This is contained in a statement signed by the Vice
Chancellor of the University, Prof. Sagir Adamu Abbas, a copy of which was made
available on Tuesday.
The VC, according to the statement, described the report as
a “malicious, doctored and fallacious” publication capable of tarnishing the
institution’s credible image.
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.”
Additionally, the VC noted that the National Universities
Commission had already denied the report of the existence of fake Professors in
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.
According to the statement, BUK was recently 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 statement said, the university was adjudged
as the 3rd best Value University for international students by another
international educational database assessor StudyAbroadAide, based in South
Korea.
“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.