Research interests

A multi-institutional initiative to digitize and catalogue Arabic manuscripts held across private and institutional collections in Northern Nigeria, creating an open scholarly archive for future research.

A study tracing the development of Arabic language instruction across West African educational institutions, examining curriculum evolution, pedagogical methods, and the region's distinct scholarly traditions.

Research into how classical Arabic rhetorical traditions continue to inform contemporary Islamic scholarly writing and religious education in Nigeria.

A survey and analysis of historical Arabic manuscripts held in private and institutional collections across Northern Nigeria, focused on their educational and literary significance.

A sociolinguistic field study examining code-switching patterns and attitudes toward classical versus colloquial Arabic among university students in West Africa.

A doctoral research project reconstructing the theoretical foundations of early Arabic grammatical thought, from Sibawayh through the Basran and Kufan schools.