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FUBK promotes five Associate Professors, dismisses ex-ICT director, demotes staff for misconduct
At its 32nd meeting, the Governing Council approves five promotions to the rank of Associate Professor, while dismissing a former Acting ICT Director and deranking another staff member for misconduct.
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TETFund trains FUBK staff on AI, digital learning platforms
A two-day Staff Training and Capacity Development Workshop introduces FUBK staff to the TETFund Digital Ecosystem and AI-powered platforms for research, teaching and administration.
FUBK begins first semester examinations for 2025/2026 session
Examinations run for three weeks across the Birnin Kebbi campuses, with the Vice-Chancellor urging students to remain disciplined and warning against malpractice.
FUBK faculties sensitize students on examination misconduct, emphasize integrity
Faculty of Science and Faculty of Social and Management Sciences hold sensitisation sessions reaffirming the university's zero-tolerance stance on examination malpractice.
VC hails Kebbi Governor on appointment of FUBK scholar as KECHEMA Executive Secretary
FUBK Vice-Chancellor commends Governor Nasir Idris for appointing Dr. Murtala Muhammad Dandare, former Head of Pharmacology, as Executive Secretary of the Kebbi State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency.
FUBK hosts 4th Inaugural Lecture on combating fungal threats
Professor Kasimu Shehu of the Department of Biological Sciences delivers the lecture, spotlighting the impact of fungal diseases on food security and public health in Nigeria.
Fungal diseases fuelling hunger, health risks in Nigeria — Don
At FUBK's 4th Inaugural Lecture, Prof. Kasimu Shehu warns that fungal pathogens drive up to 30 per cent post-harvest losses and produce mycotoxins implicated in child malnutrition.
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