UNIVERSITY TEACHING
October, 1977 – September, 1978. Graduate Assistant – Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
October, 1978 – September, 1980. Assistant Lecturer – ABU, Zaria
October, 1980 – September, 1983 Lecturer II – ABU, Zaria
October, 1983 – December, 1987 Lecturer I – ABU, Zaria
October, 1999 – September, 2003 Senior Lecturer – UNAAB, Department of Microbiology
October 2003 – 2007 Reader – UNAAB, Department of Microbiology
Teaching Responsibilities in the Last Three Years of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
I taught the following courses
General Microbiology for Beginners
Microbiology for Home-Economics Students
Applied Microbiology (Food and Industrial) for Final Year B. Sc Students
Supervision of Final Year B. Sc, Projects
Teaching Responsibilities at UNAAB
No of Students No of Lecturers No of Students Units Contribution
MCB 446 Pathogenic Microbiology 3 45 2 50%
MCB 441 Food Microbiology 3 40+ 3 30%
MCB 706 Advanced Industrial Microbiol 3 7 2 50%
MCB 701 Advanced General Microbiol 3 7 2 50%
MCB 201 General Microbiology I 2 70 2 65%
MCB 444 Industrial Microbiology 3 70+ 3 40%
MCB 202 General Microbiology II 3 70+ 2 65%
MCB 343 Introductory Microbiology I 2 50+ 2 50%
MCB 302 Bacteriology 3 40 3 30%
MCB 346 Microbial Physiology & Biochem 3 7+ 3 40%
BIO 304 Research Methodology 2 70+ 2 30%
MCB 447 Envrionmental & Public Health
Microbiology 3 160+ 3 40%
Post Graduate Teaching:
No of Students No of Lecturers No of Students Units Contribution
MCB 706 Advanced Industrial Microbiol 3 7 2 50%
MCB 701 Advanced General Microbiol 3 7 2 50%
BIO 701 Current topics seminar 3 7 2 60%
MCB 705 Advanced Food Microbiology 3 7 2 65%
MCB 707 Fermentation Techniques 3 7 2 50%
MCB 709 Advanced Microbial Physiology 3 7 2 50%
and Biochemistry
Students Supervision
In the course of my career in Zaria and at Abeokuta, I supervised an average of 5 undergraduate and 3 M.Sc projects per year. I also co-supervise several post graduate research projects both within and outside the department.
Some of the recent project supervision I’m involved in include
No of Students Degree Supervision
1 Ph.D Major (completed)
5 M.Sc Major (completed)
10 M.Sc Co-supervisor (completed)
3 Ph.D Major (on-going)
2 Ph.D Co-supervisor (on-going)
8 M.Sc Co-supervisor (on-going)
