Ahmed Idris, Birnin Kebbi
The Newly appointed Bursar of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Mal. Ibrahim Lawal has promised to abide by the rules and regulations of the University constitution.
In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Institution, Jamil Magaji, and made available to Newsmen on Friday, he said that the newly appointed Bursar has 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, 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 the 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, a Masters’s 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 Ph.D. in Accounting at the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna.
Mal. Lawal started his career at Bullet 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); a Member of the Society for Forensic Accounting and Fraud Prevention as well as a Fellow, Certified National Accountant.
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.
