Salient. Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 26, No. 1. Monday, February 25, 1963
New College
New College
The first university in Northern Nigeria—largest of the nation's three federated regions—opened its doors on October 11. 1962. The new Ahmadu Bello University is named after the Premier of the Northern Region. Sir Ahmadu himself gave the inaugural address on the university campus in Zaria, calling the occasion "a significant milestone in Northern Nigeria."