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  The Bayero University Kano and the Federal University of Technology, Minna have promoted 78 academics to the professorial cadre for the 2020/2021 academic session. The promotion took place between November 18 and December 10, 2022. A ranking released by the National Universities Commission as of December 2021 also revealed that no Nigerian university had up to 50 per cent professors required for a functional university system. According to an analysis by our correspondent, BUK promoted 34 academics to the professorial cadre. Prominent among those promoted include a former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Dr Nasir Fagge who was promoted to a professor of nuclear physics. Others include Usman Abubakar who was promoted to Professor of Media Studies. A total of 44 senior academics which include the chairperson of the ASUU, Dr Gbolahan Bolarin at the FUTMinna were also promoted to the professorial cadre. BUK, FUTminna get 78 new professors (punchng.com)