Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU)

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) is a federal public university in Bauchi, Nigeria, established in 1980 as the Federal University of Technology, Bauchi. It was subsequently renamed Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in 1988 in honour of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria's first Prime Minister. The institution retains its technological-university identity while operating a significantly broader academic structure encompassing science, engineering, agriculture, environmental technology, management, computing, medicine, veterinary medicine and education.
ATBU operates primarily through its Gubi and Yelwa campuses in Bauchi. Its academic and research mandate centres on producing high-level scientific and technological manpower while applying research and innovation to practical development challenges. The university's current academic structure includes faculties covering agricultural and agricultural technology, engineering and engineering technology, environmental technology, sciences, technical education and management sciences, alongside computing, veterinary medicine and medical sciences.