The appointment of the new Professors was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), sequel to the recommendations of the University’s Appointment and Promotion Committee.
A statement from the Office of the Registrar of the institution, Barr. Alfa Nla, said that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research and community service and were subsequently promoted to the highest rank obtainable in the academia.
The breakdown of the beneficiaries of the promotion exercise showed that 11 of the new Professors were produced by the Faculty of Agriculture and they are Prof. Sidiqat Aderinoye-Abdulwahab, Prof. L. L. Adefalu, Prof. F. O. Takimand, and Prof. A. A. Badmos.
