Year dem found am | 4 October 1962 ![]() |
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Official name | Ahmadu Bello University ![]() |
Native label | Ahmadu Bello University ![]() |
Nickname | ABU ![]() |
Affiliate plus | Association of African Universities ![]() |
Dem name after | Ahmadu Bello ![]() |
Motto text | Discipline, Self-Reliance and Excellence ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Nigeria ![]() |
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Zaria ![]() |
Located in time zone | Central European Time ![]() |
Coordinate location | 11°9′0″N 7°39′0″E ![]() |
Member of | Association of African Universities ![]() |
Language dem use | English ![]() |
Dema official website | https://www.abu.edu.ng ![]() |
Official color | green, white ![]() |
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria be federal government research varsity wey dey locate insyd Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria,[1] dem open am insyd 1962 as de University of Northern Nigeria.[1] Ahmadu Bello found am wey dem now name for Ahmadu Bello, de first premier of Northern Nigeria.[2]
De varsity dey operate main campus at Samaru; satellite from nearby Kongo, den pre-degree school insyd Funtua, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) away. De main campus houses administrative offices den faculties of physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, arts den languages, education, environmental design, engineering, medical sciences, vetrinary medicine, agricultural sciences, den research centres. Kongo dey hosts faculties of law den administration, de latter dey address accounting, business administration, local government den development studies as well as public administration.[3]
Undergraduate den graduate programmes dey include affiliate degrees, vocational programmes den remedial courses. De varsity get one of de largest teaching hospitals for de country insyd make e support medical teaching den research.[4]