ABU loses 2,000 staff to local, foreign employers

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in Kaduna State has lost skilled staff to better opportunities both locally and globally.

The ABU Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, disclosed this at a press conference as part of activities to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the institution in Zaria on Saturday, October 4, 2025.

“Aging infrastructure and poor renumeration have dampened staff motivation. It is disheartening to state that the university has lost nearly 2,000 staff in the last five years,” Ahmed lamented.

He stated that the ABU is in dire need of replacement and additional staff to strengthen its research and academic activities.

The VC added: “Presently there is a particular programme run by the university whose staff are 95 per cent professors.

“This development may risk non accreditation of the programme in subsequent time and result to shortage of those who will take over from the existing high calibered staff.”

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Ahmed, who identified funding constraints as another serious problem affecting institutional operation, said the situation had compressed capacity for infrastructure renovation, library acquisition, and research support.

Ahmed, however, stated that the university plans to invest in new pedagogies and embedded technology into its teaching and workforce for productive result.

He said: “We shall strengthen the Distance Learning Centre (DLC), the largest in Nigeria, to increase the pace at which education is taken to every home, ensuring that no family is left behind.

“In this way, ABU will not only expand access but also contribute meaningfully to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), especially in inclusive education and reducing inequality.”

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