Bayero University Kano (BUK) has denied having fake Professors working in the institution.
SOLACEBASE reports that a trending story had said 100 fake Professors are working in Nigerian Universities.
Also, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has denied knowledge or released any information subscribing to the story of fake professors in Nigerian universities.
A statement issued by Bayero University Kano, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sagir Adamu Abbas, on Tuesday distanced the institution from fake professors working in the institution.
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The statement said, ‘’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 statement said.
It said 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 assessors.’’
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‘’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 of the University, as they only exist in the figment of the imagination of the authors of the fake news and we call on people to disregard the said publication as not only fake but also made with the intent to destroy the reputation of Nigerian universities by some enemies of progress.’’
According to the statement, 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 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 3rd best Value University for international students by another international educational database assessor Study Abroad Aide, 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.
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