Shehu Abdul Rahman

Shehu Abdul Rahman is a Nigerian professor of Agricultural Economics. He was the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Gashua and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) (Admin.), Nasarawa State University, Keffi. He served as the 3rd Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Lafia from 2021 to 2026.

Early life and education Shehu Abdul was born in Umaisha, a town in Toto LGA of Nasarawa State in the Kingdom of Opanda on the 7th April, 1968. In 1975, he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate from Anglican Transferred Primary School, Umaisha. He obtained his GCE O' Level from Ahmadiyya College, Umaisha. He earned his Bachelor of Agriculture degree in 1993, M.Sc. Agric. Economics in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Agric. Economics in 2001 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Academic career He started his academic career as an assistant Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1994. He was promoted to Lecturer II in 1998. He later moved to Nasarawa State University, Keffi where he became Senior Lecturer in 2003. Associate Professor in 2005 and a professor in 2008 and he eventually moved to Federal University of Lafia as a professor in 2019.

He completed his five-year tenure in February 2026 and was succeeded by Professor Mohammed Isa Kida.

Area of Academic Interest

Research

Shehu Abdul is interested in carrying out research in gender issues in agriculture, application of econometric models, agricultural technology economists, production economics of crops and livestock and farm management Economics. Ani, A.O. and Rahman, S.A. (2007). Media-based agricultural information and i its influence on farm investment decisions in Michika area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Asian Pacific Journal of Rural Development (APJORD). 17(2):61-66. Rahman, S.A. (2008). Women's involvement in agriculture in northern and southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Journal of Gender Studies, 17, 17 - 26. Rahman, S.A., & Lawal, A.B. (2003). Economic analysis of maize-based cropping systems in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Rahman, S.A. (2009). Gender Analysis of labour contribution and productivity for popular cropping systems in Kaduna State of Northern Nigeria. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension.