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MAAUN Clarifies Status of Former Visiting Lecturer, Reaffirms Zero-Tolerance Policy on Sexual Harassment

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&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;"LYQfCKxj" 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>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"yQQyXMX4" 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 management of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria &lpar;MAAUN&rpar; has clarified that Dr&period; Nasa’i Gwadabe&comma; a lecturer from North West University&comma; Kano&comma; is no longer affiliated with the institution&comma; following the expiration of his one-year appointment as a Visiting Lecturer in May 2026&period; The university said the clarification became necessary in response to reports circulating on social media linking him to the institution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement issued by the university management&comma; MAAUN explained that Dr&period; Gwadabe’s appointment ended in May 2026 and was not renewed&period; According to the statement&comma; he is therefore no longer a member of the university&&num;8217&semi;s academic staff and should not be described as such in media reports or public discussions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The university stated that Visiting Lecturers are employed on one-year contracts&comma; with renewal dependent on satisfactory performance&comma; institutional requirements&comma; and management approval&period; It added that Dr&period; Gwadabe’s contract was not renewed at the end of its tenure&comma; noting that the same decision applied to a number of other Visiting Lecturers whose appointments also expired&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&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;<div class&equals;"QpQ4SqB3" 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>Reaffirming its stance on misconduct&comma; the management said MAAUN maintains a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment&comma; abuse&comma; and exploitation&period; According to the statement&comma; the policy is regularly communicated to members of the university community as part of efforts to promote a safe learning environment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The university further disclosed that its Founder has introduced a ₦5 million reward for any female student who reports and provides credible evidence of sexual harassment or sexual assault involving any lecturer or staff member through the university’s established reporting channels&period; The management said the initiative demonstrates the institution’s commitment to addressing allegations of misconduct and protecting students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&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>MAAUN also rejected what it described as inaccurate claims circulating in connection with the matter&period; According to the management&comma; reports alleging that a student was delayed for two years are false&comma; noting that the university only recently graduated its first set of students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The institution also dismissed claims that a postgraduate student was among the alleged victims&period; The management explained that MAAUN has not yet commenced postgraduate programmes&comma; making such assertions factually incorrect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The university urged members of the public and media organisations to verify information before publication and to refrain from referring to Dr&period; Nasa’i Gwadabe as a current member of staff&comma; stressing that his association with the institution ended when his appointment expired in May 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The management reiterated that MAAUN remains committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity&comma; transparency&comma; accountability&comma; and academic excellence while continuing to enforce policies aimed at ensuring the welfare and safety of students and staff&period;If you&&num;8217&semi;d like&comma; I can also rewrite this in a more newspaper-style format suitable for publication in Nigerian dailies&comma; complete with a headline&comma; byline&comma; and dateline&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<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" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; 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