Nasir Bello has made tremendous contributions to both thought and strategy for promoting intra and interfaith dialogue and bridge-building in Nigeria and beyond, for over a decade. He has been a trainer and facilitator with several local and international organisations involved in building resilience against violent extremism. These include the Da’wah Institute (DIN), Islamic Education Trust, the Muslim University Morogoro(MUM) Tanzania, Institute for Da’awah and Training (IDT)Malaysia, Emoa Foundation Ghana,the Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA), Search for Common Ground, etc.

His interests cover pluralism, governance and democracy, gender equality, realistic alternatives to violence for youth in dealing with grievances, personal development and leadership, Resource Management and community mobilization, Conflict Transformation and community peacebuilding, etc. He was the President of the Muslim Student Society, the University of Maiduguri in his Undergraduate days, and has served in different capacities in various other organisations and committees working on providing a better understanding of Islam, promoting peaceful coexistence and greater respect in the intra-and inter-faith space. He is an alumnus of Cardinal Onaiyekan Peace Fellowship (COPF) and holds a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Maiduguri and a Masters’s degree in Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, and Policy and Administration(MPPA) from Ahmadu Bello University(ABU) Zaria and Bayero University Kano respectively.

Nasir is currently the head of the Project Implementation Unit in Better Education Service Delivery for All project(BESDA) in Gombe State, Nigeria.