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Andrew HARUNA

Academia, Linguist · b. 4 April 1957

Professor Andrew Haruna, was born on 4th April, 1957 in Gar Alkaleri local government Area of Bauchi state. He had his primary and secondary schools at Bauchi and Borno states, respectively. After which he proceeded to University of Maiduguri for his degree where he graduated with B.A. (Honours), Linguistic in 1981. He started his academic career as Graduate Assistant at the University of Maiduguri in 1982 and rose to the rank of Assistant Lecturer between 1984 -1986, Lecturer II, 1990 -1994 Lecturer I and became a senior lecturer in 1994. He became an associate professor in 1998. He obtained his MA and Ph.D degrees in 1985 and 1990 respectively from the University of London. He rose through the ranks to become a Professor of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages on 1st October 2006. From University of Maiduguri he moved to University of Jos in 2013, where he worked and served as the Head of Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages Before…

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he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor Federal University, Gashua in 2016. Professor Andrew Haruna, is a recipient of many awards of excellence both within and outside the country and also a member of professional associations such as, West African Linguistics Society, Linguistics Association of Nigeria and General Secretary, Linguistics Association of Nigeria. He has both Administrative and Academic experience in running tertiary institutions as he has worked in almost every area of the University system both within and outside the country

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Title
Prof.
Surname
HARUNA
First Name
Andrew
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Date of Birth
4 April 1957
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Bauchi State.
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Married
Profession
Academia
Linguist
Working Experience
vice chancellor of the Federal University of Gashua
Education Level
Tertiary
Schools Attended with Dates
University of Maiduguri, University of London,
Educational Qualification
B.A (Honors) in linguistics
MSc and PhD
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A
Awards and Honours
most outstanding plenipotentiary for the Kwame Nkrumah leadership award 2016–2017 which he won
Outstanding Achievements
most outstanding plenipotentiary for the Kwame Nkrumah leadership award 2016–2017 which he won
Other Relevant Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Haruna
Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Haruna

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Haruna

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