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Abdullahi Shehu

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Abdullahi Shehu

Lecturer 2

Dr. Abdullahi Shehu born in August 17th 1975, completed his primary, secondary and first degree   in Kano, Kano state. A graduate of Chemistry from Bayero University, Kano with Upper Second  Class division. Having graduated with B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry he worked as part-time lecturer at Kwara State College of Education, Oro for a period of one year and later and later joined Dangote Flour Mill in Ilorin where he worked for a period of seven year as Quality Control Analyst and obtained Best Staff Award in 2007. He later completed his Master (M.Sc.   Chemistry) and Doctorate (Ph.D. Chemistry) in University of Ilorin in the area of natural product isolation with a special emphasis in cancer and diabetes studies. He is presently working as lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria.



  • Abdullahi Shehu, Mangala Gowri Ponnapalli, M. Mahboob, P.V. Prahbakar, Gabriel Ademola Olatunji (2019). New n-nonadecanoyl-β-sitosterol and other constituents from the stem-bark of Anacardium occidentale.. Natural Products Research, 1-7.

  • Shehu, A., Issa, S. B., Lawal, A. Z., Egharevba, G.,Ojo, J. B., Salami, L. B., Taiwo, L. O., Yusuf, S. A., Adeyemo, J., Bello, O., Bale, M. I., Hamid, A.A. (2019). Chemical constituents, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities from the leaf extracts of Drynaria laurentii.. Journal of Applied Science ane Enviromental Management published by University of Port Harcourt ( Letter of acceptance dated 9th September, 2019).

  • Oguntoye, S.O., Hamid, A.A. , Jimoh, A., Abdulrauf,, A.T., Bale, M.I., Lawal, A.A., Shehu, A., Faturoti, I.O., Oluwo, A.C., Olodu, J.O. (2018). Chemical constituents from the leaf extracts of Scleria depressa (C.B. Clarke) Nelmes with its antioxidant and antiinflammmatory activity.. Ilorin Journal of Science, 5(1), 24-35.

  • Hamid, A.A., Zubair, M.F., Olajide, F.O., Ibrahim, S.O, Shehu, A., Bale, M.I, Muhammed, S.O., Aina, S.D., and Jimoh, A. (2018). Chemical compositions from the leaf extracts of funtumia Africana (Benth.) stapf with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.. Nigerian Journal of Chemical Research, 23 (2), 83-96.

  • Hamid, A. A., Aliyu, M. A., Abubakar, L. Z., Mukadam, A. A., Shehu, A., Egharevba, G., Adisa, M. J., Ajibade, S. O., Zubair, A.O., Fagbohun, E. O. (2017). Thaumatococcus daniellii: Its chemical compositions, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.. Ife Journal of Science, 19(2), 409-416

  • Lawal, Z. A., Hamid, A. A., Shehu, A., God’shelp, E., Ajibade, O. S., Zubair, O. A., Ogheneovo, P., Mukadam, A. A., Adebayo, C. T (2017). Biochemical properties, In vitro Antimicribial, and Free Radical Scavenging Activities of the Leaves of Anona muricata. J.. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage., 21(6), 1197-1201.

  • Nwaehojor, I. U., Olatunji, G. A. Afolayan, S.S. Abel, G.L. Oladipo, A.K. and Abdullahi, S. (2016). Physicochemical properties of the seed oil of Annona muricata grown in Ilorin, Kwara State.. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 4(1), 1-4.

  • Abdullahi, S. and Olatunji G. A. (2010). Anti-diabetic Activity of Anacardium occidentale in Alloxan-Diabetic rats.. Journal of Science and Technology, 30(3): 35-41.


  • 2015 TWAS-CSIR Sandwich Postgraduate Fellowship Award by The World Academy of Science (TWA), Italy and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India
  • 2014 TETFUND Postgraduate Study Fellowship Award
  • 2007 Best Staff Award, Dangote Flour Mills Plc., Ilorin

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  1. Orcid.org:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-2392
  2. researchgate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdullahi-Shehu-9

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State.

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