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Professor Moussa Mahamat Boukar is a globally accomplished scholar of Computer Science. He was formerly the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Director of Distance Learning and Partnership Programs at Nile University Abuja. During his twelve year stint at Nile University, he also held several other major academic and administrative portfolios with considerable capacity and diligence. A citizen of Chad Republic, Nigeria’s sister neighbour to the north eastern flank, Professor Boukar is one of Africa’s leading scholars of Computer Science. An eminently renowned researcher and administrator, he served in many other top leadership positions in various institutions and organizations around the world.
His education traverses North America, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from International Black Sea University, Georgia, an MSc from International Ala-Too University, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Professor Boukar has authored over 70 research papers published in leading international journals indexed by Scopus and SCI, and has written two influential books. His award-winning research has been presented at 45 international conferences, which earned him 23 prestigious recognitions for its groundbreaking record.
Professor Boukar joins Prime University at a critical juncture in the institution’s foundation years. He is poised to provide the needed leadership, direction and guidance, which are critical in propelling the university towards realising it’s vision of preparing global citizens, who would graduate as professionals, statesmen and business leaders.
His leadership era at Prime University is being anchored on five strategic goals namely: 1. The pursuit of Academic Excellence, 2. Driving Innovation and Research, 3. Propelling Students Enrollment and Institutional Growth, 4. Offering Ethical and Inclusive Leadership as well as 5. Strategic Collaboration and Global Visibility. In achieving these institutional goals, Professor Boukar said he will “continually LISTEN, cautiously LEARN and painstakingly LEAD, which he strongly believes are the three key and mutually inclusive success factors in any competitive and sustainable institutional or organisational stewardship.
EDUCATIONMr. Abdulsalami is a professional Librarian with both a Bachelor’s Degree and a Diploma in Library Science from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. He also holds a Masters in Educational Planning and Management from the University of Abuja.
Mr. Abdulsalami is a celebrated library administrator and a highly published scholar both locally and internationally. He started a professional career in library administration and management with mainly military libraries. He first worked with the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology in Zaria from 1984. He served as Librarian there until 1987, when he moved to the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna in the same capacity, where he worked for four years. Between 1991 – 1994, he moved to the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja as Senior Librarian. In 1995, Mr. Abdulsalami was elevated to Principial Librarian at the NUC, a position in which he served for three years. The NUC further promoted him to the position of Assistant Chief Librarian from 1998 – 2000. The following year, he moved to the post of Chief Librarian until 2005, when he joined Kaduna State University as Deputy University Librarian, a position he held for four years. While in this position he served as Head of ETF Desk Office Committee as well as Head and Linkages Officer for the university. In 2012, he was appointed as Acting University Librarian, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State. In 2015, he was confirmed as substantive University Librarian in Wukari. Between 2020 and 2021, Mr. Abdulsalami has been a Visiting Scholar to the National Universities Commission Abuja. A widely travelled scholar and professional custodian of boundless information resources, Mr. Abdulsalami has won countless fellowships and is eminently recognized, locally and internationally from a broad spectrum of society.
July 2009: Fellow, Nigerian Library Association (FNLA)
2003: Nigerian Library Association E.B. Bankole Award for the Best Librarian of the Year.
September 2001: Azikiwe Professional Development Fellowship (APDF) in Librarianship. State Department, Washington, DC USA, for an internship at University of North Texas, Texas, USA
3.September 2000: Recognition Award for Contributions to the Development of Library and Information Management. Nigerian Library Association, Abuja Chapter.
June 1993: Baker & Taylor, USA Study Visit Award to selected Libraries in Washington DC, Chicago, and New York.
November-December 1991: British Council Study Tour Award for to selected libraries in the UK to get acquainted with the automation processes.
June 22 – 27, 2007: Google Internet Book Project, American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Washington DC USA.
November 20 – 23, 2005: Electronic Information for Libraries Networks Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues in Africa with Emphasis on Nigeria.
October 2 – 4, 2001: Proposal Writing to Donor Agencies, Gift/Exchange and Acquisition Processes, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
4.October 5 – 7, 2001: Library Management Practices, Skills in Collection Organization and Archival Contents, Howard University, Washington DC.
October 10 – 11, 2001: Net Library and E-Books, Webpage Development, Digitizing Government Documents, Creating and Managing Databases, LAN Management, Distributed Learning, Searching on EBSCOHOST Databases and E-Library, OPAC Online Public Access Catalog, Virtual Reference Library, University of North Texas, Denton Texas, USA
June 18 – 19, 1993: CD-ROM Application to Library Processes, DePaul University Central Library, New York, USA.
June 21 – 22, 1993: Automation in Academic Libraries, Network of CD-Rom in Libraries, University of Maryland Central Library, Washington DC.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-30 August, 2018.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Wroclaw, Poland, 19 -25 August, 2017.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Columbus, Ohio USA 13-19 August, 2016.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Cape Town, South Africa 18-21 August, 2015.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Lyon, France 16-22 August, 2014.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Singapore, Singapore, 17-23 August 2013.
3rd African Library Summit 2013, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria, South Africa, June 2013.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Helsinki, Finland, 11-17 August 2012.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Milan, Italy, 21-27 August 2009.
2nd Global conference on Copyright organized and sponsored by Electronic Information for Libraries Network (eIFL.net), Istanbul, Turkey 26-29 March 2009.
11.1st Global Conference on Copyright and access to knowledge organized and sponsored by Electronic Information for Libraries Network (eIFL.net), Green Park Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey 3-6 April 2008.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Durban, South Africa 24-30 August 2007.
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition. Washington DC USA. 26-29 June 2007.
Workshop on Advocacy for Access to Knowledge and Copyright organized and sponsored for Country Coordinators of eIFL-IP. Hotel Africana Kampala, Uganda 24-26 November 2005.
Workshop for eIFL Country Coordinators on Institutional Repositories (IR) for University Libraries. Poznan, Poland 9-10 September 2004.
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. International Conference Center (ICC), Berlin, Germany, 1-9 August 2003
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) World Library and Information Congress. Scottish Exhibition & Conference Center, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. 18-21 August 2002.
Workshop on Consortium Building for Libraries, University College London, UK. 16-18 August 2002.
Training on Retrospective Conversion of Cataloguing Module, under the TINLIB Library Automation Software, Lagos 22nd-26th June 1997.
NUC Workshop on CD-ROM Technology and TINLIB Software Applications in Nigerian University Libraries, University of Ibadan, Conference Center, 22–27, October 1995.
International Seminar/Workshop on Library Automation, NVRI, VOM, Jos. 6th-8th May, 1992.
Nigerian Library Association, (NLA) Annual Conferences/Annual General Meeting from 1987 to Present.
Fast-Paced Seminar on Networking and Internet Technologies, 17th-18thJune 1999. Computer Center, University of Jos.
Intensive Training on Networking and Internet Technologies with Linux System and Network Administration, held at University of Jos, 29th May- 9th June 2000.
Training Programme on Strategic Resource Management, held at Rock View Hotel, Abuja 25th –27th October 2000.
National Stakeholders Workshop on the Virtual (Digital) Library Project, held at NUC Auditorium, Abuja. 10th-14th July 2001.
Workshop on WebCT. Held at Center for distributed Learning, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas USA. 25-27 October 2001
AFRINET: African Internet summit & Exhibition in 1999 and 2000 ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja.
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition. Louisiana, New Orleans USA. 26-29 June 1993.
Chairman, Nigerian Book Fair Trust (NBFT) Governing Board, Lagos, December 2014- December, 2018.
President, Nigerian Library Association (NLA), July 2012 to July, 2016.
Director, Linkages Office of the Vice Chancellor, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, 2009-2011.
Member, Kaduna State University Governing Council (representing the congregation) April 2010-January 2012.
Member representing University Senate on the Council Selection Committee for the appointment of Principal officers of the University December 2009.
Member, Senate Kaduna State University 2006-2023.
Chairman, IT Committee Kaduna State University 2006-2011.
Member, Congregation Kaduna State University, Kaduna 2006- 2011
Coordinator, Computer Aid International (CAI) computer procurement activities Northern zone, Kaduna 2007-January, 2012.
Country Coordinator, Electronic Information for Libraries Network Intellectual Property and Copyrights (eIFL-IP) activities 2007- 2017.
Member, eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries Network) Governing Board, Rome, Italy. January-December 2003
Member, Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). May 2002- May 2005.
Member, Governing Council of the Nigerian Library Association 1994-2010.
eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries Network) Country Co-ordinator, Nigeria. December 2002 to Present.
Electronic Information for Libraries Network-Intellectual Property (eIFL-IP) Country Expert, August 2005 to 2017.
1st Vice President, Nigerian Library Association (NLA), June 2005 to 2010.
2nd Vice President, Nigerian Library Association, June 2000 – June 2005.
Member, Nigerian Universities Network (NUNet) Implementation Committee, 1999 to 2002.
Member, Presidential Planning Committee for NLA Annual Conference “GARDEN CITY ’99”, December, 1998-June 1999.
Chairman, Nigerian Library Association, Abuja Chapter, FCT 1994–1999.
Member Central Organizing Committee, (COC) Of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA). Oct, 1997- July 1998.
Chairman, Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the NLA 1998 Annual Conference /AGM. October 1997 – July 1998.
Acting Head, Library Services Unit, National Universities Commission, Abuja July, 1993- June 1995.
Vice-Chairman Nigerian Library Association, Kaduna State Chapter 1989-1991.
Assistant Secretary Nigerian Library Association, Kaduna State Chapter 1987-1989.
External Consultant/member, Staff Recruitment Panel for the Librarian in the Center for Women Development, Abuja, Nov.1994.
Consulting Librarian, Prof. I Hagher’s Private Library, Abuja September 1998 to Present.
Member, Abuja Internet Group (AIG). 1996.
Chairman, Committee on Parley/Harvest opinion box of NUC staff with the Executive Secretary.
Chairman, NUC Committee on Draft Operational manual for Security Staff, 1998.
Member, NUC Recruitment/Interview panel for security Personnel, 12th Sept 1998.
Secretary, NUC Committee on the Review of the 1992 ASUU Agreement with Government, August 1995.
Member, NUC Ad-hoc Disciplinary Committee, October 1994.
Member, Junior Staff Interview Recruitment Panel, February, April, August, October 1994, and 1995.
Member, NUC Junior Staff Promotion Committee 1994 – 1996.
Representative of NUC in the Committee of SatelLife Health net project of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. 1993-1996.
Member, Ad-Hoc Committee on NUC Scheme of Service March-June, 1994.
Member, NUC Information and Publications Committee 1992 – 1995.
Member, NUC Catering Committee 1995 -1999.
Chairman, Vehicle Maintenance Ad-hoc Committee, NUC 1992.
Associate Editor, The Valiant: Magazine of the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna 1989-1991.
Member, Association of British Council Fellows (ABCF) 1992
Member of Various sub-committees for Candidates Interview of the Armed Forces Selection Board (AFSB), NDA 1987-1991.
Member Nigerian Library Association (NLA) 1984-
Member Academic & Research Libraries Section of NLA 1987
ABDULSALAMI, R. “CD-Rom Application in Libraries” NUC University System News, Special Edition, November 1992.
ABDULSALAMI, R. “Planning for Automation in a Library”. Paper presented at an in-house performance Improvement workshop for Librarians and Senior Library officers in the Court of Appeal, Abuja. 13th November 2000.
OSIOBE, S.A and ABDULSALAMI, R. “Developing Content for the Nigerian Virtual Library”. A power presentation at the meeting with the Honourable Minister of Education, at the conference room of the NUC. 1st May 2002
OSIOBE, S.A. and ABDULSALAMI, R. “Developing Content for the National Virtual Library”. Education Today. 9 (1) June 2002.
ABDULSALAMI, R. “The role of the Librarian in the Nigerian Book Industry”. Paper presented at the Pan African Booksellers (PABA) Workshop, held on 16th May 2002 at the International Conference Center Abuja, during the Nigerian International Book Fair (NIBF) 12-19 May 2002.
OKETUNJI.I (DR), ABDULSALAMI, R. OKOJIE. V. “The State of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Nigerian Libraries. Paper presented at the Annual conference of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), held at the Conference Center ASCON, Topo, Badagry. 17-21 June 2002
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Integrated and Aggregated Reference Service”. Paper presented at the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) Organized Interactive seminar, for Library professional staff. Held at computer center, University of Jos, 26-28 April 2005
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Use of Library and Information Services for Legislative Research”. Paper presented at a workshop on Legislative development for staff of the National Assembly, Held at Rockview hotel, Abuja, 11-12 August 2005.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Utilization and Management of e-resources for Legislative Research”. Paper presented at a workshop on Legislative development for staff of the National Assembly, Held at Rockview hotel, Abuja, 11-12 August 2005.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Utilization and Management of e-resources for Legal Research”. Paper presented at a workshop on Legal research for staff of the National Assembly, Held at Rockview hotel, Abuja, 26-28 June 2006.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Computer application in Library and Information Services”. Paper presented at a training programme on Library productivity tool kit III for Library staff of the National Assembly, Held at PARP office plot 2824 Danube Street off IBB way, Maitama Abuja 6-8 August 2007.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Library Linkages and other specialized Library services”. Paper presented at a training programme on Library productivity tool kit III for Library staff of the National Assembly, Held at PARP office plot 2824 Danube Street off IBB way, Maitama Abuja 6-8 August 2007.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Computer application in Library and Information services”. Paper presented at final course training programme for Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Kaduna State University lecture hall Tafawa Balewa way, Kaduna 8 May 2008.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Computer application in Library and Information services”. Paper presented at a training programme for Kaduna state Civil Servants. Held at Kaduna State University Computer center Tafawa Balewa way, Kaduna 8 May 2008.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “The Internet”. Paper presented at final course training programme for Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Kaduna State University lecture hall Tafawa Balewa way, Kaduna 9 May 2008.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “The Internet”. Paper presented at a training program for Kaduna State Civil Servants Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Computer center Kaduna State University, Tafawa Balewa Way, Kaduna 9 May 2008.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Use of Library and Information Services for Legislative Research”. Paper presented at a training program on Library productivity for Library staff of the National Assembly, Held at PARP office plot 2824 Danube Street off IBB way, Maitama Abuja 18 December 2008.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Information and Communication Technology in Legislative Practice”. Paper presented at a training program for Legislative Aides of the National Assembly, Held at Hamdala Hotel Kaduna on 19 May 2009.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “The Application of IT in bound volume and storage process”. Paper presented at a training program to Editors and research assistants of the National Assembly, Held at Rock View Hotel Abuja on 28 May 2009.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. The “Information and Communication Technology” Paper was presented at the preliminary course for Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Kaduna State University lecture hall Tafawa Balewa way, 8 March 2010.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Application of ICT to Library and Information Services”. Paper presented at the preliminary course for Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Kaduna State University lecture hall Tafawa Balewa way, Kaduna 8 March 2010.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “The Internet”. Paper presented at a preliminary course for Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Kaduna State University lecture hall Tafawa Balewa way, Kaduna 9 March 2010.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Management Information System (MIS)”. Paper presented at a Final course for Revenue Officers FIRS staff batch-1 organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Kaduna State University lecture hall Tafawa Balewa way, Kaduna February 2011.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Management Information System (MIS)”. Paper presented at a Final course for Revenue Officers FIRS staff batch-2 organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at the Federal University of Technology, Permanent site, Gidan Kwano, Minna, August 2011.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Management Information System (MIS)”. Paper presented at a Final course for Revenue Officers FIRS staff batch-3 organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Digital Bridge Institute, Utako, Abuja November 2011.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Information and Communication Technology: Opportunities for Accessing Information in Legislative Practice and Research”. Paper presented at a Retreat for Special Advisers/Assistants to selected Principal members of the National Assembly organized by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS). Held at Rock View Hotel (Royal Hall) Wuse 2 Abuja on 2nd June, 2012.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Management Information System (MIS)”. Paper presented at a Final course for State Revenue officers organized by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Held at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, November 2012.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Requirements for the Acquisition of e-Resources and e-Library Content Management”. Paper presented at the National Workshop for Librarians and Information Managers. Organized by the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). Held at University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State on 15th May, 2013.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Challenges of Library Automation in Nigeria and the way forward”. Paper presented at the 2013 NNPC Librarians’ Forum organized by the Group Learning department, NNPC corporate headquarters, Abuja. 2-4 December, 2013.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Requirements for the Acquisition of e-Resources and e-Library Content Management”. Paper presented at the National Workshop for Librarians and Information Managers. Organized by the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). Held at University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State on 15th May, 2013.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “Data Creation, Archiving and Content Management in Library Operations”. Paper presented at the National Workshop for Librarians and Information Managers. Organized by the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). Held at Kaduna State University, Kaduna 6-10 April, 2014.
ABDULSALAMI, Rilwanu. “The Role of International Organizations in the Development of Nigerian University Libraries”. Paper presented at the 96th Meeting of Committee of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (CULNU). Held at University of Port Harcourt, 3-5 November, 2014.
Mr. Atiku holds bachelor’s and MSc degrees in Accounting and finance from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also participated in a broad variety of professional development courses and seminars in Banking Operations, Credit Analysis, Marketing, Inspection, Investigation, and Management. His career started at the Katsina Steel Rolling Company, where he served as an Accountant before joining the services of Bells Holdings Ltd, a private Consulting establishment, as Company Secretary and Head of Finance. Mr. Atiku also had substantial experience in the banking sector. In 1987, he joined the services of Savannah Bank of Nigeria Ltd. as a Graduate Trainee. He spent twelve years with the bank during which he served in various capacities namely: Operations Officer responsible for branch operations, Credit Officer in charge of credit analyses and management, Branch Manager in Sokoto and Kaduna, Head of Internal Audit, and Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. In 1999, he joined the services of Intercity Bank Plc, which later became Unity Bank as Principal Manager and Head of Internal Audit. He served the bank for ten years in the following capacities: Principal Manager and Head of Internal Audit, Regional Manager for Kano Regional Office as an Assistant General Manager, and Regional Manager for Kaduna Regional Office as Deputy General Manager. During the historic merger of commercial banks in 2005, Mr. Atiku headed the Operations Work Stream, which was responsible for the development of Unity Bank’s first Banking Operational Manuals for Local Branch Operations and Foreign Operations. He was privileged to serve as the pioneer Divisional Head of Operations for Unity Bank. He served the bank until 2009 as Deputy General Manager and Chief Inspector. He was later assigned as Chairman of the bank Board’s Audit Committee between October 2010 and November 2014.
In 2010, Mr. Atiku joined the services of Capital Science Academy Abuja on contract appointment as Director of Finance and Procurement and a member of the senior management team. He served the school until 2017. In 2018, he was engaged at the International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education, Abuja as Director of Finance, Administration, and Procurement. In this capacity, he also served as a member of the senior management team for the Center. He had severally served as Acting Director General of the Centre. Mr. Atiku was also the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Centre and the Board of Al-Noor International Academy, Abuja.
EDUCATIONMr. Tahir holds BA and PhD in Mass Communication from the University of Maiduguri, and a Masters in Special English from Modibbo Adama University Yola. He also attended professional training courses in Nigeria and abroad, which include: Newscasting & Presentation Techniques Course at TV College Jos (1984), Broadcast Production Course at Radio Nigeria Training School Lagos (1994), General Management course at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) Badagry-Lagos (2006), Radio Executives Workshop at Deutsche Welle Broadcast Academy Cologne, Germany (2000), Harris Transmitter Corporation Cambridge UK (2000), American University Washington (2006), Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Washington DC where in 2006, he became the first African Fellow and alumnus of the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA).
Mr. Tahir led an accomplished career in the media and the academia spanning over three decades. He started as a television reporter with NTA Yola, before venturing into newspaper journalism and served as a staff writer, freelancer and columnist for Daily Times, Vanguard, The Guardian, The Democrat, Hotline, NewsPage and The New Nigerian in Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja. In 1991, he joined radio broadcasting at the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Lagos where he served as News Editor and later appointed to Supervise the Fulfulde Language Service. He was later appointed General Manager/CEO of Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation Yola, from 1999 until 2003. At the opening of American University of Nigeria (AUN) in 2004, Mr. Tahir founded the Public Relations department as Director and developed the first visibility blueprint for marketing the new institution. Mr. Tahir also served as Interim Director for Admissions and was responsible for developing the inaugural student’s recruitment campaign plan, which enrolled the first entering class in September 2005. He later served in concurrent capacity as Associate Director for Enrollment Services at AUN. In April 2011 he joined the senior management team of the university and served as Vice President (DVC) for University Relations for ten years. In the summer of 2009, he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Communication & Multimedia Studies, a role he played alongside his administrative responsibilities until August 2021. In that position, he taught courses, which included Public Speaking, Broadcasting, News Writing, Media Internships, Marketing Communication, Photo Journalism, Public Relations, Events Management, etc. in August 2023, he was appointed the Founding Registrar of Prime University Abuja, a position he now holds.
In 2016, to satiate a longstanding passion for education, community engagement and service learning, Mr. Tahir established Konngol SilverTongue Institute in Yola, the first Public Speaking and Events Management training center in the north east region of Nigeria. In December 2021, the Lamido Adamawa conferred on him the traditional title of KaaKaaKey (Spokesman) for Fombina Emirate, the first to hold the portfolio.
Mr. Tahir is a professional member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and is affiliated to the governing boards of several broadcast stations including Pulaaku FM and Gotel Radio and TV in Yola. He also serves on the board of National Museum Fombina. In 1992, he founded the University of Maiduguri Alumni Association Lagos State Chapter as its First President. In September 1999, he became the first northerner to be elected into the Executive Committee of Nigeria Union of Journalists as Vice Chairman for Lagos State. During this period, he was also elected as Chairman of Legico Estate Residents Association on Victoria Island, Lagos.
Mr. Tahir has written several scholarly papers and articles and attended many conferences on local and international platforms. His interest traverses the spheres of Broadcasting, Public Relations, Speech Communication, Events Management and Emergency Communication Management. His doctoral thesis at UniMaid, which focuses on Emergency Communication Management was a deliberate coincidence with the time when the Boko Haram Insurgency reached its crescendo. Mr. Tahir has four books currently underway on family biography, personal autobiography, his selected papers and other works, as well as a bilingual collection of poetry in English and Fulfulde.
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Professor Moussa Mahamat Boukar is a globally accomplished scholar of Computer Science. He was formerly the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Director of Distance Learning and Partnership Programs at Nile University Abuja. During his twelve year stint at Nile University, he also held several other major academic and administrative portfolios with considerable capacity and diligence. A citizen of Chad Republic, Nigeria’s sister neighbour to the north eastern flank, Professor Boukar is one of Africa’s leading scholars of Computer Science. An eminently renowned researcher and administrator, he served in many other top leadership positions in various institutions and organizations around the world.
His education traverses North America, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from International Black Sea University, Georgia, an MSc from International Ala-Too University, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Professor Boukar has authored over 70 research papers published in leading international journals indexed by Scopus and SCI, and has written two influential books. His award-winning research has been presented at 45 international conferences, which earned him 23 prestigious recognitions for its groundbreaking record.
Professor Boukar joins Prime University at a critical juncture in the institution’s foundation years. He is poised to provide the needed leadership, direction and guidance, which are critical in propelling the university towards realising it’s vision of preparing global citizens, who would graduate as professionals, statesmen and business leaders.
His leadership era at Prime University is being anchored on five strategic goals namely: 1. The pursuit of Academic Excellence, 2. Driving Innovation and Research, 3. Propelling Students Enrollment and Institutional Growth, 4. Offering Ethical and Inclusive Leadership as well as 5. Strategic Collaboration and Global Visibility. In achieving these institutional goals, Professor Boukar said he will “continually LISTEN, cautiously LEARN and painstakingly LEAD, which he strongly believes are the three key and mutually inclusive success factors in any competitive and sustainable institutional or organisational stewardship.
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