• Department of Public Law @Faculty of   Law

Postgraduate Programmes

Posgraduate Public Law programmes are available at PhD, LLM Public Law, M.A Public Law and PGDIL levels. Please check application forms for PG programmes at the School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS) application forms portal:

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UG Programme

Considering the fact that Faculty of Law, A.B.U, Zaria is a single awarding Degree Faculty, the department does not have any undergraduate student domiciling in the department

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Contact Us

We would love to hear from you concerning any complaints or suggestions you might have to enable the Department serve you better. Please send an email to the contact below:


E-Mail: publiclaw@abu.edu.ng

Current HoD

Dr Salim B Magashi

HOD, Department of Public Law

Welcome Message

Welcome to Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, the premier and cradle of all departments in the Faculty. The department was established alongside the Faculty in 1962 and finally nurtured the establishment of the other three Departments in the Faculty. Considering the fact that Faculty of Law, A.B.U, Zaria is a single awarding Degree Faculty, the department does not have any undergraduate student domiciling in the department, but however with respect to postgraduate students, the department undertakes the following programmes: Doctor of Philosophy in Public Law (Ph.D), Master of Laws, (LLM Public Law), Master of Arts, (M.A Public Law) and Postgraduate Diploma in International Law and Diplomacy (PGDIL). The Department is servicing over 50% of all courses in the Faculty and further renders service courses to many departments in the university. The Department is blessed currently with three Professors of Law, two Associate Professors, three senior lecturers and many intermediate lecturers. !

The Academics

Mission, Vision and Philosophy

Mission

To advance the frontiers of learning and break new grounds through teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge of the highest quality; to establish and foster national and international integration, development and promotion of African traditions and cultures; to produce high-level human power and enhance capacity building through retraining, in order to meet the needs and challenges of the catchment area, Nigeria and the rest of world.

Vision

Ahmadu Bello University shall be a world-class University comparable to any other, engaged in imparting contemporary knowledge, using high quality facilities and multi-disciplinary approaches, to men and women of all races as well as generating new ideas and intellectual practices relevant to the needs of its immediate community, Nigeria and the World at large.

Philosophy

The philosophy of the LL.B (Public Law) and LL.B (WSIL) programmes offered by the Faculty is to impart knowledge and learning of international standard in Civil and Sharia Laws to men and women of all races without any distinction on grounds of race, religion or political beliefs that would meet the diverse manpower needs of the nation in both private and public sectors.

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Featured Staff on Research Visibility

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Prof. Mujtaba Sulaiman Abubakar

We are proud to feature another distinguished scholar of ABU named Prof. Mujtaba Sulaiman Abubakar, Professor of Pharmacognosy at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria who, as at the last check, had not less than 1,799 citations with (h-Index score of 20 and i10-Index score of 36) credited to his research works as documented on Google Scholar.

The featured scholar’s areas of interest/specialization include Pharmacognosy/Molecular Pharmacognosy and Bio

Citations Chart

1,799

CITATIONS

20

H-INDEX

36

i10-INDEX

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