{"id":10359,"date":"2025-12-02T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=10359"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:05:20","slug":"bayero-university-kano-warns-students-against-fake-payment-circular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/bayero-university-kano-warns-students-against-fake-payment-circular\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayero University Kano Warns Students Against Fake Payment Circular"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has alerted its community about a fake circular circulating on social media, targeting students from the former Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies. The fraudulent message instructs students to pay N50,000 on or before 1 December 2025, claiming it is a mandatory university fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The circular, which bears the name \u201cSaifullahi Dahiru\u201d and the note \u201cFor Registrar,\u201d <strong>is not an official communication from BUK<\/strong> and should be disregarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Details of the Fake Circular<\/strong><br>The forged notice specifically mentions faculties that were part of the old Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty of Languages, Linguistics and Theatre Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of History and Development Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Islamic Studies and Sharia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in these faculties are the primary targets, but the University stresses that <strong>no such fee has been approved<\/strong> for any student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Statement from BUK<\/strong><br>The University clarified the following points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The circular is fake and has no official backing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No N50,000 payment has been authorised by any official body of the University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The message did not originate from the Office of the Registrar or any other University authority.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUK does not issue fee notices via random social media messages or unauthorized individuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students and parents are urged to ignore the circular entirely. Any payment made based on this message will <strong>not<\/strong> be recognized by the University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safe Channels for Official Information<\/strong><br>To avoid falling victim to such scams, BUK advises students, parents, and the public to rely only on official sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Official University website announcements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statements from the Directorate of Public Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notices from recognised faculty offices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Protecting the University Community<\/strong><br>Bayero University is committed to safeguarding its students, staff, and community from fraudulent activities. Any attempt to mislead or defraud students through fake circulars will face appropriate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University encourages students, staff, parents, and friends to <strong>share this notice widely<\/strong> to prevent others from being deceived by the false message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/bayero-university-kano-reopens-for-2024-2025-second-semester\/\">Bayero University Kano Reopens for 2024\/2025 Second Semester<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has alerted its community about a fake circular circulating on social&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[600],"tags":[21334,7101,21335,21333,9651,2036,21336,10751],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bayero University Kano Warns Students Against Fake Payment Circular - Examkits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"BUK warns students against a fake N50,000 payment circular circulating online; 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