Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

CONTACT ADDRESS: C/O Dept. of Geography and Regional Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, PMB 5001, Katsina State, Nigeria HOME ADDRESS: No. 5, Tudun-Matawalle Quarters, Katsina City, Nigeria GSM: 07030797630 Email: [email protected]

PERSONAL DATA: ~Name IBRAHIM, Aliyu ~Place of Birth Kankara ~State of Birth Katsina ~Date of Birth 20th Dec, 1968 ~Nationality Nigerian ~Local Government Kankara ~Marital Status Married ~Number and ages of children 4/ 9, 7, 3, 1 ~Rank Senior Lecturer ~Grade Level CONUASS 5/2 ~Religion Islam Occupation: Lecturing Date of first appointment: 26/12/2006 Date of present appointment 16/12/2014 Extra Curricular Activities: Writing, Travelling and Interacting with People

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES: ~ Federal University of Technology, Minna 2007 --- 2014 ~ Bayero University Kano 1999 --- 2003 ~ Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 1990 --- 1994 ~ College of Advanced Studies Zaria 1986 --- 1990 ~ Government College Katsina 1981 --- 1986 ~ Nuhu Primary School Kankara 1975 --- 1981

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED WITH DATES: ~ Doctorate Degree in Geology (Economic Geology) 2014 ~ Msc. Land Resources Development) 2003 ~ Bsc. (Hons.) Geology 1994 ~ IJMB (Result) 1990 ~ West African School Certificate 1986 ~ First School Leaving Certificate 1981

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS WITH ADDRESSES AND DATE

Certificate course in Computer Appreciation at BH Computers Katsina, 2009

WORKING EXPERIENCE

S/N Position Employer Duration/Year 1 Dept. of Geography and Regional Senior Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, 2014 to Date Lecturer PMB 5001 Katsina State, Nigeria. 2 Dept. of Geography and Regional 2012 to 2014 Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, PMB 5001, Katsina State, Nigeria Lecturer II Dept. of Geography, Umaru Musa 2006 to 2012 Yar’adua University, Katsina 3 Basic Agriculture and Soil Science Lecturer/Instructor Training College, Daudawa, Katsina State 2006 to 2006 (Part Time) 4 Project Officer BEC Nigeria Limited, Nassarawa Kano 2004 to 2006

5 Project Geologist BEC Nigeria Limited, Nassarawa Kano 2000 to 2004

6 China Geo-engineering Construction Project Geologist Company (Part Time) 1999 to 2000

7 Dept. of Mineral Resources Engineering, Ass. Lecturer Kaduna Polytechnic 1996 to 1999

8 Works Rural Water Supply (R.W.S.) Unit, Superintendant Kankara Loc. Govt. Katsina State 1990 to 1996

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Head, Dept. of Soil Science, Basic Agriculture and Soil Science Training College, Daudawa, Katsina State 2004---2006 2. Registration Officer, Dept. of Geography, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina 2007---2008 3. Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences Seminar Coordinator, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina 2009---2011 4. Assistant Seminar Coordinator, Faculty of Arts, Managements and Social Sciences, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, 2013---Date 5. Member, Post-UTME Interactive Session, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, 2014

PROJECTS SUPERVISED 1. Mansur Garba Faskari, Underground water contamination in Katsina City, An Unpublished BSc Project, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, 2015.

2. Sabir El-Yakub, Portable Water Distribution Problems in Kano Metropolis. An Unpublished BSc Project, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, 2015.

3. Sule Idris Suleiman (NAS/GEO/06/701168) Changing Land Values in Katsina Metropolis, Katsina State, Nigeria. Unpublished BSc. Degree Project, Department of Geography, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina, 2010

4. Nuraddeen Abdul Rahman (NAS/GEO/06/700550) An Evaluation of KUPDA Activities in Urban Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. Unpublished BSc. Degree Project, Department of Geography, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina, 2010

5. Aminu A. B. Analysis of Drinking water Quality in Katsina Urban Area, Katsina State, Unpublished BSc. Degree Project, Department of Geography, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina, 2011

Supervised NDI, NDII Students, 1996---1999 when at Kaduna Polytechnic

HONORS/DISTINCTIONS 1. Various first positions and Best subject student prizes received at Government College Katsina, 1981-1986 2. Various awards collected for Appreciation, Science World and Man and Environment Radio programs at FRCN Kaduna, 1997-2005 3. Certificates of Appreciation as Hausa Patron, GGSS Daudawa, 2004-2006 4. Certificate of Appreciation as Seminar Presenter, Dept. of Nigerian Languages, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina 2010 5.Certificate of Appreciation as Seminar Presenter, Dept. of Nigerian Languages, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina 2011 6.Certificate of Appreciation as Guest Speaker for the Annual Send-up for Vocational Training Students Katsina, September 2010 TEACHING EXPERIENCE WITH DATES (LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT)

~MRE 201 Environmental Geology (3 Credit units) 1996---1999 ~MRE 204 Soil Mechanics (2 credit units) 1996---1999 ~MRE 106 Introduction to Physical Geology (2 credit units) 1996---1999 ~MRE 408 Hydrogeology and Water Resources ( 3 credit units) 1997---1999 ~MRE 404 Advanced Environmental Geology (3 credit units) 1996---1999

~General Geology, Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, 2000---2002 Economic Geology, Petrology, Structural Geology, 2000---2002 Crystallography and Mineralogy 2000---2002 ~General Geography; Regional Geography; Physical Geography 2001---2006 Human Geography; Map Reading 2001---2006 ~BAS 222 Soil Science Survey (2 credit units) 2004---2005 ~BAS 202 Irrigation Technology and Structures (3 credit units) 2004---2005 ~GEO 1211 Introduction to Physical Geography (2 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 2111 Geography of Katsina Region (2 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 2314 Spatial Analyses (2 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 2223 Tropical Physical Geography (2 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 3222 Geomorphology (3 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 3114 Soil Survey and Analyses (3 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 4211 Water Resources Evaluation (2 credit units) 2006---Date ~GEO 321 Field Studies (2 credit Units) 2011 ~GEO 131 Local Field Studies (2 credit Units) 2012---Date ~GEO 351 Tropical Soils (3 credit Units) 2013---Date ~GEO 381 Hydrology (3 credit Units) 2013---Date

THESES AND RESEARCHES

S/N Title Year 1 Geochemical Characterization of Rocks in Funtua Sheet 78, Northeast, Northwestern Nigeria. An unpublished 2014 PhD Thesis, Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology Minna 2 Development of Solid Minerals in Katsina State: Constraints and Prospects. An unpublished Msc Thesis, 2002 Department of Geography, Bayero University Kano, 3 Analysis of Soil Samples collected from Bayero University New-site. A Postgraduate Research by MSc 2000 students, Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano 4 The Socio-Economic Benefits of Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin to Beneficiaries. A Postgraduate Research by MSc. 2000 students, Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano 5 Geology of Parts of Funtua Sheet 78 NW. An unpublished BSc Degree Project, Department of Geology, 1994 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 6 Mineralization of Sn-Wo-Nb in Nigerian Younger Granite Provinces. An Undergraduate Seminar organized 1993 by Department of Geology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 7 Geology of Zaria West Sheet 102. An undergraduate field Research, Department of Geology, Ahmadu Bello 1992 University, Zaria 8 Special Contributing Writer, Magazines, Journals and

Newspapers, 1996-Date

9 Author, 36 Books in Hausa and English Languages 1987-Date

COMMUNITY SERVICES

1. Science/Geography Tutor, Refresher Courses, Funtua, Katsina State, 2003-2005 2. Participant, WAEC and NECO marking, 2006 to 2008. 3. Science/Geography Tutor, JAMB Clinic Program, Daura zone, Katsina State, 2011 4. Science/Geography Tutor, Govt. College Katsina, Katsina State, 2011 5. INEC Ad hoc Staff (Returning/Collation officer) for 2011 General Elections. 6. Guest of the Week, Science Program, Bauchi State Television, 19/2/2013 7. Guest Speaker, 9th Graduation and Annual Lecture of Katsina Vocational Centre, 14/8/2009 8. Guest Speaker, 12th Graduation and Annual Lecture of Katsina Vocational Centre, 30/8/2012 9. Guest Speaker, 14th Graduation and Annual Lecture of Katsina Vocational Centre,18/11/2014 10. INEC Ad hoc Staff (Returning/Collation officer) for 2015 General Elections. 11. Guest Speaker, Seminar Series of Humanities, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, 2/12/2010 12. Guest Speaker, Seminar Series of Humanities, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, 26/5/2011 13. Chairman, Association for Humanitarian Services and Environmental Protection, Katsina State (AHUSEP)

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH DATES i. CONFERENCES 1. Kankara, I. A. (2007). Sustainable Environmental Resource Exploitation for Urban Development in Katsina Metropolis. A paper presented at 49th Annual Conference of Association of Nigerian Geographers, held at University of Abuja. 15-19th October, 2007 2. Kankara, I. A. (2008). Environmental Sustainability In Africa: An Assessment of Sustainable Access To Safe Drinking Water In The Continent. A paper presented at National Conference of Social Sciences, held at University of Maiduguri, 28/11/2008 3. Kankara, I. A. (2008). Forest Reserves In Katsina State: A Review of Their Distributions, Potentials and Extinctions. A paper presented at 50th Annual Conference of Association of Nigerian Geographers, held at University of Calabar, Cross-Rivers State. 4. Kankara, I. A. and (2009). Biodiversity Loss and Recovery Strategies In Semi Arid Areas: A Case Study of Katsina State. A Paper Presented At 3rd International Conference on Development Studies at University of Benin, Edo State, February 2009.Paper no. Benincon/2009/11

5. Kankara, I. A., Haruna, S. and Kabir, I. (2008). Farm Centers For Agriculture Sustainability: A Case of Daudawa Farm Training Center, South Katsina State. A paper presented at International Conference of Sustainable Agriculture at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, June 2009 6. Kankara, I. A. and Sada, I. (2009). Environmental Investigations of Kankara Kaolinitic Clay Deposits. A paper presented at the Second CHEMSEARCH Conference, 29thNov.-1st Dec. 2010, Royal Tropicana Hotel, Kano 7. Kankara, I. A. and Sada, I. (2009). Solid Minerals Development In Katsina State: Their Prospects and Constraints. A paper presented at the Second CHEMSEARCH Conference, 29thNov.-1st Dec. 2010, Royal Tropicana Hotel, Kano. 8. Kankara, I. A. (2013). Effects of Desertification in Northwestern Nigeria. A paper presented at the Annual Conference on Tourism, Culture and Industries, Niamey, Niger Republic. BP 215. 13/5/2013 9. Kankara, I. A. (2013). Drought Consequences and Alternatives in The Sahelian Areas of Northern Nigeria. A paper presented at the Annual Conference on Tourism, Culture and Industries, Niamey, Niger Republic. BP 215. 13/5/2013. 10. Kankara, I. A. (2015). Examining Groudwater Pollution in Central Katsina City. A paper presented at the 18th International Water Conference, Sham El- Sheik, Egypt, between 12th-14th March, 2015. ii. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS 1. National Seminar on Geology and Environmental Hazards In Arid and Semi-Arid Zones, Held at University of Jos 1998 2. Workshop on Motivating Teachers in Post Primary Schools in Nigeria, held at ETF Headquarters, Kano 2006 ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS) 1. Kankara, I. A. (2010). Environmental Sustainability In Africa: An Assessment of Sustainable Access To Safe Drinking Water In The Continent. A Publication in the Journal of Social Sciences University of Maiduguri, January, 2010 (Proceedings) 2. Haruna, S., Kankara, I. A., and Kabir, I. (2010). The Challenges and Shortcomings of Dam Constructions In Africa: A Case Study of Tura Dam In Mashigi Village, Malumfashi Local Government Area Katsina State. A paper published in the International Journal of Environment By The Cinresin Intl. Ltd and University of Technology, Minna, Niger State. December 2010 3. Kankara, I. A. (2011). Mapping of Mineral Deposits In Some Areas of Kaduna and Katsina States Nigeria, Using Geospatial Technologies. International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, ISSN-L: 2245, ISSN: 2223-9944, Vol. 4, No. 4 July 2013. 4. Kankara, I. A. (2013). Monitoring Natural Resources Using Remote Sensing Techniques: Current Situation In Kaduna and Katsina States, Nigeria. International Journal of Advance in Electronic and Electronic Engineering. ISSN 2231-1297, Volume 3, Number 1, 31-40. Research India Publications http:// www.ripublication.com/ijaeee.htm.

5. Kankara, I. A. (2013). Energy-Environment Interaction: Potentials and Problems of Renewable Energy in Nigeria. International Journal of Advance in Electronic and Electronic Engineering. ISSN 2231-1297, Volume 3, Number 1, 25-30. Research India Publications http:// www.ripublication.com/ijaeee.htm. 6.Kankara, I. A. Adamu, G. K., A. (2013). Aquifer and Isotope Concentrations and Hydro geochemical Character of Funtua Northeast Crystalline Basement. Journal of Advanced Technology, Engineering Research, Physics and Geosciences. Vol.,1 Issue 1, May 1, 2013 7. Kankara, I. A. Adamu, G. K., and Rabi’u T., (2013). Groundwater Quality Assessment in the Basement Complex Areas of Kano State Nigeria. American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), e-ISSN: 2320-0847, P-ISSN: 2320-0936, Volume-02, Issue-07, pp-171-175. www.ajer.org 8. Adamu, G. K., Kankara, I. A., Rabi’u, T., and Ibrahim, A. (2013). An Evaluation of River Saki Jiki Stream Water Quality in Batsari Katsina State, Nigeria. European Scientific Journal, Volume 9, No. 29 ISSN 1857-7881 (Print) e-ISSN 1857-7431. October 2013. 9. Kankara, I. A. (2014). Analysis and Characteristics of Major Elements in the Rocks of Funtua Sheet 78 NE, Northwestern Nigeria. A Publication In The Katsina State University Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, May, 2014. 10. Kankara, I. A. and Kabir, I. (2014). Examining Carbon Sink-Controlled Climate Change Potentiality in Nigeria. A paper presented at the Annual International Conference on Possible Impacts of Climate Change on Africa, held between 18th to 20th May 2014, at the Institute of African Research and Studies, Cairo University. Published in the Book of Proceedings. 11. Kankara, I. A. , G. K. Adamu, R. Tukur and A. Ibrahim (2015) Examining Environmental Policies and Laws in Nigeria. Published in the FUDMA Journal of Arts, Management and Social Sciences (FUJAMSS) Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Volume 1: No. 1. P. 140

12. Bako, M.; A. Ibrahim; Kankara, I. A.; R. Tukur, G. K.Adamu; Maiwada, N. (2014) A Review on Principles of Partnership for Development. Sokoto Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 4: No. 2

13. Bako, M.; A. Ibrahim; Kankara, I. A.; R. Tukur, G. K.Adamu; Maiwada, N. (2014) Identification and Mapping of Suitable Dumping sites for Solid Wastes Management in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT Abuja, Nigeria. Journal of Civil and Environmental Research, ISSN 2224-5790, ISSN (Online) 2225-0514, the International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, May 2015.

14. Bako, M.; A. Ibrahim; Kankara, I. A.; R. Tukur, G. K.Adamu; Maiwada, N. (2014) An Assessment of Vegetation Dynamics within the Borgu Sector of Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria. FUDMA Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (JAAT) Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Volume 1: No. 1.

15. Bako, M.; A. Ibrahim; Kankara, I. A.; R. Tukur, G. K.Adamu; Maiwada, N. (2015) An Assessment of Vegetation Diversity and Its Potential on Carbon Sequestration In Borgu Sector of

Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria. Journal of Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. Vol. 6. No. 7, pp 56

16. Bako, M.; A. Ibrahim; Kankara, I. A.; R. Tukur, G. K.Adamu; Maiwada, N. (2015) An Assessment of Vegetal Cover Transition In The Zugurma Sector of Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria. FUG Journal of Agriculture (FJA) Federal University Gashua, Volume 1: No. 1. 17. Bako, M.; A. Ibrahim; Kankara, I. A.; R. Tukur, G. K.Adamu; Maiwada, N. (2015) An Analysis of Urban Flood in Abuja Metropolitan Area, Nigeria. Journal of Science and Technology (JOST) Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

18. Kankara, I. A. and Farouk, H A. (2015) Provisional Dating of Metasedimentary Rocks in South Katsina State, Northwestern Nigeria: Studies in Proterozoic Crustal Evolution. Journal of Physical Sciences and Environmental Studies. [email protected] [email protected]/www.pearlresearchjournals.org . Manuscript Number: JPSES- 15-023

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS 1. Author, Shata Ikon Allah, and Mahadi Mai Dogon Zamani: Shata Da Kundin Wakokinsa. Biographies of Late Hausa Music Icon, Dr. Mamman Shata Katsina 2006 and 2013. 2. Senior Facilitator, National Population Census, Kankara Local Govt. Katsina State, 2006 3. Kankia Local Government Returning Officer, March 2015 General Elections.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES 1. Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Societies (NMGS) 2. Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) 3. ANG (Association of Nigerian Geographers) REFEREES: ~Alhaji Lawan Abdu Babura, Former Secretary to Jigawa State Government GSM: 08032881573

~Professor Moshood I. Ogunbajo, Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria GSM: 08035842183

~Dr. Garba Kofar Na-Isa Adamu, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma. GSM: 08034384507; Email: [email protected]