Professor Sani Abubakar Lugga, MFR, occupied the traditional office of the 5th Waziri (Vizier or Prime Minister) of Katsina Emirate of Nigeria. He holds a Doctor of Management Degree, a Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Management Degree and a Master of Business Administration Degree in addition to several National and Higher Diplomas. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (Nigeria), a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers (United Kingdom), a Fellow of the Institute of Journalism and Management (Nigeria), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Commerce of Nigeria, a Fellow of the London Graduate School (United Kingdom) and a Member of the Professors World Peace Academy.

Professor Sani Abubakar Lugga started his academic career as a humble Probationary Teacher with Katsina Native Authority Education Department in January 1969. He is the key founder of Al-Qalam University Katsina, where he lectured for several years without receiving any salary or allowances. He is a Visiting Professor of Management Studies at St. Clements Private Swiss University, Switzerland, which is a member of the St. Clements Education Group Worldwide and he is a Visiting Professor at EcoleSuperieureUniversitaire, Cotonou, Benin Republic, which is a private French/English Bilingual University. Both Universities run On-Campus and Open Distance Learning. The Professor has so far written 119 books. One of his books that has relevance to the Niger Republic/Nigeria relations has been translated into the French language at the request of Niger Republic Government. Another of his books on Kanem-Borno Caliphate has also been translated into the French language. In addition, an Ethiopian Government Agency has indicated interest in translating another of his books that is on the first and second Muslim Hijrah to Negash in ancient Habasha into the Ethiopian Amharic language.

Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga worked with the defunct North-Central/Kaduna State Government from where he moved to the private sector in 1978. He held Senior Management positions in several companies and was the first Nigerian to attain a General Management position in a German multinational manufacturing company in 1984 from where he retired into private business in 1992. He served Katsina State Government as the Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in 1994. He has over 60 prizes and awards and over 50 honorary appointments to his credit. These include the National Honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic. His main hobby is philanthropy, service to humanity and championing peaceful co-existence. He is an Ambassador of the Universal Peace Federation, New York. The Professor wants to be remembered for humble worship of Allah (SWT) and diligent service to humanity.

Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, the 5th Waziri of Katsina,  is a prolific writer who started writing in the 1960s while at Katsina Secondary School as a columnist and member of the Editorial Board of the School Magazine titled, “The Courier” under the patron-ship of a British English Language teacher. His quest for acquiring and disseminating knowledge led him to the writing and publication of books. As at this month of Dhul-Hajj 1446 AH (June 2025 AD), Professor Sani Abubakar Lugga has the following 119 publications (with dates of their publications and/or printings) to his credit:-

  • NATIONAL PARTY OF NIGERIA – NPN AMINCI in November 1978
  • KATSINA: IS STATE THE ONLY ANSWER? in December 1986
  • ISA KAITA – WAZIRIN KATSINA in February 1991.
  • THE GREAT PROVINCE in June 1993.
  • GAWURTACCEN LARDI in June 1993.
  • SHEIKH HARUNA, Wazirin Katsina Na Farko in August 2000 (ISBN-2105-61-9).
  • CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN HAUSALAND, NIGERIA in August 2003 (Doctoral Thesis).
  • LEADERS AND CONFLICTS in March 2004 (ISBN 978-2105-72-4).
  • KATSINA COLLEGE in October 2004 (ISBN 978-2105-84-8).
  • THE GREAT PROVINCE (Revised) in December 2004 (ISBN 978-2105-48-1).
  • MU SO JUNA in June 2005.
  • MU GUJI HASSADA in July 2005.
  • THE TWIN UNIVERSITIES in July 2005 (ISBN 978-2105-09-0).
  • KATSINA EMIRATE AT A GLANCE in August 2005
  • DIKKO DYNASTY in February 2006 (ISBN 978-2105-20-1).
  • CONFLICT AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT in March 2007 (ISBN 978-2105-61-9).
  • SHEIK HARUNA, Wazirin Katsina Na Farko (Revised) in March 2007 (ISBN 978-2105-61-9).
  • A GLOSSARY OF MANAGEMENT TERMS in June 2008 (ISBN 978-2105-43-0).
  • RISALA in June 2008 (ISBN 978-2105-55-4).
  • SMOKERS BEWARE! in November 2008.
  • RE-BRANDING NIGERIA in April 2009 (ISBN 978-2105-79-1).
  • A MESSAGE in June 2009 (ISBN 978-2105-67-8).
  • FADAKARWA A KAN AUREN DOLE in January 2010.
  • FADAKARWA A KAN RENON YARA in January 2010.
  • NATURAL DISASTERS in March 2010.
  • ISLAMISING NIGERIA? in October 2011 (ISBN 978-2105-79-1).
  • WHO ARE THE VICTIMS? in January 2011.
  • 10th ANNIVERSARY in December 2012.
  • JIHAD VERSUS TERRORISM in May 2012
  • GOBARAU ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY in January 2012
  • TRIBUTE TO A SYMBOL OF SARAUTA in June 2013.
  • JNI AT 50 in December 2013 (ISBN 978-2105-68-6).
  • DANGERS OF MOONSIGHTING CONTROVERSY in August 2014
  • QUR’AN LAST HIZB, in July 2014 (ISBN 978-2105-80-5).
  • THIS IS ISLAM, in July 2014 (ISBN 978-2105-69-4).
  • THE MUSLIM 500, in August 2014.
  • KATSINA COLLEGE REVISED in November 2014
  • MANDELA LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP in August 2015
  • WAZIRIN KATSINA SHEIKH HARUNA (Revised) in November 2015
  • MU SO JUNAN MU REVISED in May 2015
  • A GLOSSARY OF MANAGEMENT TERMS Revised in August 2016 (ISBN 978-2105-43-0)
  • YI MA KAN KA HISABI, Kamin Allah Ya Yi Maka in May 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-8-1)
  • TOWARDS PEACE, in April 2016 (ISBN 978-49202-9-2)
  • HIJRAH TO NEGASH in June 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-5-0)
  • GAWURTACCEN LARDI Revised in August 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-0-5)
  • CHEIK HARUNA, Le Wazir de Katsina (French), in March 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-1-2)
  • TAWAF: Circumambulating the Ka’aba in July 2016
  • TRIBUTE TO A MAN OF PEACE in November 2016.
  • TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS & NAT. SECURITY, in January 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-4-3)
  • TOWARDS PEACE, in 2016 (ISBN 978-49202-9-2)
  • HIJRAH TO NEGASH in 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-5-0)
  • GAWURTACCEN LARDI Revised in 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-0-5)
  • CHEIKHARUNA, Le Wazir de Katsina (French), in 2016 (ISBN 978-54408-1-2)
  • TAWAF: Circumambulating the Ka’aba in 2016
  • TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS & NAT. SECURITY, 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-4-3)
  • WHO ARE THE VICTIMS? Revised Edition in 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-9-8)
  • CHALLENGES OF INSURGENCY in 2017 (ISBN 978-978-55715-0-9)
  • ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN CURBING CRIMINALITY in May 2017
  • PROPHET YUSUF in 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-6-7)
  • PROPHET MUSA in 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-3-6)
  • HATTARA MA’AURATA in 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-2-9)
  • ZAKKA in 2017 (ISBN 978-54408-7-4)
  • TRAVELOGUE in 2017 (ISBN 978-2105-44-9)
  • ISLAMISE AND CHRISTIANISE NIGERIA in 2018 (ISBN 978-978-55715-1-6)
  • ESSENCE OF MORALS IN EDUCATION in March 2018
  • THE ALMAJIRI EDUCATION SYSTEM in 2019 (ISBN978-978-55716-4-6)
  • WAZIRI AT 70-72 in 2020 (ISBN 978-978-55716-7-7)
  • LEGACIES OF AL-MAGHILI IN HAUSALAND in 2021 (ISBN 978-978-55715-9-2)
  • TAJ AD-DIN FI MA YAJIB ALAL MULUK in 2021(ISBN 978-978-55715-8-5)
  • TAWAAF MIRACLES in August 2021
  • JAMA’A EMIRATE in 2021 (ISBN 978-978-55716-8-4)
  • MU GUJI YIN HASSADA REVISED in August 2021
  • RISALA ZUWA GA MUSULMI in 2022 (ISBN 978-978-60634-3-0)
  • FORBID WHAT IS EVIL in 2022 (ISBN 978-978-55716-3-9)
  • A MESSAGE (Revised Edition) in 2022 (ISBN 978-2105-67-8).
  • EFFECTIVE INTERFAITH MANAGEMENT in 2022 (ISBN 978-978-55715-5-4)
  • MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY CHALLENGES in 2022 (ISBN 978-978-55715-2-3)
  • WORLD RELIGIONS IN PICTURES in 2O22 (978-978-55716-9-1)
  • YI MA KANKA HISABI (Revised) in 2022(ISBN 978-978-55715-3-0)
  • LAST HIZB OF THE QUR’AN(Revised)in 2022 (ISBN 978-978-55715-4-7)
  • A MESSAGE TO THE MUSLIM UMMAH in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-60634-5-4)
  • HIJRAH TO NEGASH AND MEDINA in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-55715-6-1)
  • PROPHETS YUSUF, MUSA, HARUN (AS) in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-55716-2-2)
  • SELECT PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-60634-7-8)
  • KANEM BORNU CALIPHATE in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-55716-6-0)
  • KANURI PEOPLE IN HAUSALAND in 2023 (ISBN 978-978- 55715-7-8)
  • GAWURTACCEN LARDI (Revised) in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-55715-8-5)
  • SULLUBAWA DYNASTY OF KATSINA in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-60634-6-1)
  • ALMAJIRI EDUCATION SYSTEM (Revised) in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-60634-2-3)
  • NORTHERN TRADITIONAL RULERS in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-60634-0-9)
  • ISLAMISE & CHRISTIANISE NIGERIA (Revised) in 2023 (ISBN 978-978-60634-4-7)
  • FORBID WHAT IS EVIL (Revised) in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60634-1-6)
  • THE GREAT PROVINCE (Revised) February 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60634-8-5)
  • 110 QUDSI AND PROPHETIC HADITH in April 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60634-9-2)
  • LE KANEM-BORNOU CALIFAT in February 2024 (ISBN-978-978-60635-9-1)
  • ABRIDGED LEADERSHIP IN ISLAM in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-6-3)
  • CHEIK HARUNA, Le Wazir (Revised), in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-1-8)
  • KANEM-BORNO AT A GLANCE in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-0-1)
  • ABRIDGED 70 QUDSI &PROPHETIC HADITH in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-2-5)
  • THE GREAT PROVINCE 3RD REVISED IN 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-4-9)
  • 110 PROPHETIC & QUDSI HADITH in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-5-6)
  • GLORIOUS QUR’AN ABRIDGED in 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-9-4)
  • LEADERSHIP IN ISLAM in May 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-3-2)
  • HAJJ BY ROAD in June 2024 (ISBN 978-978-60915-7-0)
  • ABRIDGED HAJJ BY ROAD in June 2024 (ISBN-978-978-61000-2-9)
  • PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENT HYGIENE in August 2024 (ISBN-978-978-61297-0-9)
  • ASMA-UL-HUSNA in March 2025 (ISBN-978-078-61297-3-0)
  • AYAT KURSI TAFSEER in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-61297-4-7)
  • THE 40 RABBANA DUA in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-61297-6-1)
  • KANEM BAKASHE EMIRATE in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-61297-1-6)
  • JIHAD OF KANEM BORNO SULTANS in March 2025 (ISBAN-978-978-61297-2-3)
  • NIGERIAN MASSES BE WARE in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-065-7)
  • ALMAJIRCI IS NOT BARA in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-066-4)
  • WE ARE PAYING FOR OUR EVIL DEEDS in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-067-1)
  • ZAKKA AND AWQAF in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-068-8)
  • IYALI AMANA NE DAGA ALLAH in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-070-1)
  • ZAKKA DA WAQAFI (ISBN-978-978-778-069-5)
  • DAURA: FOUNDER OF HAUSA STATES in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-071-8)
  • BAYAJIDDA MYSTERY SOLVED in March 2025 (ISBN-978-978-778-071-8)
  • THE GREAT PROPHESY in January 2021 (ISBN-978-978-2105-88-0)
  • KATSINA STATE FIRSTS in February 2025 (ISBN-978-978-61000-8-1)

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No Image Available THE MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA
This Book extensively examines Nigeria’s multifarious security challenges and proffers recommendations for their effective management. The Book recognises the inevitability of conflicts and insecurities in a pluralistic Nation like Nigeria...
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THE ELEVEN SELECT PAPERS 1. CORRUPTION AS A NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGE: WHICH WAY OUT? A Paper Presented To The National Institute For Policy And Strategic Studies, Kuru 2. THE GLORIOUS...
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No Image Available 1,500 YEARS OF KANEM-BORNU CALIPHATE
This Book gives a very brief history of the 1,500 years of Kanuri People from the period of the Kanuri progenitor Sayf Di Yazan (c.516-578 AD) to date. In addition,...
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No Image Available KANURI PEOPLE IN HAUSALAND
This Book details the very important roles played by Kanuri Rulers, Scholars and Merchants in the propagation of Islam in the Sub-Saharan African Region with emphasis on Hausaland. The Book...
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No Image Available EFFECTIVE INTER-FAITH MANAGEMENT FOR PEACE
This Book gives briefs on Sacred Wars and Fatal Religious Conflicts. These include the Five Sacred Wars against those desecrating Greek gods (595-280 BC); Jews vs Romans Wars (66-73 AD);...
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No Image Available GLOSSARY OF MANAGEMENT TERMS
This Book provides definitions of words and terms that are commonly used in management. The main words and terms are written in normal fonts and defined in clear and simple...
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