The management of Bayero University Kano has refuted claim of having 20 fake Professors working under the institution.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas disclosed this in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen in Kano.
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Professor Abbas lamented that the management of the university has noticed the circulation of a fake purported fake publication on social media on the discovery of 100 fake Professors working in Nigerian Universities.
He said: “The alleged publication was malicious, doctored and fallacious capable of denting Bayero University hard earned reputation. The purported publication maliciously claimed that 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 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 author of the fake news and we call on people to disregard the said publication as not only fake but also made with intent to destroy the reputations of Nigerian Universities by the 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 among tertiary institution 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.
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“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.”
