The management of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has refuted a purported fake publication on social media regarding discovering some 100 fake professors working in Nigerian universities.
The Vice Chancellor of BUK, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, made this known in a statement signed and given to the press on Tuesday in Kano.
He stated that the alleged publication was malicious, doctored, and fallacious, capable of denting Bayero University’s hard-earned reputation.
According to him, the purported publication maliciously claimed to have discovered 20 such fake professors working at BUK.
His words, “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 university assessors.”
The Vice-Chancellor further mentioned that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had denied the existence of any fake professors in Nigerian universities.
“Therefore, the Management of Bayero University, Kano, wishes to draw the attention of members of the general public that the said 20 fake Professors are not staff at the University, as they only exist in the figment of the imagination of the authors of the fake news.”
He maintained that Bayero University, Kano, places a 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.
Professor Sagir stated that recently, BUK ranked as the 5th best University in Nigeria in terms of research, training, and quality of academic programs 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 the 3rd best Value University for international students by another international educational database assessor, Study Abroad Aide, based in South Korea. All these feats were a result of the University’s quality output of highly qualified staff and competent graduates.”
Professor Sagir urged 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.
“In light of the above, members of the public are advised to disregard the publication.”
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