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BUK Vice Chancellor Applauds Alumni ’92 for Decade of Support, Outlines Strategic Growth Path

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"m8rZVUdM" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano &lpar;BUK&rpar;&comma; Professor Haruna Musa&comma; has commended the BUK Class of 1992 for its &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;uninterrupted 10-year tradition” of philanthropy&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"sj0YdxZt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the group’s 33rd Anniversary dinner and 10th reunion&comma; Professor Musa celebrated a fresh ₦5 million donation from the alumni to the university’s Indigent Students’ Account&comma; noting that such partnerships are vital to the university’s strategic growth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Vice Chancellor outlined an ambitious vision to propel BUK into the top 500 universities globally&period; He highlighted the institution’s impressive trajectory in the 2026 World University Rankings by Times Higher Education&comma; which ranked BUK as the 3rd best university in Nigeria and the premier university in Northern Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To address operational challenges&comma; Professor Musa announced significant advancements in infrastructure and energy independence&period; The Rural Electrification Agency &lpar;REA&rpar; has commenced a 3&period;5-megawatt solar plant upgrade&comma; with plans to scale capacity to six megawatts&period; Furthermore&comma; in collaboration with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria&comma; the university has secured a site for the construction of 500 housing units for staff&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"q2ieLKGr" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Vice Chancellor also reaffirmed a zero-tolerance policy toward cultism and examination malpractice&period; He specifically flagged the misuse of ICT facilities as a new frontier for academic dishonesty and directed the university management to sensitize students on the ethical use of technology&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Innovative Student Welfare Initiatives<br &sol;>&NewLine;To bridge funding gaps for less privileged students&comma; the university will officially launch a university-wide endowment fund in 2026 under the chairmanship of Professor Attahiru Jega&period; The University Senate has also adopted a resolution to grant automatic suspension of studies for students unable to afford registration fees&comma; ensuring they do not drop out entirely&period; Students are encouraged to utilize the Nigerian Education Loan Fund &lpar;NELFUND&rpar; and take up part-time campus jobs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Chairman of the BUK ’92 Forum&comma; Muhammad Dahiru Sa’ad&comma; highlighted that the forum has spent the last decade providing medical outreach to hospitals&comma; supporting widows of late colleagues&comma; and assisting former lecturers&period; He specifically noted that the group recently facilitated the return of several medical students who had been suspended due to unpaid fees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chairman Sa’ad also praised the Vice Chancellor for securing strategic MOUs&comma; including a ₦60 million scholarship deal with OPay Digital Services and agricultural mechanization research partnerships with Chinese institutions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The anniversary festivities concluded with a medical outreach at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and an awards ceremony where Professor Musa and other distinguished alumni were honoured for their contributions to the university’s development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Honourees included leading academics&comma; senior public officers&comma; security personnel&comma; corporate executives&comma; and politicians&period; Among them were Prof&period; Amina Sani Mu’azu&comma; Prof&period; M&period;A&period; Suwaid&comma; Prof&period; Hajara Umar Sanda&comma; Prof&period; Hannatu Sabo Hadejia&comma; Prof&period; Baffa Adamu Gwaram&comma; Engr&period; Ibrahim Sani Abdul&comma; and Dr&period; Bello Lawal Dambatta&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Others recognised were CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi&comma; CP Ali Umar Fagge&comma; CP Ibrahim Maikaba&comma; CIS Hussain Ibrahim&comma; Amb&period; Yakubu Abdullahi Ahmad&comma; and Amb&period; Musa Sani Nuhu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additional recipients included Alh&period; Muhammad Aliyu Wudil&comma; Alh&period; Rabi’u Musa Dambatta&comma; Alh&period; Al‑Amin Ibrahim&comma; Alh&period; Kabiru Yuguda&comma; Alh&period; Nasiru Mu’azu Danmusa&comma; Alh&period; Umar Sanda Kuso&comma; Pastor Clement Oniwanye&comma; and Yushau Shuaib Idiagbon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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