Professor Adamu Ahmed

Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University Administrator, Urban Planning Scholar

Professor Adamu Ahmed is a Nigerian academic and urban and regional planning scholar whose career has been centred on Ahmadu Bello University. He holds a BSc in Geography, an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning and a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from ABU, and has served in academic and administrative capacities within the university. Before becoming Vice-Chancellor, he was Director of the Directorate of University Advancement and was also Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Education, Kano. Ahmed became Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University in May 2025, succeeding Professor Kabiru Bala. His administration has placed emphasis on consultation, institutional accountability, research, innovation and international collaboration.