President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new members for the governing councils of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). In a statement on Tuesday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new governing council members for three federal universities’, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the …

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 Adviser on Information and Strategy, …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to launch a thorough investigation into the alleged assault on Channels Television crew by security operatives during a protest at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) on Tuesday morning. The Channels TV crew was reportedly covering a protest by professors …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has renamed the university of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, after the FEC meeting preceded over by President Bola Tinubu. Addressing State House Correspondents, the Minister said the move was aimed at honouring the former Head of state and elder Statesman, Yakubu …

The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi who is a Professor of International Law, is the university’s current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics. Her appointment was announced following her nomination at the valedictory Senate meeting held on Wednesday, according to a statement by the …

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has asked two students, Cyprian Igwe and Olamilekan Oladeru, who were expelled by the University of Abuja in July, over an alleged plan to protest against the proposed fees hike to appear before it on Tuesday. The students had petitioned the Senate, asking the Red Chamber to intervene and prevail on …

The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, on Thursday, announced the approval of the promotion of 23 academic staff members to the rank of professor and associate professor. A statement by the university’s Director of Public Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob, in Abuja, noted that a total of 13 staff members out of the 23 were promoted to the rank …