Modibbo Adama Federal University of Technology, Yola

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Modibbo Adama University, Yola is a public research university in Girei, a town in Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria. It is one of the four federal technology universities established with the sole purpose of advancing science-based research. The university is accredited by the National Universities Commission. The university offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees. The Vice Chancellor is Ibrahim Umar. In 1984, the University was merged with the University of Maiduguri, and it became the Modibbo Adama Campus (MACUM). Federal University of Technology, Yola. In 1988, this merging was reversed and the university regained its autonomy. The university's name was changed to Modibbo Adama University of Technology,(MAUTECH) Yola in 2011 with the approval of the then President and Commander in Chief, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, and it became effective on October 1 of that year. It is named after Modibbo Adama Ibn Hassan (1809-1847), a great scholar, an erudite educationist, an outstanding leader and the founder of the Fombina Kingdom (The Present Adamawa Emirate). As the first ruler and founder of the Emirate, Modibbo Adama Ibn Hassan was one of the disciples and flag bearers of Sheikh Usman Ibn Fodio of the Sokoto Caliphate. The new name took effect from 1 October 2011. Subsequently, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Modibbo Adama University Yola e

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