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- ↑ "Unilorin Appoints Prof. Abdulkareem as Vice-Chancellor". www.unilorin.edu.ng. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem : A Journey from Grace to Grace". High Profile. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Principal officers, Al-Hikmah University, retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ "UNILORIN Appoints New VC". This Day Live. 30 August 2017.
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