undergoing leadership transition because his tenure will expire by 18 th August, 2015.

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1 VOL XXXIV BULLETIN FRIDAY 7 TH AUGUST, 2015 No. 39 BUK Alumni Fund Raising Nets N12m VC Invites Alumni to Tour BUK V ice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR has invited members of the Bayero University Alumni across the country to visit the five campuses of the University and see the progress recorded within the last few years. Professor Rasheed made the call during Bayero University Alumni Reunion and Fund Raising Dinner held at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja on Saturday 1 st August, 2015, adding that with what is on ground in the University the Alumni members should be encouraged to give in their best in sustaining and enhancing the University. The Vice Chancellor who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Professor Saddiq Isa Radda said Alumni members during a tour of the University would see how the Management had executed physical development, staff development and students welfare projects resulting in the entire transformation of the University. He said the University is proud of the Alumni, more especially its leaders who have demonstrated a sense of commitment, saying that the University Management has taken note of what the Alumni wanted, assuring that their contributions to the University would be utilised judiciously. Professor Rasheed said the University would keep on relying on the Alumni to complement its efforts more especially that the University is undergoing leadership transition because his tenure will expire by 18 th August, He said a foundation to ensure peaceful graduation of students had being laid, expecting them also to join the Alumni. He commended the officials and members of the Alumni for the support rendered to his Management. The President of Bayero University Alumni, Muhammad Datti Usman praised the Vice Chancellor for his efforts to ensure the establishment of the Alumni. He however, expressed concerned about the low level awareness of the Bayero University Alumni. Muhammad Datti Usman revealed that state chapters have been formed in Abuja, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi and Niger states while Kaduna and Kano have caretaker committees. He urged other states to come up with their chapters because without the chapters it is doubtful if any mileage can be achieved. He said Universities all over the world exist to engender support from members of the Alumni, thereby improving the prestige, academic content and good image of their alma mater. He mentioned that the NEC has looked at the strategic plan of Bayero University and resolved to do something on short, medium and long term deliverables. The President said BUK Alumni would improve amongst others the sanitation on the University campuses; ease inter-campus transportation, by supplying commuter busses; build an e-lecture theatre/auditorium and construct an Alumni Resources Centre, for use of staff and students, in order to promote

2 2 excellence in pedagogy and welfare of the members of the University Community. He then disclosed that a seven-man electoral committee had been constituted with Alhaji Abubakar idris Udu as Chairman and it would be inaugurated in Birnin-Kebbi in September this year to facilitate election of new Alumni leaders with the incumbents having served for two years. The national convention is scheduled for December 5 th, 2015 at Bayero University, Kano. Also, a statement signed by the General- Secretary, Bayero University Alumni, Professor Habu Mohammed dated 6 th August, 2015, attributed the success of the Fund Raising Dinner to the immense support, solidarity and spirit of brotherliness of the University Management and its Alumni members in general. The statement confirmed that 12million Naira was generated, at the occasion. The Bulletin reports at the dinner that the highest donation of 5million Naira came from Alhaji Abdussamad Isyaka Rabi u, Alhaji Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar Mairago donated 2 million Naira, Kano state government 1 million Naira; former Governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu azu Babangida Aliyu 1 million Naira; former Deputy Governor of Katsina state, Barrister Abdullahi Faskari, 1million Naira amongst others, while the chief launcher, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is to present his donation later. Emulate BUK s Rancour-Free Transition, Universities Urged Nigerian Universities should emulate the good examples of Bayero University, Kano which in the last 10 years recorded smooth and rancour free transition from one Vice-Chancellor to another. This was disclosed by Dr. Kole Shettima, MacArthur Country/African Director while delivery a paper at a Round-Table Discussion to herald the take off of Centre for Economic, Social and Population Research(CESPOR), BUK, on Wednesday 5 th August, 2015 at the Studio of the Department of Agricultural Economic and Extension. He said it gladdens every stakeholder who is concerned about the sustenance of peace and hitch free academic activities in the nation s ivory towers to observe a sustained, smooth, successful and rancour free transition from one Vice-Chancellor to the order as it has been happening in the last one decade in Bayero University, Kano. Dr. Shettima recalled with satisfaction how in 2005, Professor Attahiru Jega succeeded Late Professor Musa Abdullahi in a smooth, peaceful but interesting transition. He said Professor Jega was himself succeeded in 2010 in a similar rancour free transition by the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR. Dr. Kole Shettima observed with happiness that the ongoing processes to produce Professor Rasheed s successor has so far been going on smoothly and rancour free, and was optimistic that a new Vice-Chancellor would emerge same way as his predecessors. He called on Universities in the country to take a cue from BUK s unique and smooth transition example for peace to continue to prevail during and after succession exercises. Dr. Kole commended BUK for establishing the Centre for Economic, Social and Political Research and urged its managers to be very flexible, less autocratic, and be innovative as well as ensure the production of qualitative research that might attract sustained funding. He listed factors that often attract funding for researches as common sense, quality of research output, involving private sectors,

3 3 adding that researches can only be qualitative if they are relevant to our own local people and can satisfy our needs and peculiarities. Two other academics, Professor Julius Afolabi Falola of the Faculty of Social and Management Science, BUK and Dr. Abubakar Garba, Director, Centre for Trans-Saharan Studies, University of Maiduguri have earlier delivered separate papers. In his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni, MFR said the CESPOR Round-Table discussion which assembled experts in the field of economy, and political science including representatives of International non- Governmental Organization was expected to brainstorm with a view to developing a blueprint for the full take off of the Centre. He said BUK would continue to accord research its rightful place, because according to him Universities the world over are turning their tentacles to knowledge based research and that we in BUK cannot afford to be left behind, he assured. Primary Education Backbone of Education System - VC The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed mni MFR, has described primary education as the backbone of education. Professor Rasheed disclosed this in remarks during the opening ceremony of 2 nd Teachers and school administrators workshop jointly organized by the Bayero University staff model primary school and Faculty of Education, on Thursday, 6 th August, According to him primary education is the basis where a foundation for quality education is being laid, explaining that any child that could not get a good foundation at the grassroots, he is of course bound to have problem in his advance stages of learning. Professor Abubakar Rasheed who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor academic Professor Sagir Abass commended the organizer of the workshop for their foresight and urged the participant to properly utilise the knowledge acquire at the workshop. Earlier In his speech the chairman governing board of the staff model primary school, Professor Attahir Muhammad Dawood, said the workshop with the theme Improvement of primary education standard in Nigeria: The role of University staff school in organizing training programmes at bracing up with the challenges of the 21 st century in the teaching profession in line with the 9 year UBE scheme in Nigeria was organized to train the teachers on the new method of teaching. He expressed gratitude to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abubakar Rasheed for his special intervention which contributed to the growth and development of the staff school. The principal of the School Alhaji Haruna Muhammad Shanono said apart from giving training to primary school teachers the workshop was organized to honour the outgoing Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Professor Abubakar Rasheed for his contribution towards the development of the staff school and the university. School of Postgraduate Studies: Updated 2014/2015 Calendar of Events 1. 1 st Semester Lectures (13 weeks) Monday, 1 st June Saturday, 29 th August, st Semester Examinations (2 weeks) Monday, 31 st August Saturday, 12 th September, 2015.

4 st Semester Break (1 week) Monday, 14 th September Sunday, 20 th September, nd Semester Lectures (12 weeks) Monday, 21 st September Saturday, 5 th December, nd Semester Examinations (2 weeks) Monday, 7 th December Saturday, 19 th December, Commencement of 2015/2016 Session Monday, 8 th February, On BAJOPAS Plagiarized Article The Editorial Board of Bayero University of Pure and Applied Sciences (BAJOPAS) came across a published paper titled Assessment of Healthcare Waste Generated by Government Hospital in Agra City, India by a journal Our Nature (2007) 5: 25-30, which was authored by a Khajuria and A. Kumar both of the Department of Environmental Studies, School of Life Sciences, Khandari Campus, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agro-28202, U.P., India, which was very much similar to a paper titled: Assessment of Healthcare Waste Generated by Some Selected Public Hospitals in Katsina State, Nigeria, published by our Journal Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (2009) 2(2): which was authored by Abubakar Umar and Audu Yaro of the Department of Geography, Umaru Musa Yar adua University, Katsina and Babangida Abdukarim of the Department of Biology, Umar Musa Yar adua University, Katsina. This was observed to show evidence of plagiarism. Accordingly, the Board has immediately withdrawn the said publication from its journal archive henceforth. School of Postgraduates Studies Reminder: Updated List of Programmes The School of Postgraduate Studies wishes to remind all Heads of Department running Postgraduate Programmes that are yet to submit the updated list of their Postgraduate programmes to kindly do so. A statement signed by M. T. Jikamshi, Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, said the updated list will be used in making preparations for the advertisement of Application Forms for the 2015/2016 Academic Session. The updated list should please reach the office of the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies on or before Friday, 7 th August, Novelty Matches In-Honour of Prof. Rasheed, Incoming VC To Hold Next Session The novelty matches in honour of the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, mni, MFR and the in-coming Vice Chancellor, who is to be appointed any time from now, will take place in the first week of first semester, next academic session. A statement signed by Ibrahim Yahuza on behalf of the Sports Director, Malam Tijjani Ahmed Salisu said, two matches have been organized as follows: 1. Champion of Staff Football NASU Vs Student Champions FAIS. 2. Professors Vs other staff (50 years and above). It was earlier reported in the last edition that FAIS and NASU will play a novelty match on Thursday 6 th August, 2015.

5 5 SEMINARS The following departments invite the University Community to their faculties/ departmental seminars, scheduled as follows: Department of Physical & Health Education: Ph.D. Seminar Presenter 1: Musa Haladu Darma (SPS/11/PHE/00001) Topic: Effects of Aerobic Training on Metabolic Profiles of Diabetic Patients attending Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano. Supervisor: Prof. M. L. Emiola Discussant: Dr. Abdullahi I. Darki Presenter 2: Ajani Olajide Ezekiel (SPS/11/PHE/00003) Topic: Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Voluntary Blood Donation among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Kano State. Supervisor: Prof. O. O. Oyerinde Discussant: Dr. Ahmad Makama Getso Chairman: Dr. Mansur Kiyawa, Dean, Faculty of Education Date: Thursday, 13 th August, 2015 Time: 10:00am Venue: Departmental Conference Room. Department of Political Science: PhD Seminar Candidate 1: Isma ila Ahmed Danjuma (SPS/09/PPS/00002) Title OF Dissertation: Multilateralism and Nigeria s Foreign Policy of Support for Democracy: A Case Study of Cote D Ivoire. Supervisor: Prof. Mahmoud M. Lawan Internal Examiner: Prof. Kamilu S. Fagge External Examiner: Prof. Warrisu O. Alli Candidate 2: Abdul aziz Sani (SPS/10/PPS/00001) Title OF Dissertation: The Impact of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW s) on Human Security in Kano State. Supervisor: Prof. Mahmoud M. Lawan/Dr. Abubakar Jika Jiddere Internal Examiner: Prof. Abdullahi Sule- Kano External Examiner: Prof. Warrisu O. Alli Chairperson: Prof. Aisha Abdul-Isma il Date: Monday, 10 th August, 2015 Time: 9:00am Venue: HOD s Office (Political Science). Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages & Folklore: Departmental Seminar The Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages and Folklore is organizing a Departmental seminar on Karin Magana Mahangar Xan Adam: Nazarin Rayuwa da Maqasudinta A Falsafar Bahaushe, on Monday, 17 th August, 2015 at 10:00am in Centre s Conference Room. International Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance: IIIBF M.Sc. Internal Defense Candidate 1: Ado Mamman (SPS/12/MIF/00006) Topic: Impacts of Islamic Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation: The Nigerian Experience: A Case Study of Al-Baraka Microfinance Bank, Lagos. Candidate 2: Nuraddeen Mohammed Lawal (SPS/12/MIF/00024) Topic: Application of Intisna-Ijarah Sukuk on Electricity Finance in Kano State, Nigeria: Lessons from Malaysia Chairman: Prof. Shehu Usman Rano Aliyu Date: Thursday, 6 th August, 2015 Time: 10:00am Occasional Seminar Series: Presenter: Malam Abdullahi Abubakar Lamido, International Institute of Islamic banking and Finance (IIIBF), BUK. Paper Title: The Theory of Magasid al-shariah and its Application in the Formulation of Poverty Alleviation Policies and Programmes. Chairman: Prof. Garba Bala Bello, Department of Business Administration, BUK.

6 6 Discussants: Dr. Ahmad Murtala, Department of Islamic Studies, BUK and Dr. Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad, International Institute of Islamic banking and Finance (IIIBF). Date: Thursday, 13 th August, 2015 Time: 11:00am Venue: IIIBF Conference Room, BUK. Department of Physics: MSc Seminar Presentation Presenter: Sagir Ziya ulhaq (SPS/12/MPY/00003) Topic: Copper (I) Oxide/Copper (I) Sulphide (n-cu2o/p_cu 2 S) GHeterojuction Solar Cell. Chairman: Dr. Tijjani H. Darma Date: Thursday, 13 th August, 2015 Time: 10:00am Venue: Physics Research Laboratory Wedding Fatiha (1) Malam Abubakar Hussain Muhammad of the Student Affairs invites members of the University community to his wedding fatiha, scheduled as follows: Date: August, 2015 Time: 10:00am Sunday, 23 rd Shawwal, 1436AH ( 9 th Venue: Lungun Alhaji Abdu Na Goggo, Tudun Nufawa Qtrs. Kano State. (2) Shehu Hambali Ali Sharif (Ahlan) of the Registrar s office invites members of the University community to his wedding fatiha, scheduled as follows: Date: Friday, 7 th August, 2015 Time: 1:00pm (immediately after juma at prayer) Venue: Masallacin Markas, Kantitin Sabuwar BUK, Titin da zai kaika Gwarzo Road Strategic Plan/Stakeholders Meetings This is to inform the University community that the Committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor for the preparation of 2016/20120 Strategic Plan has started its assignment. As part of its activities, the Committee is organizing stakeholders meeting with members of Faculties, Schools, Directorates and Centre in the University. A statement signed by the Deputy Director, Strategic Planning, Professor Habu Mohammed noted that the aim of the exercise is to solicit for input from members of the University community about what they would like to be included in the new strategic plan which will serve as a road map for the University in the next five years. The statement added that members of the University community are free to submit a written memorandum on what they think the University should incorporate in the new strategic plan. The stakeholders meeting with members of Faculties, Schools, Directorates and Centres have been scheduled according to the time-table as follows: S/N FACULTY/CENTRE/UNIT DATE OF CONSULTATION 1 Agriculture, FAIS and 10/08/2015 Computer Science & Information Technology 2 Education, Engineering and SMS 10/08/2015

7 3 Science, Basic Medical Science and Law 10/08/ Allied Health Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Dentistry 5 Democratic Research & Trng. (Mambayya) School of Continuing Education 6 Centre for Qur anic Studies, Center for Research in Nigerian Languages & Folklore and Center for Dry Land Agriculture 7 Center for African & Entrepreneurship Research Center for Information & Technology 8 Center for Biotechnology Research and Center for Renewable Energy 9 Center for Advanced Medical Research & Training and Center for Infectious Diseases Research College of Health Sciences 10 Research, Innovation & Partnership (DRIP), Directorate of Academic Planning (DAP) And Directorate Examination, Admission & Records (DEAR) 11 Information, Publication and Documentation (IPD) Division and Directorate of Establishment Matter (DEM) and Faculty of Earth & Environmental Sciences (FEES) 12 Intl. Inst. Of Islamic Banking & Finance, School of Postgraduate Studies and School of General Stud. & Entrepreneurship 11/08/ /08/ /08/ /08/ /08/ /08/ /08/ /08/ /08/205 STAFF MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL 1 st Batch 2015/2016 Admission for Successful Candidates into JSS 1 & Transferred Students The Staff Model Secondary School wishes to inform members of the University community and general public that the 1 st Batch 2015/2016 list of successful candidates for admission into JS 1 and Transferred students into JSS 2 SS2 as per the following: A) SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE INTO JSS1: S/N NAME REGISTRATION NO. 1 AISHA MUKHTAR MUHAMMAD BUKSMSS/057/FR/ IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI TIJJANI BUKSMSS/047/FR/ KHADIJA KABIR NABEGU BUKSMSS/015/FR/ KHADIJA MUHAMMAD BABA BUKSMSS/011/FR/ KHADIJA AKINFENWA BUKSMSS/002/FR/ AISHA HARUNA YAHYA BUKSMSS/061/FR/ FATIMA ABUBAKAR HARUNA BUKSMSS/010/FR/2015

8 8 8 HASSANA SHEHU BUKSMSS/063/FR/ SAFIYYA MUHAMMAD KAMIL BUKSMSS/034/FR/ SALIM UMAR BUKSMSS/038/FR/ ABUBAKAR LAWAN DANLADI BUKSMSS/065/FR/ HAUWA'U MUKHTAR BUKSMSS/023/FR/ ZAINAB ABDULRAHMAN BUKSMSS/043/FR/ NAFISA MUHAMMAD ALI BUKSMSS/046/FR/ FATIMA HABIB. ABUBAKAR BUKSMSS/005/FR/ FATIMA SUNUSI ABBAS BUKSMSS/012/FR/ ZAINAB BAFFA IBRAHIM BUKSMSS/041/FR/ RAIHANATU KABIR BUKSMSS/059/FR/ NKECHI RITA EZUGWU BUKSMSS/062/FR/ SADIQ A UMAR BUKSMSS/033/FR/ ZAINAB TANIMU BUKSMSS/058/FR/ NAJA'ATU HALILU BUKSMSS/016/FR/ ABUBAKAR KABIR INUWA BUKSMSS/068/FR/ MUHAMMAD SALISU BUKSMSS/006/FR/ USMAN IMAM SULAIMAN BUKSMSS/028/FR/ SADIK UMAR FAROUK BUKSMSS/054/FR/ JIBRIN AMINU MUSA BUKSMSS/001/FR/ FATIMA AMINU BABA BUKSMSS/018/FR/ RUKAYYA MUHAMMAD AHMAD BUKSMSS/044/FR/ SA'ADATU ABDUL IGUDA BUKSMSS/069/FR/ HAUWA'U SUNUSI AHMAD BUKSMSS/013/FR/ ALAWIYYA MUSTAPHA M. BUKSMSS/055/FR/ RUMASA'U BASHINR LAWAN BUKSMSS/007/FR/ AMINA MUHAMMAD JAZULI BUKSMSS/019/FR/ MUSA HASSAN MUHAMMAD BUKSMSS/025/FR/ MARIYA MUHAMMAD AHMAD BUKSMSS/045/FR/ BINTA ADAM BUKSMSS/064/FR/ KHADIJA MUHAMMAD JAZULI BUKSMSS/020/FR/ AISHA SUNUSI ABDULLAHI BUKSMSS/032/FR/ FATIMA NASIR MAI A. GUSAU BUKSMSS/031/FR/ ABBA ABUBAKAR MUSA BUKSMSS/035/FR/ ADAMU ABDULLAHI KOLO BUKSMSS/049/FR/ IMAN YAHYA IMAM BUKSMSS/042/FR/ GARZALI ALIYU BUKSMSS/026/FR/ NAFISA USMAN HASSAN BUKSMSS/004/FR/ ABDULRAHMAN FAROUK IBRAHIM BUKSMSS/040/FR/ AUSHARA ABDULRAHMAN U. BUKSMSS/014/FR/ HAUWA'U UMAR AMSU BUKSMSS/027/FR/ HAUWA'U GAUSU AHMAD BUKSMSS/060/FR/ MUSTAPHA MUKHTAR BUKSMSS/021/FR/ ALIYU SULAIMAN BAGADAWA BUKSMSS/009/FR/2015

9 52 ZAINAB HASSAN MUHAMMAD BUKSMSS/024/FR/ ZAKIYYA ADAM HARUNA BUKSMSS/056/FR/ HUSNA YUNUSA YA'U BUKSMSS/067/FR/ ASMA'U MANSUR HAMZA BUKSMSS/051/FR/ KHAIRAT ABBA NASIR BUKSMSS/017/FR/ MARYAM ADAMU SA'IDU BUKSMSS/052/FR/ FARIDA USMAN HASSAN BUKSMSS/003/FR/ RABI'U SANI SHU'AIBU BUKSMSS/022/FR/ HANSA'U LAWAN ALI BUKSMSS/048/FR/ ADAMU ADAMU SA'IDU BUKSMSS/053/FR/ JIBRIN BABANGIDA LADAN BUKSMSS/039/FR/ MARYAM DAYYAB BUKSMSS/008/FR/2015 B) SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES TRANSFERRED JSS 2 - SS 2: 9 S/N NAME ADMISSION NUMBER 1 ABUBAKAR SADIQ SANI BUKSMSS/028/TR/ FAROUK HABIBU RABI U BUKSMSS/009/TR/2015 JSS 3 SS 1 1 FATIMA MUKHTAR M. BUKSMSS/025/TR/ ILYASU MUHAMMAD A. BUKSMSS/022/TR/ GARBA BELLO GARBA BUKSMSS/023/TR/ ABUBAKAR SADIQ S. BUKSMSS/028/TR/ HAJARA ABDULMALIK A. BUKSMSS/006/TR/ AISHAT AHMAD BUKSMSS/002/TR/ AISHA ADAM HARUNA BUKSMSS/024/TR/ AISHA A. AUWAL BUKSMSS/007/TR/ FATIMA SANI GARBA BUKSMSS/019/TR/ ABDULRAZAQ ILIAS U. BUKSMSS/020/TR/ AUWAL ABDULMALIK A. BUKSMSS/008/TR/ ISHAQ HABIBU RABI U BUKSMSS/010/TR/ ABUBAKAR SADIQ Z. BUKSMSS/017/TR/ KHADIJA BABANGIDA L. BUKSMSS/016/TR/ NASIR UMAR NASIR BUKSMSS/014/TR/ KHALIFA MUKHTAR BUKSMSS/026/TR/ HAFSAT BABANGIDA L. BUKSMSS/015/TR/ SADIQ MAGAJI DOKA BUKSMSS/011/TR/ AISHA UMAR A. BUKSMSS/029/TR/2015 JSS 2 JSS 3 1 AISHA ZAKARIYYA BUKSMSS/018/TR/2015 JSS 1 JSS 2 1 ABDULLAHI M. JAZULI BUKSMSS/027/TR/ ZAINAB A. AUWAL BUKSMSS/005/TR/ HAFSAT MUHD. AJIYA BUKSMSS/021/TR/2015

10 10 4 ZAINAB NURA SANI BUKSMSS/012/TR/2015 NB: The school management strongly appeals to parents to immediately respond and settle all the logistics thorough Bank Teller and collect Receipts. Resumption Date September, A statement signed by the Principal, Tijjani M. Adamu said, parents wishing to register their wards for Admission. They still give chance for 2 nd Batch. JSS 1 Admission form at N2,000 and JSS 2 to SS2 Transfer form at N3,000. Serving you is our priority. Wishing you all the best. SCE Staff Umar Jibril Gwandu Excels in India A staff of the School of Continuing Education (SCE), Umar Jibril Gwandu who studied Masters in Mass Communication at Assam University, Silchar, India has been honoured with three distinguished awards of Academic Excellence. The three awards are: 1) The prestigious award named after one of the famous Indian Nationalist, Bibin Chandara Pal. The award came along with two cheques of one thousand Indian Rupees (Rs. 1,000) each, for securing First Class position in Masters of Mass Communication of the University in ) Gold Medal and Merit Certificates for securing the highest marks in Masters of Mass Communication in ) An award named after a famous journalist in the Northeastern India, Amit Kumar Nag Memorial Achiever Award, for notching the first class first Position in Masters of Mass Communication Examination 2014 in Assam University. 4) A statement by the Dean SCE, Professor Salisu Shehu said Umar Jibril Gwandu was offered a study fellowship by the University in 2012 to study Master in Mass Communication in India, having meritoriously secured African/Commonwealth Scholarship awarded by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Current & past BUK bulletins are online@