January 09, (THEWILL) – The Management of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has denied the existence of fake Professors in the institution, contrary to a report circulated on social media.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, made the denial in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday.
“The Management of Bayero University, Kano, has noticed the circulation of a purported fake publication on social media on the discovery of some 100 fake Professors working in Nigerian Universities.
“Without hesitation, we wish to unequivocally state that the alleged publication was malicious, doctored and fallacious, capable of denting Bayero University’s hard-earned reputation.
“The purported publication maliciously claimed to have discovered 20 of such fake Professors working in BUK. We emphatically deny the existence of such in our highly reputable institution of learning, which can be attested to by the recent global rankings released by internationally reputable universities accessors.
“Equally, it should be noted that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had denied the existence of any fake professors in our universities,” Professor Abbas said.
He said the 20 fake Professors are not staff of the University, “as they only exist in the figment of the imagination of the authors of the fake news.”
The Management, therefore, called on the public to disregard the said publication “as not only fake but also with the intent to destroy the reputation of Nigerian universities by some enemies of progress.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, Bayero University, Kano places greater premium on quality and standards in all its activities, a policy which has contributed to attaining feats and recognition amongst tertiary institutions of learning in the world.
“It should be on record that recently, BUK ranked as the 5th best University in Nigeria in terms of research, training and quality of academic programmes and 2nd best in Nigeria in terms of international outlook by the United Kingdom-based Times Higher Education.
“In addition, the university was adjudged as 3rd best Value University for international students by another international educational database assessor, StudyAbroadAide, based in South Korea. All these feats were as a result of the University’s quality output of highly qualified staff and competent graduates.
“In the light of the above, members of the public are advised to disregard the publication,” the statement added.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
