' ▁Gra de ▁II ▁Cert ificate . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁B . Ed . ▁( H ons ) ▁degree ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁Studies ▁from ▁the ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University , ▁Z aria , ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ; ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁from ▁the ▁Kh art ou m ▁International ▁Institute ▁for ▁Arab ic ▁Language , ▁Sud an ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁and ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁from ▁the ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University , ▁Z aria , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁and ▁contributions ▁ ▁N d agi ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Society ▁for ▁Arab ic ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁( AS ALL IN ) ▁for ▁two ▁terms ▁of ▁two ▁years ▁each ▁( 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 7 ). ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁academic , ▁a ▁poet , ▁and ▁a ▁writer ▁who ▁writes ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁English ▁languages . ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁five ▁single - author ▁books ▁including ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems ▁titled ▁Mus ings ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁( 2 0 0 5 ); ▁and ▁The ▁Ph on et ics ▁of ▁Nu pe ▁Language ▁and ▁its ▁Trans cription ▁with ▁Arab ic ▁Symbol s ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁He ▁has ▁ 3 0 ▁papers ▁so ▁far ▁published ▁in ▁peer - review ed ▁local ▁and ▁international ▁journ als . ▁They ▁include ▁“ A ▁Th ematic ▁Ex position ▁of ▁the ▁Nu