News Update
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR 3 FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new members for the governing councils of the University of Abuja, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU).
In February, President Bola Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of the University of Abuja and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over her eligibility.
The new governing council members for UNIABUJA are:
1. Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan – South South
2. Dr. Adedeji Adefuye – South West
3. Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir – North West
4. Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku – North East
President Tinubu also filled the vacancies in the governing councils of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU).
The members appointed for UNN are:
1. Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo – South East
2. Muhammad Inuwa Tahir, mni – North West
New governing council members for NAU are
1. Dr. Nkem Okeke – South East
2. Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala – South East
3. Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa – North West
4. Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade – South West
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
May 27, 2025
Armed bandits, on Monday, attacked Kemanji village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State,…
The Osun Online Publishers Association (OOPA) has extended warm felicitations to its Chairman, Comrade Tosin…
The National Executive Council of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has issued a…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED)…
All 13 passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has apologised for the delay in releasing the results…