UNIMAID ELEVATES FORMER WAKA-BIU PROVOST TO PROFESSOR

Dr.Mohammed Alhaji Audu rises to top academic rank in Finance_

 By Okwo Romeon| Abuja | Nigeria Anchorage

The Governing Council of the University of Maiduguri has approved the promotion of Dr. Mohammed Alhaji Audu, former Provost of the College of Education, Waka-Biu, to Professor of Finance.

Newly confirmed Professor Mohammed Alhaji Audu
Professor of Finance University of Maiduguri 

The promotion was approved at the council’s 167th meeting held on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Audu served as Provost of the College of Education, Waka-Biu, Borno State, from August 2017 to August 2021, before joining the University of Maiduguri’s Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Management Sciences.

He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2022 and has since continued his teaching and research in finance. He also holds an LLB (Hons) in Public Law from the University of Maiduguri.

 Professor Audu is also an external Member of the Governing Council for the Nigerian Army University Biu since August, 2024 to date

During his tenure as Provost, Blueprint Newspapers reported his commendation of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) following the commissioning of two Special High Impact Projects at the college in September 2020.


RESEARCH IN CORPORATE FINANCE

Audu’s research interests include capital structure, financial leverage and corporate financial management.

The study examined how asset composition influences financing decisions among non-financial companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange, using data covering 2014 to 2023.

His elevation to Professor of Finance marks another milestone in a career spanning academic administration, university teaching and research.

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