Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University

State university in Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria

9°04′03″N 6°34′11″E / 9.06738°N 6.56979°E / 9.06738; 6.56979CampusRuralNicknameIBBULWebsiteibbu.edu.ng

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL) is a university in 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]

Faculties

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

Institutes

Institutes of Maritime Studies

Endowments & Research

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]

Gallery

The School Library
Students Hostel
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
Twin Lecture Théâtre
Fire Department
E-Learning centre
Lecture Auditorium
University Clinic

References

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