Brief history of SBS of ABU Zaria In 1961, the Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardaunan Sokoto) invited Prof Norman Alexander to establish a befitting university for the Northern Region. The New Zealander became the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the institution. (Alexander Hall, one of the students' halls of residence, is named after him). The university, named after the Premier took off in 1962, and the first set of students graduated in 1965. From that time on, the only qualification for admission to a degree program in...