Dr. Shehu Abbas holds BA (Hons), M.Sc. and Ph.D. Geography from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria. He joined the Department of Geography and Environmental Management of the same University as Lecturer II in 2011 and rose to the rank of Reader in 2020.

He teaches a number of courses both at the Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels, some of which include: Man’s Relationship with His Environment; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Organization of Society; Transport Geography; Urban Transport Management; Urban Analytical Techniques & Modeling, Urbanization, Philosophy and Methodology in Geography and many others to mention a few.

Dr. Abbas is a Member, Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG), Member, Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (MInstTA). He has also participated in a number researches/consultancy activities such as the ‘‘Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Kaduna Infrastructural Development Master plan (SESA KADIMP) 2020-2050”. Abbas was also a member of the ABU Committee on Nigeria Vision 2050, and was saddled with the work on‘‘Climate change, migration flows& national security in Nigeria’’Dr. Abbas has published several papers in National and International journals, as well as presented numerous conference papers. He has also held a number of positions in the Department and is now the Head of Department.