US EditionNigeria: Tinubu Sacks Uniabuja, UNN VCs, Appoints New Leaders
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University, effective immediately.
- Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi was relieved of her duties as Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, and Professor Lar Patricia Manko was appointed as Acting Vice Chancellor for six months.
- Professor Polycarp Emeka Chigbu was removed from his position as Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with Professor Oguejiofu T. Ujam appointed as his successor.
- Tinubu emphasized that these changes reflect his administration's commitment to revitalizing Nigeria's higher education system for better governance and academic excellence.
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Nigeria: Tinubu Sacks Uniabuja, UNN VCs, Appoints New Leaders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced major leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, which is now renamed Yakubu Gowon University. These changes are effective immediately.
BREAKING: Tinubu sacks Nigeria's youngest female VC, Aisha Maikudi of UNIAbuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed Professor Aisha Maikudi as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UNIAbuja), now officially renamed Yakubu Gowon University. According to a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the decision was accompanied by the dissolution of the university’s governing council. Senator Lanre Tejuoso has been appointed as the new Pro-Chancellor of the…
JUST IN: Tinubu dissolves UniAbuja governing council, sack Maikudi as VC
Mr Tinubu announced this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The post JUST IN: Tinubu dissolves UniAbuja governing council, sack Maikudi as VC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
BREAKING: Tinubu sacks UniAbuja, UNN VCs, appoints replacements
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, dissolved the entire governing council of the Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbuja), and relieved Professor Aisha Maikudi of her duties as its Vice-Chancellor with immediate effect. “To succeed Maikudi, President Tinubu appointed Professor Patricia Manko as Acting Vice Chancellor at the Yakubu Gowon University for a six-month term,” Tinubu’s Special
BREAKING: Tinubu sacks UNIABUJA VC, makes key changes across Federal Varsities - Daily Trust
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked Aisha Maikudi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University. Maikudi’s sack was announced hours after she presided over a matriculation ceremony in the school. Her appointment has been fraught with controversy, with some lecturers saying she occupied the position illegally. In her position, Tinubu appointed Professor Lar Patricia Manko as Acting Vice Chancellor for a six-…
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