Mahmud Abubakar GH

Change Agent, Consultant, Foodie, Project manager, Student

My name is Mahmud Abubakar GH, I am Currently a student of North-Eastern University in Gombe State Nigeria. I am the curator of TEDxNorth Eastern University, I am the founder of EmpowerED, And a former student union leader. In 2022 i was elected to serve as the National President Of National Union Of Bauchi State Students (NUBASS) National Body for a period of one year. In my tenure as a President I provided more than 7000 scholarships for tertiary education students, I organized educational and developmental programs that enhances knowledge, leadership, communication and collaborations amongst students. In 2023 i established my organization named EmpowerED which means Empowerment through education. Which is solely to reduce the number of out of school children that we have in Nigeria. My goal is to reduce this number with 10% in the year 2030.

I’m passionate about youth development, girl child education, climate change, governance and community building.

Use education as a tool to empower people.

budgeting, community development, construction management, contract management, leadership, public speaking, team management

I started my TED journey in 2022 where i attended a TEDx program at my state Bauchi named “TEDx Kangere”. I was serving as the National President Of National Union Of Bauchi State Students Then. The name Kangere was the name of my mother’s town so i got interest to participate in that program and to see what it is all about. I attended as an attendee and it was a great event. After TEDx Kangere the organizers called me and offer me a position to join them at TEDxBauchi which I willingly accepted and we organized one the biggest TEDx events in Nigeria in 2023 and 2034 with an attendance of over 1000 participants. After the first TEDxBauchi event in 2023 i developed the interest of building my own community that was what lead to me applying for license to organize TEDxNorth Eastern University. Although my applications was declined three (3) times but i finally got my license approved in 2024.

I’m good at cooking