Ibrahim Adamu Kolo Explained

Ibrahim Adamu Kolo
Office2:Vice-Chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University
Term Start2:January 2010
Term End2:2015
Successor2:Muhammed Nasir Maiturare
Office1:Provost of College of Education Minna
Term Start1:2001
Term End1:2010
Successor1:Farouk Rasheed
Birth Name:Ibrahim Adamu Kolo
Birth Date:29 October 1956
Birth Place:Mokwa, Niger State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Children:4
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Ibrahim Adamu Kolo (29 October 1956 – 3 November 2018) was a Niger academic. He lived in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.

He attended UMCA Primary School and St. Johns Anglican primary school. He went to high school in the Government College Bida and earned his advanced degrees from the College of Education in Sokoto, Bayero University, and University of Jos.[1]

Career

He was a lecturer in Faculty of Education, Bayero University Kano. He served as Provost of Niger State College Of Education, from 2001 to 2010.[2]

Vice Chancellor

He served as Vice Chancellor Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, from 2010 to 2015. Commissioner for Higher Education Peter Sarki announced Kolo's appointment as Vice Chancellor, emphasizing the need to sanitize the university and repair administrative decay.[3]

Death

Kolo died in Minna at age 62 after a brief illness.[4] General Ibrahim Babangida described Kolo's death as "“a great loss to the Niger State education sector and Nigeria as a whole".[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, ZARIA ~ ABOUT VC. 2020-10-22. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, ZARIA. en-US.
  2. Web site: Babah. Chinedu. 2 March 2017. KOLO, Prof. Ibrahim Adamu. 2020-10-22. Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. en-US.
  3. Ibbulapai vc, "ibbulapai new vc", Daily Trust, January 2010
  4. News: Former IBB Varsity VC, Prof Kolo, Dies At 62. Leadership. Abu. Nmodu. 5 November 2018. 30 July 2019.
  5. News: IBB mourns Prof. Ibrahim Kolo. Pulse. Seun. Adeyeye. 5 November 2018. 30 July 2019.