Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL) is a university in Lapai, Niger State, central Nigeria. It had its first convocation in 2014.[1][2][3] It was named after the former Nigeria Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida. The university started academic activities in the 2005/2006 academic session.[4]

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
MottoLearning for Service
TypePublic
Established2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Abu Kasim Adamu
Students7,000
Location, ,
9°04′03″N 6°34′11″E / 9.06738°N 6.56979°E / 9.06738; 6.56979
CampusRural
NicknameIBBUL
Websiteibbu.edu.ng

Faculties

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  • Natural Sciences
  • Management and Social Sciences
  • Applied Sciences and Technology
  • Education and Arts
  • Agriculture
  • Languages and Communication Studies
  • College of Health Sciences

Institutes

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  • Institutes of Maritime Studies

Endowments & Research

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In 2020, IBBUL won a prize grant of $450,000 from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) grant of Canada. The project has the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India, as the lead partner, with IBBUL and Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, Open University of Tanzania and UNESCO office of Bangladesh, in the partnership.[5]

In 2021, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation endowed the University with a High Impact Geological Research Laboratory.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University | Lapai, Niger State". ibbu.edu.ng. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. ^ "Babangida's name opens doors, says VC | The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  3. ^ "IbbUniversity". ibbuniversity.com. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  4. ^ "About IBBUL". www.ibbu.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ IV, Editorial (2020-02-06). "IBBUL gets IDRC's $450,000 research grant". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  6. ^ Adamu, Yusuf. "NNPC ENDOWED PROJECTS IN IBBUL COMMISSIONED | IBBU Lapai". Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. ^ Nmodu, Abu (2021-08-29). "NNPC Gives IBBUL Research Centre". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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