The vice-chancellor Federal University Dutse, Prof. Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammed has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Yahaya Bello, ANIPR, as the pioneer acting director of Public Affairs of the university with effect from March 1, 2025.
The VC, in the appointment letter signed by the university registrar, Abubakar Mijinyawa, FCIA congratulated the appointee and prayed to Allah to grant him success in discharging his new responsibilities.
Mr Abdullahi graduated from the Department of Political Science, Bayero University, Kano in the year 2000. He has 25 years’ post-graduation experience as a classroom teacher, journalist, university administrator and public relations manager.
He single-handedly established the Information and Public Relations Unit of the university in 2012 as the pioneer university public relations officer.
He rose through the ranks to become the pioneer deputy director of the Information and Public Relations Unit in 2023 before his current appointment as the pioneer acting director, Directorate of Public Affairs, Federal University Dutse.
He has attended many media and public relations trainings, conferences and workshops. He is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR; member, Nigerian Union of Journalist, NUJ; member, Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators, ANUPA and; member, Institute of Registered Administrative Managers of Nigeria, IRAMN.
