Abdullahi was born on 12th December, 1974 to the family of Late Alhaji Ahmed Muhammad and Hajiya Maimuna Gadau, in the village of Atafowa of Itas district, Bauchi State. He hails from Itas town of Itas/Gadau Local Government Area in Bauchi State.
Abdullahi started his education at Kobi Primary School, Bauchi from 1978 to 1982, Central Primary School, Kumo Akko Local Government Area in the present Gombe State from 1983 to 1984. He proceeded to Government Science Secondary School, Azare from 1984 to 1990 for his secondary education.
Abdullahi obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree, B.Sc. (Ed) in Geography From 1994 to 2001 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and from 2011 to 2012 he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
In 2002 to 2003 Abdullahi did his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bank Examination Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Tinubu Square, Lagos.
He joined the services of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI): 1n 2005 as Admin Officer II where he rose to the rank of Assistant Director (Admin)
Abdullahi served in various capacities at different times as:
- Member admission committee TIC, Bauchi;
- Member Capital projects verification committee TIC, Gombe;
- Secretary Entrepreneurs Graduation committee TIC, Bauchi;
- Desk officer Pension TIC, Bauchi;
- Desk officer NHF TIC, Bauchi;
- Desk officer NHIS TIC, Bauchi;
HOD Admin, Technology Incubation Centre (TIC) Bauchi.
Centre Manager Technology Incubation Centre (TIC) Gombe from 2020 to date.
He attended several local and international trainings within and outside Nigeria such as:
Cause: International Training Programme on Business Research Method and Data Analysis;
Organizer: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) & Special Commonwealth Assistance for African Programme (SCAAP) held at EDI Campus, Ahmedabad, India;
Date: October 29th to December 21st, 2012
Cause: Workshop on Emergency Procurement Guidelines for Micro, Small, &
Medium Enterprises on the Procurement Processes in Gombe.
Organizer: The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Conjunction with the Gombe State Bureau for Public Procurement .
Date: September, 2020
Cause: Quality Management System-ISO 9001:2015 Awareness/Foundation
Organizer: Nigeria Quality Infrastructure Forum (NiQIF).
Date: November, 2019
Cause: Presentation Skills Workshop
Organizer: Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Nigeria
Date: July, 2010
Cause: Technological Entrepreneurship and SMEs Management (In collaboration with SMEDAN & CIRD)
Organizer: National Centre for Technology Management, Nigeria
Date: September, 2009
Cause: Training of youth & Women and Technology Transfer for Community Incubation in Bauchi, Bauchi State.
Organizer: National Board for Technology Incubation.
Date: June, 2018
Cause: Two (2) Day Sensitization Workshop on Administrative, Accounting, Auditing, Procurement & Stores Techniques & Procedures
Organizer: National Board for Technology Incubation
Date: May, 2018
Cause: Training on GIFMIS Budget Preparation Subsystem
Organizer: Budget Office of the Federation
Date: August, 2017
Cause: Skills Development W/Shop for Admin & per. Officers
Organizer: Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Nigeria
Date: March, 2010
Cause: Three (3) Day in-House Training for Administrative/Executive Officers, (General Duties)
Organizer: National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Abuja
Date: September, 2009
Cause: Three (3) Day Zonal Stakeholders’ Sensitization Workshop on Technology Incubation Program in Nigeria
Organizer: National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) in Collaboration with National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Nigeria.
Date: November, 2008
Cause: Functional Capacity Building in Technical & Vocational Education in Nigeria for Industrial Development
Organizer: National Centre for Technology Management, South West Office, Lagos, Nigeria
Date: November, 2008
Cause: 3rd Inventors and Innovators Summit 2007 in Bauchi
Organizer: Nigerian Association of Inventors
Date: September, 2007
Cause: Microsoft Office XP and Internet Skills
Organizer: Professor Iya Abubakar Community Resource Centre, Bauchi
Date: October, 2006
Cause: Two days Awareness Training Program on ISO 9001:2015Quality Management Standard
Organizer: National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) Abuja in collaboration with FOZY Global Concept Limited
Date: March, 2022
Abdullahi is Computer Literate; he loves reading and likes travelling.