Head of Department
The department of Mechanical Engineering’s core mission is to address the most pressing needs of human society, with a particular emphasis on the fields of energy, transportation and health. It offers you a broad based degree with a sound grounding in engineering science focusing on quantitative, problem-solving, mechanical design and the opportunity to develop communication skills. Our degree programs give students the broad skill set they need to pursue their goals – whether that’s working as an engineer, founding a company, continuing on to a postgraduate study and research, or going to a professional school to study business and management. The department traces its origin prior to the founding of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. It started in 1955 in what was then called Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, under University College, Ibadan, which was affiliated to the University of London: its degree awarding institution. With the creation of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1962, the department got a new syllabus with emphasis on practical training and introduced workshop technology. Since then, it has been both academically rigorous and practically oriented, aspiring to produce "cultured and useful citizens