The Gombe State University (GSU) has elevated 10 senior lecturers to the rank of professor.
Registrar of the university, Dr Abubakar Aliyu Bafeto, disclosed this yesterday in a press release yesterday.
He said the promotion followed the outcome of the 48th regular meeting of the governing council of the institution.
He added that the affected lecturers were drawn from various departments of the university based on merit.
The new professors according to him are; Dr Iliya Jalo, professor of neonatology, Dr Sani Adamu, professor of toxicology and nutrition, Dr Danladi B. Adamu, professor of community epidemiology, Dr Halima M Abba, professor of botany, Dr Hankourao Seydou, professor of medical and environmental physics, Dr Danladi M. Umar, professor of fresh water ecology.
Others are; Dr Kennedy D Yoriyo, professor of applied parasitology and entomology, Dr Bulus Wayas, professor of genre analysis/social lingustics, Dr Lazarus Abore Mbaya, professor of biogeography and geomorphology, Dr Mohammad M Manga, professor of medical microbiology and infection prevention and control.