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Haruna Musa

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Haruna Musa
Born
CitizenshipNigeria
Occupationsacademic and polymer scientist
TitleProfessor
Academic background
EducationBayero University Kano

Haruna Musa is a Nigerian academic and polymer scientist who is the 12th Vice chancellor of Bayero University Kano state.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Haruna Musa was born in Danbatta local government of Kano state, Nigeria. He attended Government Secondary School Dambatta in 1985 and proceeded to Bayero University, Kano, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1991. Haruna earned his master's degree in polymer chemistry in 1999 and later completed a PhD in the same field at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom in 2009.[3]

Career

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Haruna joined Bayero University in 1993 as a graduate assistant and became a professor in 2019.[4] He was a former HOD Pure and Industrial Chemistry and is the immediate past Chairperson of BUK branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.[5][6] He also served as the Deputy Director the Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainability Transition (CREST).

On 3 March 2025, Haruna Musa assumed office as the university's Deputy Vice chancellor academics.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Yusuf, Abdullahi (2025-07-01). "BREAKING: Professor Haruna Musa Emerges as New Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano". Prime Time News. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. ↑ "BUK Elects Professor Haruna Musa as Vice Chancellor After Congregation Parley Win". The Historica Nigeria. July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Profile: Meet newly elected BUK VC Haruna Musa - SolaceBase". SolaceBase. 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. ↑ "BUK gets 15 new professors, 28 associates". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  5. ↑ "ASUU Strike: BUK students receive lectures, KUST resumes new session". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  6. ↑ Erezi, Dennis (2021-01-05). "ASUU worries over COVID-19 spread as BUK announces resumption date". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  7. ↑ "New DVCs Receive Letters of Appointment, Set to Assume Office | Bayero University". www.buk.edu.ng. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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