YAKUBU, Dr. Nuru A.

OON, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D; engineer, administrator, b: January 17, 1958; p: Nguru; so: Yobo; ed:Community Islamiya School; pioneer pupil, Nguru Hausari Primary, 1964; Government Secondary School, Maiduguri, 1970-75; School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1976; Camborne School of Mines, GreatBritain, 1979; Imperial College of Science andTechnology, Royal School of Mines, London, 1981; cr: National Youth Service Corps, Department of Mining Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic, 1979- 80; Academic Staff, Federal University of Technology, Bauchi, 1982; first substantive dir.. College of Engineering, Kaduna College, 1990- 92; Deputy Rector, Administration, 1992-96; Rector, 1996; Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education, Kaduna, since 2000; mm: National Implementation Committee on the Review of Higher Education in Nigeria; Yabani Committee on the Future of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in Nigeria; New National Policy onTechnical and Vocational Education Development in Nigeria; National Directorate of Employment; Nigerian Institute of Sports; Committee of the Commonwealth Association of Polytechnic in Africa; mm: Council, and v-presd. COREN, Nigerian Society…