = ''Igwe'' [[Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe|Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe]], ''[[Obi of Onitsha]]''. | president = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = Professor [[Kabir Bala]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=NUC |title=List of Universities |url=http://www.nuc.edu.ng/pages/universities.asp |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426070234/http://www.nuc.edu.ng/pages/universities.asp |archive-date=26 April 2015 }}</ref> | rector = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = [[Zaria]] | state = [[Kaduna State]] | province = | country = [[Nigeria]] | coor = | campus = [[urban area|Urban]] | former_names = University of Northern Nigeria | free_label = | free = | colors = | colours = Green and white{{color box|#08BF35}} | athletics = | sports = | nickname = ABU | mascot = | website = {{url|abu.edu.ng}} | logo = | footnotes = }} == References == {{reflist}} {{stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1962 establishments in Africa]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Nigeria]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Nigeria]] [[Category:Kaduna State]]