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Biu is a town and a Local Government Area (LGA) in southern Borno State of Nigeria. The town is the administrative center of the LGA and was once the capital of the Biu kingdom, and is now capital of the Biu Emirate. Biu lies on the Biu Plateau at an average elevation of 626 meters. [1] The region is semi-arid. [2]
Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) is a Nigerian Public tertiary institution located in Biu, Borno State, Nigeria. It is a research higher institution for innovation and technology for the Nigerian Army. It was established in 2018. [1] [2] The university is managed by the Nigerian Army which has 75% civilian and 25% military and paramilitary ...
The Biu Plateau is a highland area in Northeastern Nigeria containing many recently extinct volcanoes. It covers about 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) and has an average elevation of 700 m (2,300 ft). [1] The plateau lies between the Upper Benue Basin to the south and the Chad Basin to the north.
The Biu Emirate is a traditional state based in Biu in Borno State, Nigeria. Prior to 1920 it was referred to as the Biu Kingdom. Prior to 1920 it was referred to as the Biu Kingdom. [ 1 ]
Benson Idahosa University. Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private, Christian university in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] Previously named Christian Faith University (CFU), it was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a Charismatic Pentecostal minister from Benin City, Nigeria, and reflects his evangelical beliefs.
The Emirates of Northern Nigeria (1966), Preliminary of their Historical Traditions, by S.J. Hogben & A.H.M. Kirk Green. Savannah Journal (December, 1974), The Evolution of Hierarchical Institutions: A Case Study from Biu, Nigeria. By Ronald Green; Notes on Babur Tribe (memo 1918), (DCG. 6), by G.C. Whiteley; Encyclopædia Britannica, Biu (Nigeria)
BIU, Biu or biu may refer to: Biu, Nigeria, a town in Nigeria Biu Emirate, a traditional state; Biu Plateau, the highland area; Bar-Ilan University, a university in Israel; Bermuda Industrial Union, a general trade union in Bermuda; Biu (footballer) (born 1936), Brazilian footballer; Bus Interface Unit, a part of a processor that interfaces ...
However, in the mid-16th century Yamta-ra-Wala defeated the Bura people and established Biu kingdom. [6] Due to the intermarriage between Yamta Wala's people and the Bura people, a new breed of ethnic group called Bura-Pabir or Babur (in Hausa) was created and till today, Bura and Pabir' culture are very similar to the extent that they are ...