By Ahmed Idris Birnin Kebbi.
The Newly appointed Bursar of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Mal. Ibrahim Lawal has promised to be abide by the rules and regulations of University constitution.
In a statement signed by the spoke man of the Institution Jamil Magaji and made avilable to Newsmen on Friday said that the newly appointed Bursar, as assumed duty officially on Monday, 19th December, 2022.
Until his appointment, the new Bursar was the Deputy Bursar as well as Ag. Director of Procurement at Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State.
Ibrahim Lawal attended Faki Road Primary School, Kaduna from 1985 to 1990. He proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Kaduna where he got Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) after which he moved to Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsen-ma for an Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) examination between 1998 and 1999.
Mal. Ibrahim obtained B.Sc. in Accounting, Masters in Business Administration and M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 2005, 2011 and 2018, respectively. He’s currently pursuing a PhD in Accounting at the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna.
Mal. Lawal started his career at Bulet International Nigeria Limited as Executive Officer (Accounts) in 2006. Thereafter, he worked in various organizations where he rose through the ranks to become Chief Accountant at Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State; Deputy Bursar and Ag. Director of Procurement at the Federal University Gusau.
The new Bursar is a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN); Member, Society for Forensic Accounting and Fraud Prevention as well as Fellow, Certified National Accountants.
The new Bursar shares a vision to improve and maintain a highly distinguished Bursary Department with financial integrity in the management of the University funds through the provision of exceptional services to the University community, the nation and beyond.