Prof. Abdullahi Bala holds a First Class degree in Agriculture from ABU Zaria, a Master’s degree in Soil Chemistry from the University of Reading, United Kingdom and a PhD in Soil Microbiology from the University of London. He is a professor of Soil Science and currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna. Prof. Bala has worked at a number of institutions including the Independent Policy Group, Abuja (2004-2007), and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), (2010-2012).