Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL) is located in Lapai, Niger State, central Nigeria. It held its first convocation in 2014. The university is named after former Nigerian Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida and commenced academic activities in the 2005/2006 session.
- Motto: Learning for Service
- Type of institution: Public
- Year of establishment: 2005
- Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Abu Kasim Adamu
- Location: Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria
The university consists of several faculties, totaling seven. Below is a list of the faculties along with the programs they offer.
Faculties and programs offered at Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda University (IBBUL):
Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geography
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Food Science and Technology
- Geology and Mining
Faculty of Management
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Transport Management
Faculty of Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics and Extension
- Animal Production
- Crop Production
Faculty of Language and Communication Studies
- Arabic
- English Language
- French
- Mass Communication
Faculty of Education and Arts
- Continuing Education
- Counselling Psychology
- History and International Studies
- Human Kinetics
- Science Education
In 2020, IBBUL received a grant of $450,000 from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS in Mumbai, India serves as the lead partner, alongside IBBUL, the Samtse College of Education at the Royal University of Bhutan, the Open University of Tanzania, and the UNESCO office in Bangladesh.
