“Show me your friends and I will show you your future” has become a popular saying when it comes to advice on friendships and career development. Thus, it is also safe to say,“ Show me your mentor and I will tell you how far and how fast you will go in life ”.

Mentorship is one of the greatest tools for success, yet it is one of the most undermined concepts. Lailah Gifty Akita once said “ Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor ” while Isaac Newton was also reported to have said, “ If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants”, yet we never fully take advantage of mentoring.

Professor Adamu Abu Kasim is a Nigerian botanist and Professor of Science. He was appointed as Vice Chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State, and has since assumed ofice in December 2019.

Professor Kasim holds a M.Sc of Botany and PhD of crop breeding in Ahmadu Bello University, he then obtained a Certificate in Tissue Biotechnology in 1995 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

He has held several positions in the academic circle including the Dean Faculty of Science, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) in IBBUL, and Director in various capacity in ABU Zaria.

Professor Nuhu George Obaje is the NNPC Chair Professor for Basinal Studies and Coordinating Director of Research and Development at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria.

He has held research tenures with Chevron Nigeria Limited, Lagos and later with the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited. The 1st Ph.D. graduate at the Nasarawa State University Keffi (Ali Moumouni) graduated under his supervision and mentorship. Prof Obaje is a Team Leader of many nationally and internationally funded research projects including those funded by the TETFund National Research Grant (2015-2018)

On 20th March 2014, Prof. Obaje received the NMGS/NAPIMS/Prof. R.A. Reyment Award at the 50th International Conference of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) held in Benin City, for consistent excellent research outputs on the sedimentary geology of Nigeria. The Award, sponsored by NNPC/NAPIMS, is in honour of Prof. R.A. Reyment, the first Head of Department of Geology at the University of Ibadan

Doctor Ibrahim ABDULLAHI currently the Head of Department Computer Sciences, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State

He was the Chair of the TPC at International Conference on Network Applications and Protocols (NETAPPS) 2015 which involved 30+ counties.In 2019, Dr. Abdullahi was awarded the most outstanding Academic Staff of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai. Among other awards and National and International Recognition

Dr. ABDULLAHI is a Co-Lead on the Virtual Laboratory for Science and Engineering project, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering UK, a Spoke Coordinator of IBBUL on the AI4CE, a co educator on the CLIX4STEM grant funded by the Canadian sponsors and a Country Co-lead on a global idea of FAIR concept of Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa and Asia (VODANA).

Abdullahi Abubakar Kawu is a Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (Nigeria

He has also worked as a Consultant to international organisations like Malaria Consortium, World Bank and UNDP where he had the rare opportunity to learn and apply technical, leadership, project management, and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) skills in health projects.

He is a professional member of the ACM and an ANIM. Most recently, he is a lead recepient of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) London, 2021 Spokes Award under the HEPSSA, a research grant. He also plays a key role in a multi-national research project on building capacity of teachers in the use of digital technologies in select global south countries including Nigeria, Bhutan & Tanzania funded by IDRC.

Professor Bamidele Adebisi is a Professor in Intelligent Infrastructure Systems, and Director of Smart Infrastructure and Industry Research Group at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He received Master’s degree in Advanced Mobile Communication Engineering and Ph.D. in Communication Systems both from Lancaster University, UK. Before that, he obtained B.Eng. Electrical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

He is the Vice-Chair IEEE TC-PLC, a Panel Member, of the UK EPSRC Peer-Review College, and EU H2020 Expert Reviewer. His main research is in embedding sensing, communication, control, and data analytic technologies in critical infrastructure, i.e. water, energy, buildings etc., He has published over 160 peer-review papers and given several talks/panel discussions in the research areas of internet of things, smart cities, smart grids, cybersecurity and cyber physical systems.

Abiodun Musa AIBINU (Ph.D.), is an “AcadoPreneur” and a highly-motivated career driven achiever with over Twenty-Two (22) years working experience. in the field of: Mechatronics Engineering, Autotronics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Teaching and Research.Presently AcadoPreneur Aibinu is a: Professor of Mechatronics Engineering, Head of Department, Department of Mechatronics Engineering; Director, Centre of Open Distance and e-Learning, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Nigeria.

Furthermore, he is an advocate of Spiritual Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and AcadoPreneurship. AcadoPreneurship simply means turning academic ideas into businesses and start-ups. Efforts are ongoing in turning some of his research outputs and that of other colleagues into start-up businesses.

Doctor Abdulkadir Mukhtar holds a BEng in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) and an MSc in Oil and Gas Engineering from the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, the United Kingdom in 2004 and 2007, respectively

He is a visiting Associate Professor to both the Petroleum Engineering Departments of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, and the Institute of Petroleum Studies (IPS), University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He is also a distinguished scholar with profound expertise in multiphase flows, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and flow assurance.

His recent work by successfully employing cutting-edge instrumentation and CFD to interrogate the behaviour of gas–liquid flows in straight pipes and bends with applications to the petroleum industry gained him a strong global recognition in research and development (R&D)

Professor Steve A. Adeshina is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He is also a Professor of Computer Vision and Engineering at the Department of Computer Engineering. He is currently serving as the Dean, Faculty of Engineering

His research interest is in using Computer Vision and Deep Learning techniques in analyzing medical and biological images and data. He has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed conferences and Journals. His current interest is in using the same Computer Vision techniques in automated cancer detection and diagnosis. Additionally, Prof. Adeshina has research interests in using electronic voting in engendering good governance. He has published some high impact works in this regard.Prof. Adeshina is a member of several national and international professional organizations including MIEEE, MACM, MNSE, MNCS, Regd. COREN, MCPN, amongst others