NO FAKE PROFESSORS IN OUR VARSITY - BUK VC

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The publication purporting to have found 20 fake professors working at Bayero University in Kano has been refuted by the university’s management.

This is stated in a statement that was signed on Tuesday by Prof. Sagir Adamu Abbas, the university’s vice chancellor.

The report was referred to by the VC as a “malicious, doctored, and fallacious” publication that could damage the institution’s reputation for credibility.

The statement reads, “The management of Bayero University, Kano has noticed the discovery of 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

“We emphatically deny the existence of such professors in our highly reputable institution of learning, which can be attested to by the recent global rankings released by internationally reputable universities’ accessors.”

The VC further pointed out that the National Universities Commission had already refuted the claim that there were fraudulent professors at the university.

“Equally, it should be noted that the National Universities Commission had denied the existence of any fake professors in our universities.

“The Management of BUK wishes to draw the attention of members of the general public that the said 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.

“We call on people 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 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”, he said.

The statement claims that BUK was recently ranked by Times Higher Education, a UK-based organization, as the second-best university in Nigeria with regard to international orientation and the fifth-best university in Nigeria with regard to research, training, and academic program excellence.

Furthermore, the statement claimed that StudyAbroadAide, a South Korean international educational database assessor, has ranked the university as the third-best Value University for international students.

“All these feats were 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.