Ibrahim Adamu Kolo
Provost of College of Education Minna
In office
2001–2010
Succeeded byFarouk Rasheed
Vice-Chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University
In office
January 2010 – 2015
Succeeded byMuhammed Nasir Maiturare
Personal details
Born
Ibrahim Adamu Kolo

29 October 1956
Mokwa, Niger State, Nigeria
Died4 November 2018(2018-11-04) (aged 62)
Children4
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Academic
  • author, former Vice Chancellor
Profession

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]

References

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

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