Abubakar Adamu Rasheed

Rasheed became the vice chancellor of Bayero University in 2010, a position he held till 2015.^[2] In 2016, Rasheed was appointed executive secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC).^[3][4] On 26 June 2023 he resigned as the NUC boss and he continued his job as a lecturer at Bayero University Kano state, where he already became their vice chancellor from 2010 to 2015.^[5]

And the university honored him, on his welcome back party at the university event with a grand reception.^[6]

In other ways to keep remembering the professor's good work towards the development of the university during his tenure, a big senate building was named after him which is Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed Senate building located at the university.^[7]

On 17 January Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed was honored by Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano with a lecture Twin theatre which is named after him and the lecture Theatre was commissioned by him.^[8]