Danladi Slim Matawal (born 30 October 1955) is a Nigerian distinguished Professor of (Civil engineering); a former Director-General & CEO, Nigerian Building & Road Research Institute (NBRRI), an agency of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.[1][2] He is currently back to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi - Nigeria.
Danladi Slim Matawal | |
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| Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering & former Director-General/CEO NBRRI-FMST Abuja - Nigeria. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1955 Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Non-Partisan |
| Education | B.eng Civil Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, M.Sc Civil Engineering, University of London Ph.D Civil Engineering |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria |
| Occupation | Research and Lecturing |
| Profession | Professor of Civil Engineering |
Life and career
editHe was born on 30 October 1955 in, Plateau State, Nigeria.[3] He attended elementary school at Nigeria Army Primary School, Plateau State. He attended Government College, Keffi, Nasarawa State where he obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1968.[4] He later attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor of engineering (B.eng) degree in Civil engineering with a First Class Honour (1974-1978).[5] In 1980, he obtained a Commonwealth scholarship to study at the Imperial College, University of London, where he obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering (1981) and Doctorate degree, Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Lagos (1992).[6] He joined the services of Plateau State Polytechnic as a director of works in 1983 but left the Plateau State Polytechnic in 1987 to join the services of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi as a Lecturer II in the Department of Civil Engineering where he was later appointed a professor in 1999.[7]
Official duties
editHe had served in several capacities in Nigeria. In 2000, he was appointed as Director of Centre for Distance Learning Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University for four years, a tenure that ended in 2004. After he left that position, he was immediately appointed as Dean of Engineering and Engineering Technology at the same university, a position he held for four years (2004-2008).[8] After that position, he was appointed as Dean of Postgraduate School at the same institution, a position he held for three years (2008-2011).[citation needed] In 2011, he was appointed as Director-General and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), an agency under Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.[9]
Awards and fellowships
edit- Raw Material Research and Development Agency Award (2006).[citation needed]
- Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.[1] Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)[10]
- Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management Science[11]
- Member of the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria[12]
- Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.[13]
See also
edit- List of notable engineers in Nigeria
- List of awards and fellowships for Prof Danladi Slim Matawal- https://www.theabusites.com/prof-danladi-slim-matawal-dg-nbrri/
References
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- ^ "Nigeria: Institute to Begin Local Production of Cement, African Build News". Armando's Using Facebook's JavaScript SDK Example.
- ^ RapidxHTML. "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria". nae.org.ng. Archived from the original on 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
- ^ "Faculty of Engineering". engineering.abu.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ aliyu. "NBRRI launches new building technology". Sunday Trust online.
- ^ Our Reporter. "Offenders must be punished to end building collapse in Nigeria –Matawal". sunnewsonline.com.
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