{
  "id": 14018945,
  "title": "Bayero University promotes 54 staff to Professors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/bayero-university-promotes-54-staff-to-professors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T17:57:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/bayero-university-promotes-54-staff-to-professors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has officially elevated 54 academic staff members to the esteemed ranks of Professor and Associate Professor. This promotion took effect on 1 October 2025, with the decision made at the Council's 8th Meeting held on 16 September 2026. The 23 newly appointed Professors hail from various departments, including Crop Protection, Dryland Agriculture, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing Sciences, Anatomy, Chemical Pathology, Surgery, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Estate Management, Education, Economics, Public Law, Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Sociology, Community Medicine, Restorative Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Islamic Studies and Shari'ah. The 31 newly promoted Associate Professors are primarily from Medical Radiography, Nursing Science, Physiotherapy, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Chemical Pathology, Community Medicine, Pathology, Surgery, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Education, Economics, Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Sociology, Biochemistry, International Law & Jurisprudence, Arts & Humanities, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sociology, Arts & Humanities, Biochemistry, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biochemistry, Surgery, International Law & Jurisprudence, and Sociology. Six of the newly promoted Associate Professors are women.",
  "summary": "The Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano, (BUK) has ratified the appointment of 23 academic staff as Professors and 31 others as Associate Professors. The approval was given at the Council’s 8th Meeting held on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, with the appointments taking effect from 1 October 2025. The newly promoted Professors are: 1. Prof. […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}