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he violent rise and resilience of the insurgent Tgroup, Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin since 2009 pose enormous security, humanitarian and

governance challenges. It is clear that all the intellectual resources of the nation must be harnessed to held stop it and mitigate its consequences. To this end, Bayero University's Centre for Islamic Civilization and Inter-faith Dialogue (CICID) in collaboration with International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), Nigeria Office and Kano State Government organized an international conference, the first of its kind in which scholars and key stakeholders gathered from different parts of the world to brainstorm with a view of finding the lasting solution to the dreaded insurgency. The December edition of BUK Today has captured the essence of the proceedings of the conference and furnished the readers with the communiqué issued at the end of it.The Centre for Population Health and Policy is a newly established academic centre in Bayero University, Kano. The Centre has recently joined the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) in securing funding from the World Bank under the Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE) project.This edition brings to the readers how the new centre was competitively selected among others from West and Central Africa under the ACE Impact Project of the World Bank.One captivating article is how the Nigerian journalists under the guise of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) followed a true democratic principle by electing new executive officers to continue to pilot the affairs of the Nigerian media personnel.The month of December 2018 was marked with a peaceful protest embarked upon by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to press home its demands over the federal government's refusal to honour its agreement signed with the non-teaching staff union of the country, as captured comprehensively.

thThis is in addition to a well articulated piece on the 7 International Conference on Global Challenges and Implementation of Sustainable Higher Education.Interestingly, Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) ratified the election of Professor Adamu Idris Tanko, our Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics as the new President of the association.Other articles include the routine News in Brief and sports news in which the university's Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) played a friendly match against their counterpart from Yusuf Maitama Sule University as part of an inter-university friendship.


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Like a dagger in the heart of the Muslim Community in Nigeria and across West Africa, the insurgency better known as Boko Haram has in ten years cut a swath of death and destruction across the Northern states of Nigeria. According to the understanding of Mustafa Ibrahim who attended the three day academic marathon, the realization that only the victims of the insurgency can solve the problem motivated a brave collaboration of CICID of BUK, IIIT Nigeria Office and Kano State government to convene the first ever international conference to attempt a comprehensive review of the genesis, development and ways of ending the lethal insurgency.

Any act of war that inflicts harm or destruction on any human being by the insurgents known as Boko Haram causes

anguish and pain to individual Muslims and is against the very tenants of Islam. Islam means peace. The word “Muslim” means someone who has submitted herself or himself totally in obedience to the commandments of God Almighty, Who has forbidden the shedding of blood except through the due process of law by constituted authority. To be a Muslim is to live in peace with God Almighty, in peace with one's neighbours and relatives; and be at peace with oneself. Where Muslims are free to practise their religion and manage their community, they never become “rebels” nor take up arms. Was it not the noble Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who gave the world its first constitution and model of interfaith co-existence when the constitution of Madina was drawn up to regulate the affairs of Muslims, Christians and Jews

after he had migrated to the city, some 1440 years ago.?

Muslims are those “prayer warriors” who race with each other in acts of goodness to their families

and to their community in between their five daily prayers, so, why should they start killing fellows in their community, whose lives, property or reputation are inviolable? They fast the holy month of

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Members on the high table observing national anthem during opening ceremony


Ramadan to learn patience and fear of God, so what causes them to impatiently resort to violence as the first option over their grievances? Muslims give out 2.5% of their monetary wealth once it reaches a certain threshold, to the poor. So how come they visit destruction on the very poor they are supposed to pity and take under their wings of mercy? And Muslims go on pilgrimage to the Holy Kaaba when they can afford it, wearing two white pieces of cloth symbolizing the shroud of the dead, to show how willing they are to sacrifice worldly gains for spiritual closeness to God. Still here are insurgents who disobey the Divine commandment not to shed blood, seeking to gain territory in pursuit of a dark and unclear worldly agenda. At night, the Muslims are supposed to be saints, sleeping for only a part of the night, devoting one third of it to reading and meditating over the holy scripture or praying for the bountiful Mercy and Blessings of God Almighty in

this world and in the hereafter. Can the insurgents make the same claim to faith and devotion, with all the debauchery they indulge in their camps? So what went wrong? How did a band of supposedly “illiterate talibans (students)” or products of road-side almajiri (migrant) schools suddenly become a deadly fighting force able to take on a modern Nigerian army that had made a minced meat of Charles Taylor and Foday Sankoh in Liberia and Sierra Leone? How could they be superior to them in tactics and strategy, lacking as they were in training facilities like military university, war college and the like? What evil forces and “hidden hands” are at work? How could we convince the insurgents to lay down their arms, stop the war, join a de-radicalisation programme and also prevent the deviant ideology from resurfacing in the future? How can we assist best in reconstructing damaged

structures, then rehabilitate and resettle the victims back in their communities.?

Search for AnswersIt was to seek answers to these and similar

questions that an International Conference with the theme: Insurgency and the Phenomenom of Boko Haram was organized by Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID) BUK, the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) Nigeria Office and Kano State Government. It was

th thheld between Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 November, 2018. The Coronation Hall, Government House Kano was host to the opening while the rest of the sessions held at the Grand Central Hotel, Kano. The sub-themes of the conference were: History, Ideology and Methodology; Responses, Impact; Coverage and Documentation, as well as Counter-insurgency, De-radicalisation and Rehabilitation.

As the Communique issued shows, the conference featured more than 70 papers on the sub-themes by national and international scholars, which were distilled into observations, recommendations and next steps. It suffices to briefly mention that in his welcome address the Director of CICID, Dr. Bashir Aliyu, said the conference set out not just to “examine the factors that led to the emergence and sustenance of the phenomena” but to “contribute ideas and guidance for policy initiatives with the view to preventing future occurrence, and formulating de-radicalisation and other counter insurgency measures.” The chairman of the opening

session, Prof. Na'iya Sada also advised that 'We must make sure that "the how", "the why", "the what" of Boko Haram are extensively examined and correctly documented and we must do it by ourselves, we mustn't allow others who may have another motive or a different interest to do it for us.'

The Keynote Speaker, Prof. Mukhtar Umar Bunza, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto lamented how people lacking first hand knowledge of the phenomenon arrogate to themselves the title of experts, the result being “poor analysis, unfounded assumptions and naughty and misguided conclusions emanating from different angles with regards to the incident of Boko Haram in Nigeria.”

The Royal Father of the day, Sarkin Kano, His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, CON, added his voice to the discourse by interrogating Nigeria's failure 58 years after independence to recognize a

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A cross section of the audience at the Coronation Hall


parallel system of education in the Muslim Community and mainstream its products, with the result that those same rejected “scholars” by the system have now been recruited and armed by hostile forces. He illustrated the situation using the index of language: “You can be a doctor in China studying in Cantonese or Mandarin, you can be a doctor in Malaysia studying in Malay, you can be a doctor in France studying in French, in Germany studying in German, but you can never be a doctor in Nigeria studying in Arabic or in Hausa. It's a problem!” The Special Guest, His Excellency, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR, Governor of Kano State also supported an overhaul of the educational system to make sure there are no recruits for the on-going and possible future insurgencies.

The Special Guest of Honour was His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He commended “fellow Nigerian citizens who opened their hearts and homes to take in the victims. “The present administration has continued to re-iterate its determination to end the insurgency and eliminate the acute suffering of the victims,” he said.

The Host, Prof. Muhamamd Yahuza Bello, the Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, represented by Prof. Adamu IdrisTanko, said, “education is one of the worst affected sectors by activities of the insurgents; in Bayero University, research has a fundamental place and we believe it can be a way out of numerous societal problems.”Why Kill Muhammad Yusuf?

Many who attended the conference had answers to the many puzzles of the jigsaw puzzle. The full papers are available at www.ibhconference2018.com. For instance, it was clear from many narrations that Muhamamd Yusuf went through many phases in his radicalization, ironically joining the western educated groups like the Zakzakiyya. When the majority of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky's followers left him after he declared his allegiance to Shia ideology, to form theTajdid movement, Muhamamd Yusuf stayed for one more year with the Shia/Zakzakiya before joining them. Next he moved in and out of Izala movement before settling to preaching at Ndimi Mosque in Maiduguri. He was ejected from the Mosque for his unorthodox views mainly due to his poor knowledge of the correct Islamic texts and history, a deficiency he failed to remedy by studying under a scholar, as the traditional Islamic education system demands. During the eight years of Olusegun Obasanjo's government, Muhammad Yusuf was arrested several times and taken to Abuja. However, each time he was freed and returned a stronger and richer person. Who were his godfathers? It was also confirmed that

those who foresaw the storm such as Shaykh Jafar Mahmud Adam and Albani of Zaria tried to persuade Muhammad Yusuf, but as history shows they were eliminated by the insurgents for “knowing too much”. A testimony was given that two people an African fluent in Arabic and an Arab came from overseas to Kano to offering training, weapons and funding to Tajdid activists but they rejected the poisoned chalice. The alleged recruiters went to Maiduguri and met Muhamamd Yusuf. Was this the missing link? But why was he killed after his arrest? Why were others like his in-law also killed and publicly too? Was it to warn off those who know too much, to fuel the insurgency or cause the ascendency of more radical elements? Foreign scholars at the conference made the point that foreigners were never sent to lead the insurgency and that the successor, Shekau, was not amenable to AlQaida in the Magreb manipulation or ISIS. But were these groups his sole backers or are they merely a cover for a more sinister “hidden hand”?

Afghan War, Gulf War & BH IdeologyGoing back to history, boko haram insurgency

can also be remotely traced back to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1978, after which Muslim scholars reluctantly gave youth from across the Islamic world permission to go to the aid of the Afgahans to expel the invader. In the context of the cold war, the USA Special Forces and its CIA trained those youth including Osama Bin Laden and they routed the Russians (1979-1989), causing the collapse of the USSR. This sort of training in jungle survival, weapons handling, explosives, sabotage and espionage make such insurgents far more effective as fighters than the average soldiers.

However, while the fighters went back to their countries, in a unipolar world the USA declared that its only enemy challenging its global hegemony is Islam, the ally it used to destroy the old enemy of communism. Since the Muslims were docile, a devious plan was hatched not just to provoke them but to demonise them and make them the object of hate by the whole world. The New Conservatives (neo-cons) came up with their Agenda For a New American Century. The agenda called for a Pearl Harbour style attack on America. Thus, the selected arabs trained to carry out the September 2001, New York attack, where three tall towers, including one that was never struck by any plane were rigged with explosions and caused to collapse. But before 2001, US Ambassador to Iraq, April Gilepsie, was sent to tell Saddam Hussain that he could do whatever he wished with Kuwait, on their disputed border over an oil well. He did the predictable – invaded and occupied Kuwait. The US told Saudi Arabia it was

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under threat and they needed a base to protect it. The Afghan war veterans led by Osama Bin Laden, rose in protest against the horror of an American military base in the holy land with its bars, strip clubs, swimming pools and other debauchery. They offered to protect the holy land if ever invaded by Saddam. The authorities did not only reject their offer but expelled them. Thus AlQaida was born infilterated by CIA and Egyptian intelligence officers arming and mis-guiding their operations – with a radical ideology that since the authorities have allied themselves with the “enemy” of the Muslims, they have made themselves legitimate targets of attack. Osama went to Sudan then to Afghanistan. The rest is history, with Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait, later to fight Saddam (1990-91)and the war on Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover from the war lords. Other insurgent groups took off, such as al shabab of Somalia, extending the warped ideology to say that even civilians who refuse to rebel against the authorities are now legitimate targets. Hence, the very strange suicide bombings that had no basis in Islamic law or history, as explained by the scholars. Perhaps they were borrowed from Israeli kibbutz terrorists and Sikh war traditions.

In Nigerian history too, the rejection of Islamic scholars from the Emirate system of administration

with the substitution of Arabic and ajami as medium of communication and documentation, with English and Western writing made “Islamic education haram (forbidden)”. Now decades later, renegade products of that system have declared “boko (Western education) as haram”. On a more serious note Nuruddeen Lemu, the Director of Research, Da'awah Institute of Nigeria in Minna, Niger State, described efforts they were making to intellectually debunk many of the faulty beliefs motivating the insurgents, including the publication of a book – Is Boko Haram? Earlier, Dr. Bashir Aliyu had also in his paper quoted extensively from primary sources to show that the entire root, branch and leaves of the insurgent ideology has no basis in Islam and is a deviant misinterpretation. Therefore, the international forces bent on using Muslim radicals for their political projects and the weakness of the Nigerian state, local politicians and local oppression by the police also played a part in the dangerous mix that hatched the boko haram insurgency. It grew by leaps and bounds into the threat that it remains. However, careful study and faithful implementation of the recommendations of this and similar conferences will, God Willing, move us closer to a day when the insurgency shall be a mere history.Mustafa Ibrahim is the Secretary of School of Postgraduate Studies (SPS).

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Prof. Ibrahim Na’iya Sada, Chairman of the communique presentation session at Grand Central Hotel Kano


CommuniquéIssued at the end of the 3-day International Conference on “Insurgency and the Phenomenon of Boko Haram”, held at the

th th th thGrand Central Hotel, Kano, from 13 to 15 of November 2018 (5 -7 Rabi' al-Awwal 1440 AH).

PreambleThe Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID), Bayero University, Kano (BUK), in

collaboration with the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), Nigeria Office and the Kano State Government organized a 3-day international conference on “Insurgency and the Phenomenon of Boko

th thHaram”. The conference took place from 13 - 15 November, 2018 at the Grand Central Hotel, Kano. Other collaborating partners included the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, the Centre for Qur'anic Studies, BUK, Al Qalam University, Katsina, the Countering Violent Extremism Resource Centre, University of Maiduguri, AAFAAQ Educational Foundation, Kaduna and the Da'wah Institute of Nigeria, Islamic Education Trust, Minna.

The opening ceremony, which was held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, was attended by the Special Guest of Honour, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, who was represented by the Honourable Minister of the Interior, Lieutenant-General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), the Baraden Kano. The Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki was represented by Major General Saleh Maina (rtd). The session was chaired by Prof. Ibrahim Na'iya Sada, while Prof. Mukhtar Umar Bunza of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, delivered the keynote address. The Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR, was the Guest of Honour. His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, the Grand Royal Father of the Day, was represented by His Highness, Sarkin Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, CON. In attendance were also His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Barr. M. A. Abubakar; the Jigawa State Governor represented by the Special Adviser on Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mustapha Saleh Kwalam; and the Governor of Katsina State, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa. The Chief Host, Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello, the Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University, Kano, was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Acad.) Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko.

Some eminent traditional leaders from the areas most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, including His Highness the Shehu of Borno who was represented by the Shehu of Bama; the Mai Bade, the Mai of Potiskum and the Sarkin Askira were also in attendance.

Participants at the conference came mainly from the academia, religious groups, and educational institutions, as well as from other diverse groups within Nigeria. There were also participants from the international community, including the Middle East, Europe and the USA; and representatives of the European Union Delegation, Swiss Embassy and Cordova Foundation. Others included participants from youth and student groups, government policy makers, security officials, civil society organizations and the mass media.

The lead papers at the plenary sessions were presented by Professor Salisu Shehu, the National Coordinator, IIT Nigeria Office; Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, the Director, CICID, BUK; Dr. Alexander Thurston from the University of Miami; Dr. Brandon Kendhammer from the Ohio University, Athens, USA; Dr. Muhammad Sani Umar Rijiyar Lemo, Deputy Director, CICID, BUK; Malam Nuruddeen A. Lemu, the Director, Research and Training of the Da'awah Institute of Nigeria, Islamic Education Trust, Minna; and Dr. Usman Bugaje of AAFAAQ Educational Foundation, Kaduna. Other lead papers were presented during three parallel sessions. Altogether, over 70 papers were presented at the conference.

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COVER STORY I Towards Ending Boko Haram Insurgency...

ObservationsAfter exhaustive discussion and deliberation, the following observations were made: 1. The ability of Boko Haram in sustaining the conflict and inflicting great loss of human lives and property

in the Lake Chad Basin and causing the displacement of millions of people, is driven by and made possible due to systemic failures in the Nigerian state.

2. There are a lot of unclear issues and unanswered questions pertaining to the history and operations of the Boko Haram, as well as incorrect information, in the narratives of some writers on the subject.

3. Right from its inception, many prominent Muslim scholars and Islamic organisations in Nigeria have made spirited effort to intervene and curtail the spread and consequences of the Boko Haram ideology, some of whom lost their lives in the process; which belies the claim that such scholars were the mentors or ideologues of Boko Haram.

4. Boko Haram represents a deviant tendency that relies on wrong interpretation and misrepresentation of Islamic texts, and the distortion of the facts, in supporting and justifying their actions.

5. The funding for fighting the Boko Haram insurgency appears to be grossly inadequate, considering the sophisticated arms and logistics often exposed in the hands of the insurgents.

6. Corruption and the material benefits being derived by some individuals within the political, military and civilian groups, as well as the conspiracy of silence among some communities, have often been responsible for prolonging the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.

7. The absence of national consensus among the Nigerian elite on the Boko Haram insurgency and the expropriation of the conflict along religious and ethnic divides, have greatly contributed to the apparent failure and embarrassing consequences in the attempt to arrest the insurgency.

8. Poverty, ignorance, bad governance, injustice, social and economic inequality, and political instability are identified as contributing factors to the emergence and sustenance of the Boko Haram insurgency.

9. The Boko Haram insurgency has brought about massive displacement of people and communities, loss of thousands of lives and destruction of property; exacerbated poverty, food insecurity; and given a negative image of the country.

10. Lack of trust and cooperation from the public, the slow judicial process in the country and ethno-religious bias are some of the challenges the security and intelligence outfits encounter in the discharge of their duties.

11. Sometimes the reporting of Boko Haram by the Nigerian media is sensationalised and distorted with sentiments and prejudice, which further aggravate the situation in favour of the insurgents.

12. Boko Haram has killed more Muslims, targeted and destroyed mosques and other Islamic institutions, as well as Muslim towns and villages in the country far more than it has targeted followers of other faiths and destroyed their places of worship since it began its violence; which exposes the false claim that the group is fighting an Islamic Jihad.

Recommendations:Taking into consideration the above observations, the conference resolved to make the following recommendations:1. The traditional Islamic system of education, especially the Almajiri schools, should be mainstreamed into

the Nigerian education system, in order to ensure inclusiveness and effective integration of its products, as provided in the Universal Basic Education Act 2004.

2. Government, in collaboration with religious and cultural groups, should make more effort toward integration and fostering national unity by breaking barriers and building bridges among the diverse citizens of the country.

3. There is the need for government to hasten the establishment and constitution of the Northeast Development Commission to cater for the reconciliation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, resettlement and the general socio-economic development of the region.

4. Government should establish a robust legal framework of transitional justice to foster proper reconciliation, resettlement and reintegration of affected communities in the Northeast region.

5. Mosques should be more effectively utilised to serve their full core purposes beyond physical acts of worship to include educational, social, economic and other services for the benefit of the community.



6. The Ulama and Islamic organisations should embark upon a counter violence narrative through sensitisation and enlightenment of the general public, especially the youth, in order to counter the danger of violence, conflict and insurgency.

7. Government should immediately promote further building of public trust in the national security agencies in order to enhance collaboration and assistance in the fight against the insurgency.

8. Government and relevant research institutions should promote the study of the operations of other insurgent groups across the globe, in order to deepen our understanding of the operations of the Boko Haram phenomenon and enhance the fight against it.

9. Government should continue, through its current social interventions, to provide quality education and more employment opportunities to our youth, who can otherwise easily be mobilised for illicit operations in the country.

10. Journalists should be trained on peace journalism, while media reporting in areas of conflict must be regulated and monitored by government in order to avoid bias and fuelling of the crisis.

11. Traditional leaders should be empowered and involved, along with the Ulama and Muslim organisations, in promoting dispute resolution (sulh); and addressing conflicts and violent extremism.

12. Local philanthropy should be encouraged to alleviate the physical and psychological suffering of persons, particularly women and children, affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, especially through the establishment of Waqf (endowment) institutions.

13. Governments at all levels in the country should create opportunities for interaction between the youth, elders, religious and political leaders, in order to exchange ideas and information regarding religious practices and teachings for the sustenance of peace in the society.

14. Communities and parents in particular throughout the country should monitor the teachings their children are exposed to in places of worship, the internet, the social media groups and other avenues, in order to check the spread of fake news and extremist violence; as well as promote national unity.

15. Government should create synergy between the Nigerian intellectuals, university-based centres and the security agencies for the dissemination of academic and research-based findings with regard to security and peace.

16. The Federal Ministry of Education should include courses on preventing violent extremism in the school curricula in order to sensitise our young learners.

Next Steps: As a matter of immediate attention, Government should more effectively pursue its de-radicalisation

programme, with the involvement of the religious leaders and scholars through appropriate interface with the relevant security agencies.

Government and philanthropic organisations should empower university-based research centres to undertake baseline surveys on the Tsangaya schools and institutions destroyed by the Boko Haram in the frontline states, as well as compile statistics of widows and orphans with a view to instituting a more effective policy of intervention.

The conference collaborating partners should promote the establishment of a forum for interaction and dialogue among scholars, experts and the Ulama on topical issues within the Nigerian context.

The conference collaborating partners should engage other partners in developing and promoting mechanisms and tools for intellectual engagement with Boko Haram members, with the view of deconstructing their ideology and influencing them to reform.

The organisers expressed appreciation and gratitude to all those who contributed in one way or another in making the conference a huge success.

Dr. Muhammad B. Muhammad Mal. Ismaila Bala Chairman, Communique Committee Secretary

The Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) and Centre for Population Health and Policy (CPHP) from Bayero University have been selected among 44 centres from Africa to benefit from a World Bank's $300m grant after passing desk evaluation and on-site assessment. Nura Garba writes on the World Bank Evaluation Team's visit and its impression about the two centres.

Bayero University, Kano has recently been awash with good news that the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) and Centre for

Population Health and Policy (CPHP) both passed the Desk and On-site assessments of World Bank Evaluation Teams.

The Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), which is among the performing Centres under the Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE 1) project and

four other new centres in Bayero University had earlier submitted their proposals for the ACE III Project. The CPHP is among those new centres.

The Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU), of the Association of African Universities (AAU), had recently announced the conditional selection of 44 centres of excellence in 12 participating countries in West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Gambia, Ghana,


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CPHP Joins CDA to Secure Funding from World Bank Project As Africa Centre of Excellence

Director, CPHP (3rd right) with members of World Bank Evaluation Team at VC’s Committee Room


Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo) under the ACE for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project.

West and Central African countries, with support from the World Bank and the Association of African Universities, launched the regional Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project in 2014.

Building upon the successful implementation of the ACE I Project, the World Bank supporting the current ACE Impact Project, which is focuses on scaling up postgraduate education and applied research, which are fundamental to economic growth in the region.

Further, the supported universities should meet global standards for quality of education, recruit students across the region and collaborate with other African universities. The total investment across the countries is expected to reach USD 300 million, with funding from the World Bank and Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD).

An independent team of evaluators, consisting of members from the African educational and scientific community supported by diaspora and global technical experts, reviewed 105 proposals that were submitted to the RFU by higher education institutions from the participating countries.

Proposals were subjected to several stages of evaluation including: (i) desk reviews in which each proposal was reviewed by two experts in Accra, Ghana; (ii) external evaluation in which each proposal was remotely assessed by a subject matter specialist, and (iii) a site and leadership evaluation in which a team of experts visited shortlisted proposal sites to ascertain the readiness of the institutions in terms of governance, leadership and infrastructure.

At the end of the rigorous and transparent evaluation exercise, shortlisted names were conditionally selected as centres of excellence by the ACE Impact Ministerial Project Steering Committee at its meeting in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, 2nd November, 2018. This Committee consisted of five Ministers in charge of Higher Education and seven high-level government representatives from the participating governments.

The final selection of the Centers is conditional upon: (i) the approval of the financing from the external financiers (World Bank and the French Development Agency) and availability of sufficient financing for all the proposals; (ii) the selected universities incorporate the recommendations of the evaluators into their implementation plans, and (iii) the universities demonstrate sufficient capacity to manage the funds for their intended purpose. For the selected centers where all of these conditions are met, it is planned that they will be approved for

funding by April, 2019.Out of the five submitted proposals from

Bayero University, those from CDA and CPHP passed the desk evaluation and on-site evaluations. The World Bank's team was in Bayero University for

nd rd on-site evaluation of the centres from 22 to 23October, 2018.

The World Bank Team, led by Richard Kirby, started with a visit to the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), and had an interaction with the staff of the Centre. The Director, Professor Jibrin M. Jibrin, made a presentation on the centre's tripartite activities of research, training and outreach. He told the team about the recent major achievements recorded.

The Team was impressed with the way regional students from nine countries are currently studying various postgraduate programmes. Not only that, the Team received good news that over 30 applications were received from nine countries for the next academic session. “The CDA became a typical regional centre addressing the needs of West and Central Africa with students from 9 African countries,” said the Director.

The Team had interacted with the regional postgraduate students on different issues that concerned their studies. According to a representative of Association of African Universities (AAU), Frank Asefuah, he was highly pleased with the level of English proficiency of the CDA regional students within a short time. He said the CDA must be commended for mounting the special English proficiency course. He was also appreciative of the programmes taught, which, he said, were highly needed to address the challenges of agriculture in the region.

“I am particularly impressed with the calibre of your students and the way you were able to link up with industries. This will greatly help your students to succeed,” Hinda Kada, a member of the World Bank Team, said.

One of the biggest concerns of the Team during the interaction was the issue of sustainability. However, having visited the ultra-modern farm and multi-purpose laboratory, as well as the Tissue Culture Laboratory, the team members began to see the real investment made that will sustain the centre beyond the expiration of ACE Project.

The Team members were amazed when they saw that the CDA had installed advanced equipment and facilities for inter-disciplinary research analysis. The facilities are capable of generating substantial revenue to the centre and are sensitive enough to analyze huge data at high speed without researchers travelling overseas for the same purpose.

The equipment are: Ion Chromatograph

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(Metrohm), 4200 Agilent MP AES, CHNSO Analyzer, Gel Documentation System, Gradient Thermal Cycler and Multi-spin Refrigerated Ultra Centrifuge.

The Team also went round the CDA Farm under construction and saw facilities in place including an ultra-modern screen house. The Farm is being constructed by Indian Consultants from Jain Irrigation System. Jain Irrigation System is a world's leading integrated sustainable end to end solution provider for water management, energy and food security through Hi-Tech agriculture/ irrigation/ water conveyance, as well as renewable energy. It has a global marketing network, operating in 130 countries world-wide, with production facilities in 5 continents.

The Team appreciated the fact that when completed, the CDA will initiate commercial farming capable of generating sufficient revenues which will sustain it and even contribute meaningfully to the university.

The Evaluation Team had also visited the newly established Centre for Population Health and Policy, where the Director, Professor Hadiza Galadanci took

them round the facilities after a brief presentation of the centre's activities, its projections and what it set as its objectives. The Team interacted with some postgraduate students and was impressed with the quality of the project on the ground.

One impressive thing about Bayero University is what the Team appreciated in terms of the high level of cooperation and support the centres are receiving from the management. When the Team finished their evaluation exercise, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Professor Adamu Idris Tanko, assured them of university's total support.

After the whole evaluation and assessments, it is expected that CPHP as a new centre will receive $5m and that CDA will get $2m for the renewal of its ACE project.

That is to say that the selection of two centres from Bayero University, Kano has once again, put the university in global spotlight as it continues to become a centre of excellence.

Nura Garba writes from Directorate of Public Affairs.

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DVC Academics, Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko (left) presenting a souvenir to WB Team Leader, Richard Kirby (right)

Once again Nigerian Journalists in a clear show of civility and adherence to true democratic canon have elected new National Executives in the most democratic manner, thereby practising what they preach to the political class, as witnessed by Lamara Garba, who attended the conference.

he main hall of the popular June 12 Cultural TCentre, in Kuto Area, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, was temporarily turned into a fierce

battle ground not with guns but with the power of words and intrigues as 33 contestants, seven of whom vied for the position of the Presidency of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) were struggling

to convince the over 900 delegates to cast their votes for them to serve as the executive members of the Union for the next three years.

The triennial delegate's conference was the sixth in the series since it began in 2003. Prior to that, the tenure of the executive officers had a two year term.


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Cross section of delegates at the conference


Election of any type is synonymous with maneuvering, intrigues and in most times irregularities and rigging, thus making aggrieved members always unable to accept defeat and even go to court to challenge the outcome of the election, thereby polarizing the union.

Moreover, incumbent executives particularly the president, chairman or leader of the unions as the case may be, struggle seriously with the view of retaining their seats at all cost, using thugs and other uncivilized behavior. This makes it impossible especially in the developing countries to defeat incumbent chief executives in elections.

However, the Nigerian Journalists, in their unique way of practising developmental democracy, proved that we could achieve peaceful transition in a rancor free atmosphere, which should be imbibed by our politicians so that the country could grow and prosper in unity, understanding and brotherhood.

Over 908 journalists from the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, converged as delegates at the 6th National Conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), which took place between

rd thWednesday, 3 and Friday, 5 October, 2018 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The incumbent president of the Union, Comrade Waheed Odisule, as expected, had recontested for the second term, in which he had absolute confidence that he would scale through with ease, bearing in mind that he had all it takes to floor his opponents, more especially given the high number of the contestants and the 'power' of incumbency.

But alas, being a group of learned men, journalists, unlike other professionals, have a unique way of conducting politics without bitterness. They voted for their preferred candidates using their conscience and in a manner in which it will not spell doom for the unity of the union. That was what happened in Abeakuta on that day.

Seven candidates contested for the post of the National President; three for the office of the National Treasurer and two for the position of Internal Auditor, respectively. However, the office of the National Secretary and that of Financial Secretary were unopposed. The Conference, which held from 3rd to 5th of October, 2018 had the theme, Media, Hate Speech, and 2019 General Elections in Nigeria, A Democratic Participant

or Democratized Press. While declaring the conference open, the

Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, said Journalism does not only serve as a watch-dog in the society but also as a preserver of democracy and a vehicle for justice. Journalism, being the Fourth Estate of the Realm has an onerous task to perform in the society. Journalists must make sure they thrive always in the society and not the other way round,” the governor said.

The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, commended Nigerian journalists for their active role in ensuring the enthronement of democracy and good governance in the country.

Also in a message at the conference, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, represented by the Deputy Director of Information, Mrs Omolara Esan, charged Nigerian journalists to carry out their professional duty with all the fairness and credibility that it requires. He challenged the NUJ to respect the will of Nigerians in the discharge of their journalistic duty, pointing out that it was the best way to preserve the county's democracy at this critical time.

Highlight of the conference were paper presentations by some erudite scholars as a way of refreshing the knowledge of the men of the pen pushing profession.

Professor Muyiwa Popoola of the Department of Mass Communication, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, while delivering the lead paper on theme of the conference challenged media practitioners to be guided by its ethics at all times with a view to curbing hate speeches ahead of the next general election.

Speaking on the topic “Media, Hate Speeches and 2019: A Democratic Participant or a Democratized Press?”, Professor Popoola urged the media to be conflict sensitive in their reportage. He stressed the need for them to be socially responsible, development driven and to contribute to peace initiatives.

“As the nation prepares for 2019 General Election, journalists must be conscious of the likely consequences of their reportage, to protect the nation's democracy,” said the University don.

In his presentation, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, who is the Director, International Press Centre, reaffirmed the need for stakeholders in the electoral process to be fair to all and to ensure equity for all political parties and candidates.

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The climax of the conference was the conduct of the elections of the new National officers of the Union. Amid high intrigues and political maneuvering, incumbent Waheed Odusile lost his re-election bid as the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), to the South-East Bureau Chief of This day Newspaper, Chris Isiguzo, who got 346 votes to defeat Waheed Odusile, who polled 329 votes.

Announcing the result, the Head, National Head of Information and Public Affairs, Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr.Benson Upah, who served as the Returning Officer, declared Isiguzo as the winner of the election which had seven contestants.

Mr. Upah, a one time Editor of the New Nigerian on Sunday newspaper, said Bamidele Atunbi had 101 votes, Abiodun Olalere, 56 votes, Jacob Edi, 16 votes, Alademka Adelegan, 9 votes and Uzaka Abraham got 30 votes. He commended the peaceful conduct of all the participants. Winners equally emerged into other national

positions, zonal vice presidents and secretaries.In his inaugural speech, Mr. Isiguzo vowed to

pursue vigorously the issues of welfare for journalists and to tackle head-long the foundational challenges confronting the NUJ.

The new president described the election as the “most transparent, free and fair election in the history of NUJ,” saying he would be magnanimous in victory as he will carry every one along.“I want to tell you that in this election, there is no victor and no vanquished. We have all won,” the newly elected President declared.

The former president of the Union, Comrade Odusile, who accepted the defeat in good faith, said he haboured no grudges against anyone and that as an elder, he would give the new officers maximum support to fulfil their campaign promises for the overall interest of the union as well as ensure the growth and development of the union.Lamara Garba is a Principal Assistant Registrar in the Directorate of Public Affairs.

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Picture showing the New President of NUJ, Chris Isiguzo administering oath of office on the new National and Zonal Executives of the Union.

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Signing of MoU Between Signing of MoU Between IIIBF & Microfinance BankIIIBF & Microfinance BankSigning of MoU Between IIIBF & Microfinance BankFriday, 30th November, 2018Friday, 30th November, 2018Friday, 30th November, 2018

MD Microfinance Bank Dr. Ahmed Makarfi singing MoU Dr. Aliyu of IIIBF signing MoU on behalf of the Director

Dr. Makarfi (right) and Dr. Aliyu displaying the signed MoURepresentatives of IIIBF studying the MoU, while MD Microfinance Bank, Dr. Makarfi (right) signing a paper

A group photograph of members of BUK Microfinance Bank and IIIBF

The MoU paper being displayed at the middle by representatives of BUK Microfinance Bank and IIIBF

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Officiating officials ready for action Players of Yusuf Maitama Sule University exchanging greetings with their BUK counterparts

Players and coaches from the two teams NASU BUK Coach, Rabi’u Muhammad Sagir (right) instructing his player, Ubale Fagge

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Friendly Match Between NASU BUK and Friendly Match Between NASU BUK and NASU Yusuf Maitama Sule University NASU Yusuf Maitama Sule University

Friendly Match Between NASU BUK and NASU Yusuf Maitama Sule University

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59th AGM of Association of 59th AGM of Association of Nigerian GeographersNigerian Geographers

59th AGM of Association of Nigerian Geographers

The outgoing ANG President, Prof. O. O. Oyesiko handing over the mantle of leadership to the new President, Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko

Professor Falola receiving an award of honour from the former President, Prof. O. O. Oyesiko

Female colleagues from Bayero University, Kano who attneded the conference

Prof. Yusuf Adamu, Prof. Maharazu Yusuf, Dean FEES and Dr. Salisu Muhammad, HOD, Geography Department, BUK at the dinner

Some members of ANG in a group photograph with the new ANG President, Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko shortly after the handing over ceremony

Male colleagues from Bayero University in a group photograph with the new ANG President, Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko

The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement Committee, Hon. Wole Oke

Some members of the House in a photograph with Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello

From left: University Bursar, Dr. Suleiman Bello; DVC (Admin), Prof. Haruna Wakili and DVC (Academics), Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko

VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello presenting a souvenir to Hon. Wole Oke

Members of the House in a group photograph with members of the University Management

From left: VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello, DVC (Admin), Prof. Haruna Wakili a member of the Committee and University Bursar, Dr. Suleiman Bello

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Courtesy Call by House of Representatives

Committee on Public Procurement

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Commissioning of Mosque Built by FLF Qatar

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VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello (right), DVC Academics, Prof. A. I. Tanko (middle) and Director, CIT, Prof. M. Ajiya heading towards the new mosque

VC, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello presenting his address

VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello (2nd right) cuts the tape for commissioning of the mosque

The newly built mosque by Future Leaders Foundation of Qatar

Principal officers and senior members of the University in a congregation prayer at the new mosque

Hamid Abdou of the Future Leaders (left) presenting a souvenir to VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello (right)

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Visit by Delegation of DandickoVisit by Delegation of Dandicko Dankolodu University, Niger Dankolodu University, Niger

Visit by Delegation of Dandicko Dankolodu University, Niger

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DVC Academics, DanDicko Dankolodu University, Prof. Amadou Tijjani signing visitors’ register

VC, Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello addressing the visitors

VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello (left) receiving a souvenir from DDU DVC Academics Prof. Amadou Tijjani

Director, CDA, Prof. Jibrin M. Jibrin (middle) introducing the visitors to the VC

A group photograph of members of University management, CDA and DDU, Maradi, Niger

From left: Registrar, Fatima Binta Mohammed; DVC Admin, Prof. Haruna Wakili and DVC Academics, Prof. A. I. Tanko

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SSANU National SSANU National Protest Protest

SSANU National Protest

SSANU Chairman, Comrade Haruna Aliyu presenting his speech

A cross section of SSANU members listening to Chairman speech

Protesting members at the VC’s car parking premises Members of SSANU holding banner and placards inside the Campus

Protesting members heading towards SSANU Secretariat VC, Prof. M. Y. Bello addressing the SSANU membes and being flanked by DVC Academics, Prof. A. I. Tanko (middle) and Bursar, Dr. Sulaiman Bello (left)

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ndFriday, 2 November, 2018Polymer Institute Partners BUK, Hold Annual Technical ConferenceThe Polymer Institute of Nigeria in collaboration with Bayero University, Kano, has organised the

th nd29 Annual Conference of Polymer/AGM and 2 International Conference with the theme: Polymers and the Quest for Industrial Revolution in Nigeria.The conference had highlighted many factors that impeded Industrial Revolution in Nigeria comprising the failed government policies, high cost of production, inadequate power supply, poor infrastructural facilities, smuggling and importation of cheap goods, high level of insecurity and lack of collaborative research between the academia and industry.The conference, which was declared open by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), Professor Adamu Idris Tanko, was held at the Faculty of Physical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, from

th thWednesday, 24 to Friday, 26 October, 2018.The Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Dattijo Adhama, Chairman of Textile and Garment, Kano State, said Polymer Institute of Nigeria is a professional body established to promote, advance and develop the application of Polymer Science, Engineering and Technology in the Polymer and Allied Industries in Nigeria.

E-Learning a Modern Way of Acquiring Knowledge – Dr. JinotA university don, Bello Louis Jinot from Mauritius University, has described e-learning as a modern way of acquiring knowledge that increase access and intakes in the educational system.Presenting a paper on e-learning and research

thchallenges on Wednesday, 25 October, 2018 at the Faculty of Education Conference Room, Jinot said e-learning is a system that utilises electronic techniques to access educational curricular outside a traditional class room.At the occasion, Dr. Purity Muthima from Kenyata University explained some challenges and opportunities that education research was facing in the developing countries. He said research is

essential to economic and social development of our globalised society.

Bursary Department Holds Workshop on IPSASThe Bursary Department of Bayero University, Kano has organised a three-day workshop on how to improve their staff's capacity in compliance with the rules and guidelines of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPASA) on preparation of accrued annual financial statements.The resource person, Mr. Salami Jijjani from Dansule Consult, who was speaking on

thWednesday, 24 October, 2018 at Staff Training Committee Room, said IPSAS are set of Accounting rules and guidelines issued by the IPASA Board for use of public sectors globally in the preparation of financial statements.The Bursar of Bayero University, Dr. Sulaiman Muhammad Bello, said the change to IPSAS is a transformation of the government financial function and has far reaching impacts, requiring comprehensive planning and preparation, which needs adequate training. “That is why we are training our key staff to ensure constant adherence to changing standards,” the Bursar noted.

thFriday, 9 November, 2018Ideas to Change Your Life, Environment – Develop Wazirin Dutse Urges NorthernersWazirin Dutse and the former Minister of Power and Steel, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Dalhatu, has urged people in the north, especially those graduating from universities, to develop ideas for entrepreneurship, as that had become obligatory for the north to change the life and environment in which its people live.Alhaji Dalhatu, who was the Chairman of the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC), was

rdspeaking on Saturday, 3 November, 2018 as Chairman for the Panellists' Session during the “Dangote Business School Week”. He said that “we are from poor to very poor, if we don't change, the condition will be worst.” The NNDC Chairman while leading six panellists in the discussion on the theme, State of the Private Sector in the North: Opportunities and Challenges, maintained that the opportunity being

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provided by the Dangote Business School was in line with the vision of NNDC, which recently created opportunities for big, medium and small businesses. The Dean of Dangote Business School, Professor Murtala Sagagi, said the School served as an arena and a sphere to exploit ideas for entrepreneurial advancement. The panellists consisted Ruqayyah Bashir Tofa, Mr. Abdullahi Edward, Dr. Jibrila Mohammed, Zakari Momudu, Bilkisu Sabi'u Bako and Nuhu Abdullahi.

thNISEF Conducts 13 National Conference in BUKThe Nigerian Society for Educational Psychologists

th(NISEF) conducted its 13 National Conference in nd th

Bayero University, Kano between 22 and 26 October, 2018, with the theme: Educational Psychology for Inclusive Education. The President of the society, Professor G. T. Akume lamented the state of education in Nigeria that reached alarming proportion as from 1990's to date. He said the system was bastardised with lack of pedagogical skills, gender imbalance and the dearth of instructional materials. Presenting a keynote address, titled: How You Can Manage Your Left-Hand in a Right Handed World: The Imperative of Inclusive Education, Professor Ayanniyi Bako Alhassan, from Sule Lamido University, Kafin-Hausa, said left handed children were blessed with natural talents, as many prominent leaders, legendary athletes, foremost artists, renowned scholars and reputable international philanthropists were left-handed.Earlier in his welcome address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, who was represented by the University Librarian, Dr. Musa Auyo, expressed happiness over BUK's hosting of the conference, saying that the University was always ready to host professional bodies and associations.

thFriday, 16 November, 2018International Conference on Boko Haram:....Scholars, Researchers, Key Stakeholders Proffer Solutions to Insurgency in NigeriaScholars, researchers and key stakeholders from various countries of the world have proffered far reaching strategies for addressing the insurgency in Nigeria, which has resulted in the killings of thousands of people and the destruction of property worth billions of Naira.

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They spoke at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Boko Haram, themed: Insurgency and the phenomenon of Boko Haram in Nigeria, organised by Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID), BUK; the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), Nigeria Office and Kano State Government that

th thtook place from 13 to 15 November, 2018.

thDuring the opening ceremony on Tuesday, 13 November, 2018 at the Coronation Hall of Kano Government House, President Muhammad Buhari, ably represented by the Interior Minister, Lt. Gen. Abdurrahman Dambazau, commended the organisers of the conference which he said was timely for being held when the government was taking concrete steps to solve the problem.In his keynote address titled: Insurgency and the Phenominon of Boko Haram in Nigeria: A Reconnaissance, Professor Mukhtar Umar Bunza of the Department of History, Usman Dafodio University, Sokoto, traced the origin and evolution of Boko Haram, including its ideological perspective, saying also despite the frequent characterisation of the Boko Haram crises in the Northeast as motivated by religion, research had shown that it did not primarily target religious institutions.

“Use Appropriate Theories and Methods in Handling African Languages Research” – DonAfrican Linguists have been urged to avoid the use of inappropriate theories and methods in their researches, as African languages have been described as very rich and resourceful for investigations by linguists and scholars, for them to come up with new findings that would add to the existing pool of knowledge and become useful to humanity.Presenting his paper at a Public lecture organised by the Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages that was held at the Theatre of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, BUK, Professor Felix K. Ameka of University of Leiden, Netherlands, spoke on the “New Trends in Linguistic Science”, challenging scholars to go out always to the field and collect different types of data of actual linguistic practices from the users of languages before drawing conclusions about the nature of language.

BUK Clinic Conducts Eye SurgeriesBayero University Eye Clinic has recorded another

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achievement by conducting successful eye surgeries for 6 patients that had been having eye problems at the New Campus surgical operation room.Dr. M. S. Ado, a consultant ophthalmologist, who

thled the operation on Friday, 8 November, 2018 said “we all depend on our vision to perform our duties”. He urged staff and students having eye problem to contact the university clinic for solving their various eye problems.

rdFriday, 23 November, 2018CDA, CPHP 42 Others to Benefit from $300m World Bank ACE GrantThe World Bank has selected two centres from Bayero University: the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) and Centre for Population Health and Policy to be among the 44 centres in 12 West and Central African countries to be funded under the Africa Centres of Excellence for

Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project. A press statement issued by the Regional Facilitation Unit (RPU) of the Association of African Universities (AAU), says it is pleased to announce the conditional selection of 44 centres of excellence in 12 participating countries that included Nigeria and other countries.

BUK Class '92 Donates N1m to Student FundsBayero University, Kano Class '92 Alumni has awarded scholarship to some 25 indigent students of the University.The Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, who received the forum in his office on

thFriday, 9 November, 2018 commended them for the gesture in helping the needy among the students. He urged other bodies to emulate them.The leader of the Forum, Alhaji Muhammad Dahiru Sa'ad in order to support the innovation of the University Management that recorded

tremendous successes in both infrastructural development and facilities, the BUK Class 92 donated one million naira to indigent students. He added that the Forum had set aside funds intervention in critical sectors of society like health, social welfare and payment of fines and compensations for indigent prison inmates, whose offences do not pose risk to the general wellbeing of the society.

I Remain Indebted to BUK for My PHD – BursarThe Bursar of Bayero University, Kano, Dr. Sulaiman Bello, has praised the management of the University for sponsoring him to conduct his PhD in Malaysia and expressed gratitude over the support and encouragement given to him.Dr. Bello said he was determined and committed to transform his PhD study to near the management of the financial activities of the University. The Bursar

completed his Doctor of Philosophy majoring in Accounting at University Utara, Malaysia, Sintok,

stKedah at the 31 Convocation Ceremony of the

th thUniversity held between 11 and 15 November, 2018.

thFriday, 30 November, 2018BUK to Get Visiting Fellows from UK, IndiaTwo renowned oral maxillofacial surgeons from Indrapratha University (India) and Glasgow University (United Kingdom) have shown interest to serve as visiting fellows in Bayero University's Faculty of Dentistry.Professor Dhirendra Srivastava from Indraprastha University Delhi, India and Professor Ashraf Ayoub from Glasgow University in the United Kingdom have committed themselves to come to Bayero University as visiting lecturers with the view of contributing to strengthen the Dentistry programme.

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World Bank Evaluation Team in a group photograph with BUK Management and CDA representatives

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The duo spoke separately during a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello by the Executive Board of the National Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons on

rdFriday, 23 November, 2018. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Bello, expressed happiness over the fellow's desire to join the University as visiting lecturers and revealed that effort was intensified to strengthen the Dentistry discipline in the University with the recruitment of 6 new staff recently.

Nigeria Ranked High in Maternal Mortality – Dr. FatimaNigeria has been ranked high in maternal mortality in sub-saharan Africa. The situation is even more severe in the Northern Nigeria, where up till now, many women deliver their babies without skilled birth attendants, the national team leader for Health Nigeria Project, Dr. Fatima Adam, has disclosed.Speaking when she called on the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, on Tuesday,

th27 November, 2018 in his committee room, Dr. Fatima said Women for Health had increased the number of capacity of female health workers in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, Yobe and Borno through School of Midwifery, Nursing and Community Health. It had equally contributed to women's empowerment in women's access to and use of health services in the Northern Nigeria.The Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, promised to support the initiative of Women for Health programme so as to upgrade the standard of living of women in the country.

BUK Model for Nigerian Universities – SAFE Deputy Regional DirectorBayero University, Kano has been described as a model for Nigerian universities, Deputy Regional Director of Sasakawa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), Dr. Deola Naibakelawo, has said.

rdSpeaking on 23 November, 2018, when he paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, Dr. Naibakelawo insisted that SAFE was particularly happy with the laid down foundation of the project by the management of BUK, which will ensure its sustainability, thereby appealing to other universities in the country to emulate these gigantic steps.He told the Vice Chancellor that they were in the

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university to assess the level of progress made in the project as well as to find out the challenges being encountered in order to address them. He said that they visited Mali and Ghana with the same mission.

BUK Management Commends SCE Students for Winning Trophy at National QuizThe Management of Bayero University has commended the brilliant performance of students from the School of Continuing Education (SCE), who won a trophy at the National Quiz organised by Criminology and Security Practitioners of Nigeria.A letter of commendation signed by the Registrar, Fatima Binta Mohammed, said by their performance, the students had made the university proud.It could be recalled that two other students, Razi Ozomarisu Yusuf and Salisu Magaji of the Department of Social Sciences and Administration, have equally won another trophy during a quiz competition.

West African College of Nursing Honours Vice Chancellor, BUKThe West African College of Nursing held its Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference tagged “Kanon Dabo, 2018” with theme: Emerging Health Challenges: The Role of the Nurse in the Era of New Technology and Innovation.

thThe conference which was held between 26 and

th30 November, 2018 highlighted new discoveries regarding the roles nurses can play in this era of technological development.In his keynote address, the Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Alhaji Faruk Abubakar, said that there were numerous emerging health challenges affecting Nigeria in addition to the already existing issues of high maternal and infant mortalities. He urged healthcare professionals to be aware of these challenges and also to become prepared to face the challenges.Speaking shortly after receiving the award on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, the Director Public Affairs, Malam Ahmad Shehu, said the Management of Bayero University was committed to improving the nursing programme of the university.

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he 7 International conference on GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND IMPLEMETATION OF SUSTAINABLE HIGHER EDUCATION

IN AFRICA, identified underfunding and negligence to female education as the main problems bedeviling educational progress, particularly in the African continent.

This hint was dropped in the keynote address and a lead paper, at the conference by Dr. Johnson M. Ishengoma and Professor Eustella Bhalalusesa, both of the Department of Educational Foundations

and Management and Life Long Learning of the University of Dar es Salam, Tanzania.

Dr. Ishengoma blamed lack of adequate funding of education in the African region on stakeholders, such as governments, donor agencies and companies for shunning their responsibilities in donating towards supporting the development of education in the region.

He said as a result of underfunding being suffered by education, majority of African nations are still lagging behind in their efforts to catch up


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Cross Section of BUK Participants in Front of Nkurma Hall, University of Dar Es Salaam after a plenary session


with the modern trends and innovations, particularly in the area of modern facilities and teaching and learning aids. He noted that it would take great deal of resources, time and efforts, before African nations can rise up to the level of their counterparts in Asia and Europe.

In her paper, Professor Eustella hinted at the cultural dilemma surrounding female education in Africa, saying due to some cultural beliefs and often taboos, female students find themselves at the cross roads in their educational pursuits. She said that apart from the segregation faced by the female students, some women also faced lack of concern and support from their partners, which added to the multiple roles they play as daughters, mothers and housewives, which also consume a lot of their time and attention away from their educational career.

The conference which was organized by the School of Education, University of Tanzania, Dar Salaam, in collaboration with WORLD EDUCATORS FORUM,

th thheld between 12 and 16 November, 2018. Participants at the conference included Education Administrators, curriculum developers and Lecturers from various tertiary institutions across the globe. Participants who are scholars from the Bayero University Kano included Dr. Danlami Hayyo, Maryam A. Muk'tar and Mrs Beatrice K. Uzugwu of School of Continuing Education. Others are Dr. Abubakar I. Hassan and Dr. Abubakar A. Aniki of Physical and Health Education Department and Tahir Abba of the Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages. The participants humbly acknowledged the support received from BUK through TETfund for sponsoring the conference.

After the conference, participants were guided to historical sites and places of attraction in Dar as Salaam and its environs. Meanwhile, a

Nigerian participant from Benue had died and arrangements were being made by the host University through Nigerian Embassy to convey his body back to Nigeria.

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BUK participants and other participants from Kebbi State University

The Lead Paper Presenter, Dr. Mwajuma Vuzo (Sitting by the left), Dean School ofEducation, Prof (Mrs) Eugenia Kafanabo (Middle), and other BUK participants.

During its 2018 National delegate's conference, the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) ratified the election of Professor Adamu Idris Tanko as the new President of the association. Lamara Garba writes on the geographers’ unique succession policy and the mission of the new helmsman.

Many organizations, unions or associations are plunged into chaotic and deep tussle due to problems most often emanating from the process of electing officials who would steer their affairs. Sometimes such a disagreement ends up in litigation which adversely affects its existence and operations under normal circumstances, allowing democratic election to hold especially at the highest office, giving

members a sense of inclusiveness and nipping dictatorial tendencies in the bud, with members having the right to elect leaders of their choice.

However, the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG), has a unique way of electing its executives which would be adjudged as one of the most peaceful and rancor free. Unlike the practice in most of the groups and associations globally, assuming the top echelon of ANG is by hierarchy, thereby making it simple and easy to predict who could be the next president, minutes after the ratification of the new president.

In addition to the simple way of electing the president, the processes also afford a potential president to undergo training and mentorship to understand fully the working of the association. That is why the association is always growing from strength to strength. No leader gets the top job without experience, as such he cannot afford to fail in his undertaking.

Under the constitution of ANG, they have provision for the President and three Vice presidents.

stIn the event a president's tenure elapses, the 1 Vice president will automatically assume the position of

ndthe President and the 2 VP will be elevated to the st rd nd

1 VP while the 3 VP will move to the 2 VP and a rdnew 3 VP will be elected.

The Nigerian Geographical Association was established in 1957, even before Nigeria gained her independence but the name was changed to Association of Nigerian Geographers when it registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Professor Adamu Idris Tanko, the Deputy Vice


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Outgoing President of ANG, Prof. O. O. Oyesiko (right) and new President, Prof. A. I. Tanko (left)

Chancellor (Academics) of Bayero University was thelected as the President during the 59 Annual

Conference of the association, which was held at the thUniversity of Ibadan on Tuesday, 4 December,

th2018. The event also coincided with the 70 anniversary of University of Ibadan.

Speaking to BUK Today, the new president, Professor Adamu Tanko said the ANG, unlike most other associations, had a unique way of producing its executive members. According to him, eligible members for leadership positions are selected based on their commitment and integrity across the country. They will afterwards be nominated by the council for endorsement during its Annual General Meeting for endorsement as executive members.

“The association has its own brand of election. Usually, the Council will look around its members across the country and therefore make nominations for the Annual General Meeting to endorse. But three positions are usually known. These are the

nd stpositions of the 2 and 1 Vice Presidents, and that of the President. As the president completes his term

stof two years, he is succeeded by the 1 VP and the nd st 2 VP now automatically becomes the 1 VP.

Nominations are then made for the other offices,” he revealed.

Professor Tanko from Bayero University was rd

the 3 person to have assumed the presidency of the association. Prior to his election, Professor Falola and Olofin both served in that capacity. This is an indication that the university is a very active

member of the 61 year old association.Talking about his mission, the new ANG

President revealed that primarily, ANG was formed to project the prominence of the subject of geography in the country and also to coordinate the activities of geographers. His priority is to bring cohesion among the various categories of members, those in universities, colleges; polytechnics and secondary schools as well as those in the nation's civil service and private sector. He equally promised to start and possibly complete the construction of the association's head office (The Geography House) in Abuja.

In particular, he said he would vigorously pursue the issue of bringing to the fore the importance and potentialities of Geography as a subject for national development. “I want to bring geography to the attention of those in positions of authorities to know and appreciate the potentials of the subject as a key macro environment discipline that can understand and practically solve myriad environmental problems and aid planning.”

As part of its policy of achieving its goal, the association initiates a programme aimed at supporting secondary school students every year to participate at international geographical contests with other young geographers across the globe. This year, they went to Canada and in 2019, they will go to Hong Kong for the competition.

Meanwhile, the executive council members of the association have paid a courtesy call on the Vice

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Some members of ANG in a group photograph with the new President, Prof. Adamu Idris Tanko

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NAME POSITION Affiliation Prof. A. I. Tanko President BUK Prof. P.A.O Odjugo 1st Vice President NIMET Prof. S. A. Mashi 2nd Vice President NIMET Prof. P.O. Phil -Eze 3rd Vice President UNN Prof. J. G. Laah National Secretary KASU Prof. (Mrs) E. C Onyenechere Assist Nat. Secretary IMSU Prof. S. D. Musa Treasurer KSU Dr. I. M. Dankani Financial Secretary UDUS Prof. O. Omotayo Editor LASU Prof. N. M. Idris Assistant Editor NSUK Dr. A. A. Dambazau Northwest Zonal Rep KUST Dr. G. Sambo Northeast Zonal Rep UNIMAID Dr. O. O. Ifatimehin Northcentral Zonal Rep KSU Dr. F. O. Ogundele Southwest Zonal Rep LASU Mr. Lazarus Chikwendu Southeast Zonal Rep IMSU Mr. T. T. Tamuno SouthSouth Zonal Rep NDU Prof. O. Oyesiku Special Member OOU Prof. A. Soneye Special Member UNILAG Dr. (Mrs) N. Mohammed Special Member BUK

Below is the complete list of the new executives with their portfolios.

Lamara Garba is a Principal Assistant Registrar in the Directorate of Public Affairs.

Chancellor of Bayero University, Professor thMuhammad Yahuza Bello on Saturday, 8

December, 2018, when they intimated him about the activities of the association. The President, Professor Adamu Idris Tanko who led the Council members said they were in Kano to discuss modalities for the

th60 General Assembly of the association which is expected to be hosted by Kaduna State University.

He thanked the Vice Chancellor for his support to the association and for his personal encouragement, which had inspired him to reach the pinnacle in the association's leadership. He vowed to remain a good ambassador of Bayero University.

Responding, the Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello commended ANG for their peaceful transition policy, which, he said, all unions and associations ought to emulate for sustainability and coherence among its members with a view of promoting the espirit de cope.

According to him planning remain the best way to achieving success in one's life. This is also very important for national growth and development.

Professor Bello noted that any country that failed to plan ahead, is certainly bound to record failure in her undertakings. “Lack of planning is the greatest impediment in the nation's quest for development. With proper planning, one is sure of peace, tranquility, stability in policy and continuity in governance and leadership.”

The Vice Chancellor was in particular elated with the leadership of ANG for sustaining regular production of the association's journal. This, he said, ”is indicative of the commitment to the course of the association by its successive management,” which is the resultant effect of planning and quality leadership.

Indeed, the emergence of Professor Adamu Idris Tanko as the president of the association will go a long way in reinvigorating the subject of Geography as he spent almost two decades as a Council member of the association. No doubt, he stands the chance to make a bold imprint in the development of geography as a subject for national growth.

ow Bayero University graduates are faring Hwill undoubtedly leave many to be desired.

For Abdulhaleem Sunusi Ahmad, a graduate of Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano, life has been very eventful. First, he graduated with flying colours, getting second class upper (4.20) CGPA and then capped it up with a mouth watering First Class Honours at the Nigerian Law School. To put icing on the cake, the young Abdulhaleem got the prestigious Director General's prize.

thThe ceremony, which took place on 27 November, 2018 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, saw a total of 4, 779 candidates, who were successful at the August/September 2018 Bar Final Examinations, being admitted into the Nigerian Bar, according to Vanguard Newspaper.

Abdulhaleem Ahmad was among the 161 First Class Law graduates, comprising of 113 female and 48 male candidates. A further breakdown of the general performance of the candidates showed that whereas 694 out of a total number of 5,846 students that sat for the Bar Final Exams, made Second Class Upper, 1, 275 of them got Second Class Lower, while 2, 649 of them got the Pass grade.

“The Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN, said the screening committee of the Body of Benchers carefully perused the record of each of the intending lawyers and found them worthy to be presented for Call and admission to the Nigerian Bar. He said: “May I crave the indulgence of the Chairman and members of the Body of Benchers and distinguished personalities present to give an insight into the background of the 161 First Class Candidates.

“The 161 First Class Candidates cut across 15 Federal Universities, 14 State Universities and 5 Private Universities. Twenty one of them had First Class in their Universities, 134 had Second Class Upper while 6 had Second Class Lower in their Universities.

“They have maintained their positions as the best of the best in their Universities as well as in the Nigerian Law School. It may interest you also to note that 113 of the First Class Candidates are female while 48 are male. I wish to assure all of you that we shall remain the gate keepers of our noble profession. Be rest assured, as teachers, we will

continue to uphold the standard and integrity of the Bar. The general performance, which is unprecedented, justifies the huge investment and sacrifice made by all concerned.”

“We promise to sustain and even surpass the attained record with a zeal to continuously progress in all we do as long as our students are willing to excel; we shall avail them of the opportunity to achieve their goals”, the Law School DG added.

In his address at the opening ceremony that took place at the International Conference Centre, (ICC), in Abuja, the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, said it was the first time in the history of the country that 161 students of the Nigerian Law School graduated with First Class degrees”

“This has become a subject of public discuss in recent times. The bottom-line is that we should have a system of Las teaching and practice which is up to standard and of which we are all proud of and can be defended at any given point”, Dalhatu stated.

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Abdulhaleem S. Ahmad is a graduate of Bayero University, Kano, from the Faculty of Law. He was recently called to the bar after becoming the first BUK graduate to get First Class Honours at the Nigerian Law School. Nura Garba examines the inspiration behind his impressive achievement.

Flying BUK's Flag at Nigerian Law School.... How Abdulhaleem S. Ahmad Bagged First Class

Abdulhaleem S. Ahmad with the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Mamman Lawan

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Abdulhaleem Ahmad was full of joy and gratitude about this monumental stride. Asked about his inspiration, he said: “I am a Muslim and my faith defines me. My belief in Allah is what drives me to work towards getting a First Class. Allah has everything. All we have to do is ask Him and He will give us if we follow it with the right actions. I got into the School of Law hopeful and like most of my mates, I was determined, focused and optimistic. I did everything that I needed to do and Allah crowned my efforts, Alhamdulillahi.

His Life at the Nigerian Law SchoolAbdulhaleem S. Ahmad said: “my very first

challenge was finding the right material that was apt and all-encompassing. Because there was little time for personal reading, so one had to use one's time judiciously. I found quality materials ranging from lecture notes, Easy Read Notes, softcopy notes and a few text books. I went to class to listen to lectures and I didn't copy notes. I tried to understand the gist of the day and got clarifications and that's it for me. That was my style during my university days but I decided to improve by tasking myself to read everyday before the next class so that I will have a rough idea about the lecture and this really helped me to comprehend the lectures.

“Next was the Law School System. The entire system is radically different from that of the University. I had to study the system, find ways to make adjustments and change certain habits. The long hours we spent in class were so hectic that you might not have strength after eating dinner. You will just sleep but with the help of Allah, I was able to conquer.

“Next was externship. I decided to go to Lagos to do my externship. I had no idea how I convinced myself to do that. Finally, I got posted to one of the Lagos State High Court Divisions at Igbosere. I would recommend my NLS readers to undertake the externship programme (particularly court) with some seriousness. I did and it really helped. The logbook filling and the practical knowledge I acquired were useful in my personal study. For firm, I was posted to one of the top law firms in Nigeria, where I had the privilege of being mentored by the best lawyers and a Senior Advocate. I was lucky that in both court and firm they understood that I needed time to read so they didn't stress me when I read. I told my friend that's where I got the First Class. I paid for a Room a NLS Lagos Campus for the Externship Programme duration. I was lucky I was alone. So I used my time excellently. I covered the course outline about two times and attempted past questions. That gave me the opportunity to become a Nigerian Law School student by meeting students from all the six campuses.”What were your other activities?

“I participated in almost everything at the

Nigerian Law School. I was the Imam at the Central Mosque in Kano Campus and I was the Imam during Externship Programme in Lagos Campus. I played Football after class and on weekends. I tutored my colleagues every night to prepare for the next class. I participated in small group activities, asked and answered questions in class. I enjoyed every moment. But I planned my time so that everything had its own time.

“Prayer is a factor that must not be neglected at the Nigerian Law School. That is one thing both Muslims and Christians have agreed on. I did not neglect my religious obligations to read. I did not read much during Ramadan. Most of the time, I read Qur'an or listen to Tafsir. Leaving prayer to read will not help but there is time for everything.

During the call to the bar ceremony, Dean, Faculty of Law, Professor Mamman Lawan Yusufari was at the venue. He was particularly impressed with the performance of Abdulhaleem S. Ahmad for his heroism and for making Bayero University proud.

“The 2018 Call to Bar ceremony was unique and special particularly for Bayero University Kano. At a time when many students are struggling to finish the Law School with simply a Pass grade, a product of the Faculty of Law Bayero University, Abdulhaleem, made history by getting a First Class. This is unprecedented in the history of the Faculty. We are really proud of this achievement and we commend the student for it. We hope that our other students will learn from this that yes they can do it,” the Dean said.

Indeed, the young Ahmad has really portrayed a good image of Bayero University by becoming the first graduate to bag first class honours at the Nigerian Law School. This will serve as an inspiration to other potential candidates.

For the young Abdulhaleem S. Ahmad, the sky is his stepping stone as far as legal profession is concerned.

Nura Garba Writes from the Directorate of Public Affairs.

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