Nigerian varsity cracks down on lecturers who absconded after sponsored programmes

The management of the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, has published the names of members of staff who failed to return to duty after completing academic programmes sponsored by the institution. The names were contained in a public notice signed by the university’s Registrar, Alhaji Abubakar Mijinyawa,. According to the notice, the affected staff […]

The management of the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, has published the names of members of staff who failed to return to duty after completing academic programmes sponsored by the institution.

The names were contained in a public notice signed by the university’s Registrar, Alhaji Abubakar Mijinyawa,.

According to the notice, the affected staff breached the terms of bond agreements signed with the university by either resigning from service or failing to resume duty after completing their studies.

Those listed include Afolabi Lukman Olalekan of the Department of Chemistry, with a liability of N12.04 million; Muhammad A. Alhassan of the Department of Computer Science, who resigned and owes N14.56 million; Yakubu Sani Wudil of the Department of Physics, with a liability of N18.26 million; and Ramla Muhammad Kama of the Department of Pharmacology, who owes N16.34 million.

The university said the affected staff cut across several departments, including Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Soil Science, Pharmacology and Environmental Sciences.

FUD said measures taken against the defaulters include suspension of salaries, issuance of notices of indebtedness and referral of cases to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee (SSDC).

The notice showed that the outstanding liabilities range from about N3.8 million to over N18 million, with some of the affected staff already making partial refunds.

For instance, Bala Ismail Adamu of the Department of Physics was reported to have refunded N988,195.94 out of a total liability of N12.9 million, while Abdulhamid Aliyu Ardo of Computer Science refunded N1 million out of N14.51 million owed to the institution.

The university reiterated that beneficiaries of its staff development sponsorship programmes are required to return and serve the institution in line with the terms of their bond agreements, warning that defaulters would face disciplinary action and recovery measures.