US varsity honours MAAUN founder, Gwarzo

Morgan State University in the United States has presented Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo with a Recognition Award of Distinguished Scholarship, Leadership, and Edupreneurship 2025.

The certificate of award and achievement was signed by the Executive Director of Global Partnerships Africa, Professor Hakeem I. Tijjani.

Gwarzo, who is the President of the MAAUN Group of Universities, founded Maryam Abacha American University in Niger and Nigeria, Franco-British International University in Kaduna, and Canadian University in Abuja. He was also recognized as the 2025 Distinguished African Edupreneur, an uncommon endowment for Human Capacity Development.

The award coincided with his 47th birthday anniversary.

Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high-research (R2) institution providing instruction to a multiethnic, multiracial, multinational student body and offering more than 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan fulfills its mission to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment through intense community-level study and pioneering solutions.

The Office of Strategic Partners and Recruitment (Africa) of Morgan State University dates back to November 28, 2017, when Morgan hosted twelve Vice Chancellors from Nigerian universities, culminating in formalizing relationships through MOU signing with four institutions. Subsequently, President Wilson visited Nigeria twice as a keynote speaker, highlighting Morgan’s vision for globalized education.