Name: PROFESSOR LAWAN SHU’AIBU
Professor Lawan Shu’aibu is a Professor in English language in the Department of English and Linguistics Federal University Dutse, Jigawa state of Nigeria. He obtained a B.Ed. (Language Arts) degree, M.A. (Linguistics) degree and PhD (English language) degree from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, University of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University Zaria respectively.
Professor Lawan Shu’aibu has been in the teaching and research endeavour for over twenty-eight years. He taught English language in the then Kano State College of Education, now Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education for over twenty years before coming to be the pivot in the establishment of the then Department of English, Linguistics and Communication Studies, Federal University Dutse in 2012. Professor Lawan Shu’aibu served as a lecturer in the Department of English and Foreign Languages (Section d’ Anglais et Langues Etranges) Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis Senegal from 1999-2001 as a Nigerian Technical Aid Volunteer under The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (Foreign) Scheme.
Professor Lawan Shu’aibu has been holding several administrative and academic positions. He has served as Editor of several academic journals including SAFARA Revue Internationale de Langues,Litteratures et Cultures, Section d’ Anglais, UFR de Lettres & Sciences Humaines, Universite Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Senegal and Dutse Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Federal University Dutse. After coordinating the establishment of the then Department of English, Linguistics and Communication Studies of Federal University Dutse in 2012, Professor Shu’aibu was appointed to serve as the pioneer University Coordinator of Examination and Time-table the same year.
In 2015 Professor Shu’aibu was appointed as the Head of Department of English and Linguistics, Federal University Dutse. He served as the Deputy Director (Quality Assurance) Academic Planning Unit, Federal University Dutse from 2016-2018. In 2019, Professor Shu’aibu was appointed as Acting Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Federal University Dutse, a position he occupied until his election as the substantive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in 2021.
Professor Shu’aibu’s penchant for academia welfare through unionism has spanned for over twenty-seven years, during which he held several positions. He was the Public Relations Officer (PR0) for the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Kano State College of Education Chapter (1993). He was Chairman, Care-taker Committee (CTC) Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Education, (COEASU) Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Chapter (2011). He was Convener, Ethics and Grievances Committee, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Dutse Branch (2017). He was Convener, Electoral Committee, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Federal University Dutse Branch (2018). He was Convener, Electoral Committee, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Dutse Branch (2021).
Professor Shu’aibu has many publications in both national and international journals; he also has several book chapter contributions. Professor Shu’aibu is a registered member of professional associations which include Registered Teachers of Nigeria (TRN), Linguistic Association of Nigeria, (LAN) and Nigerian English Studies Association (NESA). Professor Shu’aibu’s main teaching and research field is English linguistics and English language teaching to speakers of English as a second language.