News Investigators/ The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, says it is marking its 63rd anniversary in a low-key manner, with special prayers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institution is 63 years old today, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Auwalu Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the university, disclosed this in a statement issued in Zaria on Saturday. The director said at inception, ABU had four faculties—Agriculture, Engineering, Law, and Science—with 15 Academic Departments and 426 students. “From its pioneering Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Norman Stanley Alexander, to the current helmsman, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, ABU has expanded remarkably in size, scope, and academic depth.