By Sulaiman Abdullahi
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, will confer honorary degrees on the President of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Sharif Al-Hussain.
The decision was approved during the university’s 544th (Special) Senate meeting, held on Tuesday, January 7, following the recommendation of the Honorary Degrees Committee.
The recognition highlights the university’s acknowledgment of the recipients’ outstanding contributions to global trade, governance, and Islamic scholarship.
Details of the conferment ceremony will be announced in due course.