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Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by DaddyNimo(m): 7:36pm On Jul 05, 2019
thesicilian:
Quite a scintillating resume, though they're many similar ones like that in the South.
you're just a bastard....must everything be tribal to you?
how can you ever make it in life with this mindset?
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by Jman06(m): 7:39pm On Jul 05, 2019
Wow! Such a great man!

And some people think that the north is educationally backward?
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by wink2015(m): 7:46pm On Jul 05, 2019
ahmedkoded95:
Professor-emeratus Umaru Shehu Maiduguri, a Borno man, and first Emeritus in Northern Nigeria with unmatched Profile in MEDICINE PROFESSION in the history of Nigeria....

He was Vc of University of Nigeria Nnsuka (UNN) from 1978 to 1980.

Professor Umaru Shehu was born on December 8, 1930 in Maiduguri, Nigeria. He attended Elementary School, Maiduguri 1935-1940; Middle School, Maiduguri 1941-1943; Kaduna College, Kaduna 1944-1947; University College Ibadan 1948-1953; and was at the University of Liverpool between 1953-1956, and 1966-1967.

Professor Shehu holds MBBS (London), IRCF (London), MRCS (England), DPH (Liverpool), FMCPH, MFCM, FFCM (UK), FFCM (Nigeria), FAS, FWACP, DFMC (Nigeria).
Professor Shehu started working as a Pre-registration House Surgeon, Southport Infirmary, United Kingdom in 1957.

He was a former Sole Administrator University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
He is a fellow Institute of Cancer Research and the Editor-in-Chief of the British Medical Journal.
Biography :
Professor Umaru Shehu is a Nigerian Professor of Medicine and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is a Professor Emeritus, Community health, University of Maiduguri and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science.

Professor Umaru received a Bachelor of Medicine degree, MBBS from the University of London. He also received a fellowship of the Institute of Cancer Research and he is the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.

He came back to the Government of Northern Nigeria as Pre-registration House Physician that same year, and was promoted Medical Officer 1957-1963; Senior Medical Officer 1963-1965; Principal Medical Officer 1965-1966; Assistant Chief Medical Officer 1966-1967; Chief Medical Officer (Preventive Services Division) 1967-1968.

Professor Shehu was then redeployed to North-Eastern State as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Chief Medical Officer, an offer he declined only to move on to Ahmadu Bello University to take up appointment as Reader and Acting Head of Department of Community Medicine 1968-1970; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine 1968-1970; Acting Director, Institute of Health 1969-1970; Professor of Community Medicine 1970; Head of Department of Community Medicine 1970-1978; Director, Institute of Health 1970-1977; Deputy Vice Chancellor 1975-1976; Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) 1977-1978.Professor Shehu held visiting professorships in various universities, including the School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA 1976-1977.

He was appointed Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1978-1980. He also worked with the World Health Organization as Short Term Consultant (Working Group on Health Services and Manpower Development Mechanism) in Geneva, September 1970; Appointed Temporary Adviser, October 1970; Short Term Consultant, 1971-1973; Consultant (Technical Discussions), 24th WHO Regional Committee for Africa 1974; National WHO Program Coordinator/
Representative in Nigeria 1980-1985; Director, WHO Sub-Regional Health Development Office 111, 1985-1989; WHO Representative to Ethiopia, 1990.At the University of Maiduguri, Professor Shehu was appointed Honorary Consultant Physician since 1991 to date, and became Professor Emeritus in 2000.

He was also the Provost of the College of Medical Sciences 1991-1993; and Sole Administrator of the University of Maiduguri 1993-1994. At the University College Hospital Ibadan, he was the Chairman, Board of Management 1991-1994. At Bayero University, Kano, he was Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council 1993-1996, and also Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the University of Lagos 1996-1999.He has held memberships and offices in several committees, councils, panels and commissions at both national and international levels.

He was President of Medical Schools in Africa 1973-1975; and External Examiner in Public Health at the University of Ghana Medical School. He is the current Chairman Board of Governors of the STOPAIDS organization; Chairman Governing Board of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA); Patron Guild of Medical Directors; Patron Nationwide Network for Health; Patron Nigerian Medical Forum of Great Britain and Ireland; Patron Nigerian Institute of Stress; Trustee National Foundation on VVF; Member Board of Trustees, Nigerian Tuberculosis and Leprosy Association; Member Editorial Board, West African Medical Journal; Consulting Editor, the Nigerian Medical Practitioner; Editorial Adviser, the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal; Joint Editor-in-Chief, British Medical Journal (West Africa) Edition.

Apart from holding active memberships of Professional bodies as the Nigerian Medical Association, The Society of Health (Nigeria), Science Association of Nigeria, Association of Community Physicians of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Academy of Science, Professor Shehu is also a Foundation Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria; Foundation Fellow of the West African College of Physicians; Foundation Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science; and Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Community Medicine (Nigeria).
Professor Umaru Shehu is mentioned in Who is Who in the world; Men of Achievement; Dictionary of International Biography; Africa Year Book 1977—Who is Who in Africa; Who is Who in Nigeria; and A Dictionary of African Biography.

He holds Honorary Doctor of Science Degrees of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. In 1979, the Government of Nigeria awarded him the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), and in 2000 he was awarded the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR).

He is married with children.
His name was mentioned amongst the all times most popular scholars of Maidugu in the 2017 publication entitled; Origin and Meaning of Maiduguri,2017:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318215637_Origin
_and_Meaning_of_Maiduguri

This piece was put together by Honours from the Kanem-Bornu Empire ©


Erudite Professor!

From pillar to post O !

................... Flavour Nabania
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by romeokume(m): 7:47pm On Jul 05, 2019
5oyad:
A Gentleman with an intimidating profile and an impeccable character. May God continue to bless you Sir
. Albino aboki
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by RTSC: 7:50pm On Jul 05, 2019
This is the kind of northerners we want in the SE/SS.
The very best the north has to offer, not their scumbags.

Another northerner is building modular refineries in imo and anambra.
We want more of such. The herdsmen should remain in the north.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by ashantitope: 7:58pm On Jul 05, 2019
Are you sure this man is not ben bru Father please go and do silver bird boss DNA him and this man look alike
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by akaahs(m): 8:02pm On Jul 05, 2019
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Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by chibnnodi: 8:16pm On Jul 05, 2019
He is a living ancestor. Much more respect to you sir.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by Olujoe1(m): 8:43pm On Jul 05, 2019
MKULTRA:
Why him con resemble Ben Bruce ancestor?
or pat utom
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by thesicilian: 10:15pm On Jul 05, 2019
toprealman:
mention names
I know more than 20. But they didn't give me permission to call them out on public forums and doing that on my own is tantamount to career suicide.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by Yankee101: 10:16pm On Jul 05, 2019
See profile sha!
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by toprealman: 10:30pm On Jul 05, 2019
drkay:

Emeritus Professor Akinkugbe, professor of Nephrology. read about him.
Professor Osato Giwa-Osagie
Professor Otolorin
Professor Araoye
ETC
Thanks man
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by nkem1992: 10:52pm On Jul 05, 2019
[quote author=seanwilliam post=79974580]and me just got ND[/quote
You are not alone
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by Quality20(m): 11:06pm On Jul 05, 2019
so a northerner can b a vc of an igbo university?
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by isaacsegun(m): 11:14pm On Jul 05, 2019
NOL2dworld:
How come this malam come yellow like this Its rare..

I smell fowl play

Who is his daddy grin

I guess he's a shuwa Arab by tribe. their forefathers are from middle east and they hardly inter marry with other tribes except in rare occasion that you see their females inter married and it based on wealth of the man that want to marry them. shehu of borno is from that tribe too.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by adeboizy11(m): 11:27pm On Jul 05, 2019
Professor T.O Olowokure

toprealman:
mention names

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Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by mumumugu(m): 12:35am On Jul 06, 2019
toprealman:
mention names
community medicine is not a tough area to specialise. why not neurosurgery
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by rummmy: 2:08am On Jul 06, 2019
Sufisunni:
One of the most respected medical guru Nigeria has produced
correct to maiduguri and northern Nigeria have produced.... Thank you
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by toprealman: 2:24am On Jul 06, 2019
mumumugu:


community medicine is not a tough area to specialise. why not neurosurgery
Even you for it is in animal husbandry or "jumpology"....mention names bro.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by israelmao(m): 6:41am On Jul 06, 2019
Worthy to be celebrated for his feats in medical field.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by blacq2009(m): 8:13am On Jul 06, 2019
MKULTRA:
alaafin of oyo grin
Exactly. Thanks, bro
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by lookgoodingguy: 9:01am On Jul 06, 2019
Holocene:
This one no be your normal aboki....looks more Arabian than naija....no wonder he is that smart.
Reminds me of the previous minister for environment.

He is Shuwa Arab tribe of Borno state. Shuwa Arab people de fine like wintch.
Re: Umaru Shehu, Biography Of First Professor Emeritus In Northern Nigeria (photos) by Maski87: 3:06am On Jul 07, 2019
He looks like a white man to me

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