Following a [Premium Times](https://www.premiumtimesng.com) investigation that exposed the pro‑chancellor of [Michael and Cecilia Ibru University](https://mciu.edu.ng) as a fraudulent professor, the university has taken down every mention of Anthony Kila from its online portal, apparently to distance itself from the controversy.
Mr Kila, who assumed the pro‑chancellor role in August 2025, previously had his name, biography and photographs displayed on the school’s official website.
A review of the site conducted by Premium Times around 7 p.m. on Monday showed that all of Kila’s details had been erased, leaving no trace of his involvement.
Earlier, his profile appeared alongside those of proprietress Cecilia Ibru – a former banker and ex‑CEO of the now‑defunct Oceanic Bank – and Vice‑Chancellor Prof Ibiyinka Fuwape.
The university has not issued a public comment on the investigation that labelled Kila a fake professor.
Vice‑Chancellor Prof Fuwape told Premium Times that the institution would soon address the questions raised by the probe, adding that the university council would convene before releasing an official statement.
“We will reply to you very soon. The PRO will get in touch with you. The council is yet to meet. I can’t give you any information other than that,” she said.
For more than ten years, Kila has presented himself as a professor, appearing at public events and on national television.
Premium Times discovered that he never earned an academic rank and had falsely claimed the title of “Jean Monnet Professor of Strategy and Development.”
When approached, Kila asserted that the European Centre for Advanced and Professional Studies (ECAPS) in Cambridge, United Kingdom, awarded him the professorship in 2016. No evidence of such an institution could be found.
Searches of the UK Companies House, Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission and general online sources yielded no record of ECAPS – there was no website, social media presence, physical address or alumni list.
The [Jean Monnet Programme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Monnet_Programme), which oversees the Jean Monnet Actions, also denied any affiliation with Kila or the awarding of a Jean Monnet Professorship to him.
In his response to the investigation, Kila sidestepped the core questions but continued to assert his legitimacy as a professor, despite lacking proof of the awarding body.
He described the report as based on “an incomplete understanding of the nature, origin and institutional basis” of his professorship.
Kila further disclosed that he had instructed his lawyers to examine the publication and its dissemination, and to advise on legal steps to safeguard his reputation and professional standing.