By Adeyinka Adeniran
University of Ibadan on Sunday said the report of having fake academic professors on its staff list is untrue and unfounded.
The management made the clarification through the Registrar wgo also doubles as the Secretary to Council and Senate, Mr Ganiyu Saliu in a statement.
The Registrar said the management read the news with dismay describing some as baseless.
He added that none of the listed Professors has ever been listed as staff of the University
A viral report outlining that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had uncovered about 100 fake professors in universities across the country was posted on the commissions website.
The viral list seen by The Nation enlisted some names of fake professors in some universities in the country.
Checks by The Nation show the report was published in December 2019 by Channels TV online platform and it resurfaced on social media platforms especially Whatsapp in January 2024.
This report was credited to the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, in a bulletin published by the commission in November 2019.
Professor Rasheed made the disclosure at the annual retreats for Vice-Chancellors of all universities in the country which held between October 28 and November 5, 2019 at the NUC headquarters in Abuja.
He explained that the fake professors’ details were posted on the commission’s website, forcing it to send the names to the various universities for verification.
In his reactions, the management of UI said Bi-ennially, the institution publishes its Calendar wherein all the names of bona-fide academic staff are listed, adding the alleged names of supposed fake professors are not on the Calendar.
While urging the members of the public to disregard such stories, the management assures that UI would never jeopardise the integrity of its academic programmes by parading fake professors.
The management said “The management of the University of Ibadan read with dismay the baseless story making the rounds that some fake professors were identified in the University.
“The management categorically states that none of the listed Professors has ever been listed as staff of the University.
“Bi-ennially, the University of Ibadan publishes its Calendar wherein all the names of bona-fide academic staff are listed. These names are not on the Calendar.
“Members of the public are enjoined to disregard such stories as the University of Ibadan would never jeopardise the integrity of its academic programmes by parading fake professors.”
