Tinubu Appoints Ex-UNILAG VC Ogundipe as NUC Chairman
Ogundipe is expected to steer funding and stability reforms for Nigerian universities after succeeding Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned less than a year after appointment.
- On Monday, President Bola Tinubu appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as Chairman of the National Universities Commission Governing Board, announced by Bayo Onanuga, spokesman for the presidency.
- A 66-year-old Botany Professor, Ogundipe holds a PhD from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from UNILAG, and currently serves as Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer University in Ede, Osun State.
- Ogundipe brings extensive experience, having chaired the Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council and led the Botanical Society of Nigeria while holding fellowship at the Nigerian Academy of Science.
- The new Chairman succeeds Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than a year after his appointment to the Governing Board.
- President Tinubu expects Ogundipe to provide strategic oversight for the National Universities Commission, focusing on improving funding, strengthening academic stability, and enhancing global competitiveness of Nigerian universities.
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Tinubu appoints Ex-UNILAG VC Ogundipe as NUC chairman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission, NUC. This was made known in a statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, spokesman for the presidency. According to the statement, Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than a year after his appo…
Tinubu appoints Ex-UNILAG VP, Ogundipe as NUC chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of former University of Lagos Vice-Chancellor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC).The appointment was announced on Monday in a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. Ogundipe replaces Olufemi Aina, who stepped down less than a year after assuming office.Aina was appointed in July 2025, while members of the NUC …
Tinubu Appoints ex-UNILAG VC Oluwatoyin Ogundipe NUC Chairman
GistReel President Bola Tinubu has appointed Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, to chair the National Universities Commission’s Governing Board. Ogundipe follows Emeritus Professor Olufemi Aina, who resigned from office less than a year after being appointed. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, made the announcement in a statement posted on Monday. The Presidency state…
Tinubu Appoints Ogundipe NUC Board Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than a year after his appointment. Aina was appointed by the President i…
Former UNILAG VC Ogundipe Gets NUC Chair Job
By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a move to strengthen leadership in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, Prof. Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, has been appointed Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). The appointment was announced in a State House press statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Monday and obtai…
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