ATBU reacts as NUC reportedly uncovers 100 fake professors

The management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, Bauchi, has reacted to a story making round in the social media which claimed that seven of the institution’s staff are on the list of 100 fake professors purportedly uncovered by the National Universities Commission, NUC.

ATBU said none of the seven names mentioned in the report are staff of the university.

This is contained in a press release from the University’s Directorate of Information and Public Relations at the weekend.

It stated that the attention of the management was drawn to the trending story on social media and some online media that NUC uncovered about 100 fake professors in some Nigerian universities.

Among the listed 100 alleged Professors are the names of seven that were mentioned as staff of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi,” the release, signed by Zailani Bappa., Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, said.

“While the authenticity of this story itself, remain in great doubt, the management of ATBU wishes to categorically state that none of the mentioned Professors is a staff of the University, nor have interacted with the University at any given time in whatever capacity.

“In view of the above, all our esteemed stakeholders are hereby advised to disregard this blatant untruth as it is a mere fiction and an imaginary act; a possible attempt to smear the hard earned reputation of our University,” the statement added.