Salihu Bakari Girei

Salihu Bakari Girei (born 5 September 1971) is a Nigerian educationist, academic administrator, and public servant. He is the Director of Research and Development at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Education.

Girei previously held cabinet positions in the Adamawa State government, serving as Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Commissioner for Higher Education.

Girei obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Maiduguri in 1992. He earned a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Sociology of Education from the University of Jos in 1997.^[1] He later attended the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom as a British Chevening Scholar, where he received an M.A. in International Education (1998).^[1] In 2004, he completed a PhD in Education Policy, Equity, and Gender at the University of Sussex under a Commonwealth Scholarship.^[2]

In 2010, Bakari gained national attention for his reforms as the Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB). During his tenure, he was credited with allocating significant resources to library development and securing the "Best Performing SUBEB" award for the state.^[3]

In 2008, Girei was appointed Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB). During his tenure, the board oversaw the renovation of primary schools across the state. A 2012 report by Daily Trust noted his administration's efforts to reduce the number of "schools under trees" and improve classroom infrastructure.^[4]

He served as the Adamawa State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs from 2012 to 2014. During this period, he was involved in the administration of local council oversight and statutory allocations.^[5]

Since 2020, Girei has been the Director of Research and Development (R&D) at TETFund.^[6] In this capacity, he coordinates the National Research Fund (NRF), which provides grants for academic research in Nigerian tertiary institutions.^[7][8][9]

• Dunne, M.; Crossouard, B.; Bakari, S. (2020). "Beyond the Modern: Muslim Youth Imaginaries of Nation in Northern Nigeria". Sociology. 54 (6): 1122–1140. doi:10.1177/0038038520949835.
• Dunne, M.; Humphreys, S.; Bakari, S. (2021). "Troubled spaces: negotiating school–community boundaries in northern Nigeria". Journal of Education Policy. 36 (6): 843–864. doi:10.1080/02680939.2020.1750055.
• Bakari, S.G. (2009). "The Reproduction of Gendered Inequalities in Nigerian Secondary Schools". In Page, E. (ed.). Exploring the Bias: Gender and Stereotyping in Secondary Schools. London: Commonwealth Secretariat. pp. 239–259. ISBN 978-0-85092-898-3.