₦airaland Forum

symbianDON:
guy!! Why you de para like dis na?? Who vex you this morning?

zoedew:
We celebrate excellence! Nigeria is a great country! We are better together! All we need to do is find our rhythm. We need to ensure that bad behavior have consequences that deter our black sheep from such conduct! Sokoto for uncouth Nnamdi Kanu and transactional loud mouth Sowore and no NBA Patron for Maina the Pension thief who should be with Kanu in Sokoto receiving prison visits from misguided tribal and ethnic jingoists who will flood this space shortly calling me out as an agbadorian when, daily, they love to have akamu for breakfast!!😅😅😅

SmartPolician:
Education is useless if it has no character, self challenge to make a difference, application and discipline.

This is largely the reason Nigeria has many PhD holders who cannot add any value to the country, apart from applying to be truck drivers at Dangote Group!

Franking:
Nigeria is not a great country. Apart from rampant procreation Nigeria is the butt of jokes even amongst smaller African countries.

It baffles me that everyone is just okay with the current nonsense being fed Nigerians.

Fuel tax and the new tax regime while there's so much corruption in Nigeria.

Hundreds of people are killed or kidnapped weekly and y'all carry on as if all is well. It is Agnes nwa nma. It will go round one way or another, one day or another.

Only the likes of Sowore and Isaac Fayose are speaking up the rest are on Nairaland measuring dick.

Citizens of Abegistan Republic.......shame.on all of you.

nairalanda1:
Okay, let's vote for leaders who will take us on the path to industrial growth and development ....you guys would be voting for leaders because they are from your tribe or because you want more oil money.

That;s why you don't have the industrial backbone that would enable phd's to contribute to industrial growith and scientific growth. You don;'t want that type of leader, you want atiku , tinubu and obi.

AutoTechDoyz:
Can you name examples of such leaders in the polity today!

Franking:
Nigeria is not a great country. Apart from rampant procreation Nigeria is the butt of jokes even amongst smaller African countries.

It baffles me that everyone is just okay with the current nonsense being fed Nigerians.

Fuel tax and the new tax regime while there's so much corruption in Nigeria.

Hundreds of people are killed or kidnapped weekly and y'all carry on as if all is well. It is Agnes nwa nma. It will go round one way or another, one day or another.

Only the likes of Sowore and Isaac Fayose are speaking up the rest are on Nairaland measuring dick.

Citizens of Abegistan Republic.......shame.on all of you.

zoedew:
If you are a Nigerian you share in it all. Ask Sowore to share with you an account of how he spent the monies put in his care by the party on whose platform he contested the Presidency back in time.

naptu2:
Many Nigerian Army officers have become professors after retiring from service, but he is the first to attain the rank of professor while serving as an active army officer.



⚫️Retired Lieutenant General Professor Abdulrahman Dambazau (former chief of army staff and professor of criminology and strategic studies at Capital City University).

⚫️Retired Colonel Professor Abiodun Joseph Oluwadare (professor of political science at the Nigerian Defence Academy).

⚫️ Ex-Major Professor Saliba Daddy Mukoro (the brain behind the 1990 coup and Dean of Graduate School and Professor of Criminal Justice at Jarvis Christian University in the United States. Major Mukoro was the first serving Nigerian Army officer to have a PhD in law).

AlphaTaikun:
General Danbazau? I didn't realize that he's so well-read.

naptu2:
He already had a doctorate degree in criminology before he became chief of army staff.

naptu2:
Many Nigerian Army officers have become professors after retiring from service, but he is the first to attain the rank of professor while serving as an active army officer.

Note: he is now a colonel

Azlannn @Shaibu_AO

I DOUBT THIS REPORT IS FACTUAL.
MAJ GEN SHUAIBU IBRAHIM, 2 TENURE DG OF NYSC.
CURRENTLY STILL SERVING.

source

How Imam made history as first army professor

By Oghenovo Egodo-Michael
November 26, 2023

A lieutenant colonel, Abubakar-Surajo Imam, recently made history as he became a professor of Mechatronics Engineering at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State.

With this feat, Imam became the first professor among serving personnel in the history of the Nigerian Army.

Mechatronic Engineering integrates mechanical, electrical/electronics, and computer engineering to address the challenges of designing and deploying intelligent technologies.

A statement by the Registrar of the NDA, Brig.-Gen. A.M. Tukur, described Imam as exemplary and excellent. The statement read, “This recognition not only honours Professor Imam, but also highlights the commitment of the NDA to acknowledging and rewarding outstanding contributions within its academic community.

“On behalf of the commandant and staff of the academy, I sincerely congratulate you on your well-deserved promotion. It is expected that you will continue to work hard to justify the confidence.”

Imam, who hails from Kankia in Katsina State, is the third Head of Department of the NDA’s Department of Mechatronics, a position he assumed in 2021.

He had his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Bayero University, Kano; after which he bagged a Master’s degree in Mechatronic Engineering from Newcastle University, United Kingdom. He went on to earn a doctorate in Mechanical and Systems Engineering from the same university.

Though Imam joined the army as a member of the Short Service Combatant Course 32, where he was assigned to the Nigerian Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, he later converted to the Regular Commission and served in various units.

The distinguished military officer is also a researcher with the Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Kano State; and Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria.

Nigerian Defence Academy produces Army’s first professor

Mr Imam is said to be the first professor from among serving personnel in the history of the Nigerian Army.

by Agency Report November 18, 2023

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conferred the title of a professor on Abubakar-Surajo Imam, a lieutenant-colonel and Head of Department of Mechatronics Engineering at the institution.

Mr Imam is now is now Professor of Mechatronics Engineering. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that combines mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, and control engineering.

He is said to be the first professor from among serving personnel in the history of the Nigerian Army.

The Registrar of the Academy, A.M Tukur, a brigadier-general, announced the promotion in a statement on Friday in Kaduna, the Kaduna State capital, North-west Nigeria.

He said that the promotion was ratified during the NDA Council Meeting in September, and took effect from 1 October 2022.

The registrar said that the council’s decision was a reflection of the confidence and recognition of the contributions of Mr Imam to the Department of Mechatronics Engineering of the Academy.

He said that the new professor has provided exemplary services and upheld the standards of excellence expected in his field.

“This recognition not only honours Professor Imam but also highlights the commitment of the Nigerian Defence Academy to acknowledging and rewarding outstanding contributions within its academic community,” he added.

Mr Tukur further said, “On behalf of the Commandant and staff of the Academy, I sincerely congratulate you on your well-deserved promotion.

“It is expected that you will continue to work hard to justify the confidence.”

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Mr Imam, who hails from Kankia in Katsina State, has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bayero University, Kano, Kano State.

He also holds a master’s degree in Mechatronics from Newcastle University, United Kingdom, and PhD in Mechatronics and Robotics from the same university.

Mr Imam joined the Nigerian Army as a member of Short Service Combatant Course 32, and was assigned to the Nigerian Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

He later converted to Regular Commission, and served in numerous units including 1 Base Workshop, Technical Group EME, HQ Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps, and DICON.

Mr Imam is an Examiner and Member Central Selection Committee for Master’s and PhD candidates being sponsored by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund.

He is also a researcher with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), the Defence Research and Development Bureau, Abuja, Command Engineering Depot, Buffalo Engineering Technology, and National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure.

Mr Imam is also a researcher with the Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano State.

The new professor has attended over 40 international workshops and numerous seminars and presented papers at several conferences in the United Kingdom, Spain, Egypt and the United States of America.

He currently doubles as Head, Department of Mechatronics Engineering and Director Centre for Innovation and Creativity, at the NDA.

At the NDA, Mr Imam has through his Research and Development efforts enormously contributed to enhancing the visibility of the Academy among Nigerian Universities.

He spearheaded the founding of the NDA Department of Mechatronic Engineering, and the establishment of the Centre for Innovation and Creativity.

The centre’s serves as platform for the realisation of Nigeria’s Military Industrial Complex through promotion of innovation and creativity in cutting-edge technologies related to novel military and civil hardware and software solutions, thereby reducing Nigeria’s dependence on foreign technical solutions.

His published books cover Mechatronics; PIC Microcontrollers; Embedded Systems Design; Sensors and Actuators for Embedded Systems; Coding, Robotics and Drone Technology for Kids; and Field Manual for Drone Technology, among others.