*As 27 readers emerged
By Muhd D Haidar
The 4th Governing Council of Federal University Dutse (FUD), at its 8th Regular Meeting held on Thursday, 7th May, 2026, has considered the report and recommendations from the Appointments and Promotions Committee (Academic), and approved the promotion of twenty-one (21) Academic Staff to the rank of Professor and twenty-seven (27) to the rank of Reader with effect from 1st October, 2025, as presented in the table below.
The promoted Professors include
Dr. Umar Mukhtar, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Aliyu Abdurrahaman, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Gama Emmanuel Nkwi, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Bashir Garba Muktar, Professor of Agricultural Extension, Dr. Ado Garba Professor of Agricultural Extension.
Also promoted are Dr. Danmaigoro Olarenwaju Professor of Agronomy, Dr. Ibrahim Sanusi Chinade Professor of Literature in English, Dr. Nasiruddeen Ibrahim Ahmad Professor of Arabic Linguistics, Dr. Philip N. Ndubueze
Professor of Sociology in area of (Criminology and Security Studies),Dr. Lamidi Kamal Olaniyi Professor of Political Science in area of (Nigerian Government and Politics).
Dr. Zahraddeen Sufyan was Promoted to Professor of Computer Science, Dr. Sulaiman Muhammad Inuwa Professor of Biology (Ecology and Biodiversity), Dr. Balogun Joshua Professor of Biology with interest in (Parasitology, Public and Environmental Health), Dr. Shiaka Gimba Peter Professor of Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology), Dr. Muhammad Isa Auyo Professor of Botany, Dr. Aminu Ma’aruf Nass Professor of Applied Mathematics.
Dr. Babangida Ibrahim Babura
Promoted to Professor of Statistics (Applied and Computational Statistics), Dr. Shina Isma’il Sadiq Professor of Chemistry (Natural Product Chemistry), Dr. Hajara Momoh Professor of Organic Chemistry, Dr. Tasi’u Zangina Professor of Physics (Material Science and Dr. Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez Professor of Physics (Solid State) respectively.
The university has equally promoted 27 to the rank of readers
Signed:
Abdullahi Yahaya Bello, Anipr
Ag. Director Public Affairs.
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