Mrs. Aishatu Halilu (CLN)
Aishatu Halilu (CLN) is a seasoned professional librarian, academic researcher, and higher education administrator with over three decades of experience in library and information services, education, research support, and institutional administration. She currently serves as the University Librarian of the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship, Bama, Borno State, having assumed office in November 2024.
Mrs. Aishatu Halilu holds a Master of Library and Information Science (M.LIS) in Information Science from the University of Maiduguri, a Bachelor of Library Science (B.LS) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama. She is a Certified Librarian of Nigeria (CLN) and a certified teacher with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
Her professional career began in 1989 and has included extensive service at Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama, where she rose through the ranks to become College Librarian.
As University Librarian, Mrs. Halilu provides strategic leadership for the development of a modern, technology-driven and user-centred University Library that supports teaching, learning, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Her professional interests include digital library services, electronic resources, information literacy, user education, digital archiving, and modern library management.
She has published and presented scholarly works on library technology, user education, electronic resources, library collections, social media in education, and the role of academic libraries in economic development. She is a member of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Committee of College Librarians in Nigeria (CCLN), and Association of Women in Colleges of Education (WICE).
Mrs. Aishatu Halilu is committed to positioning the University Library as a dynamic centre for knowledge, research, innovation, information access, and academic excellence, in alignment with the University's mandate in agriculture, entrepreneurship, and national development.