The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, (now Yakubu Gowon University), has approved the appointment of Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi as substantive Vice Chancellor
The appointment was announced during the 80th Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Friday, according to a statement by the institution’s acting Head of Information, Dr Habib Yakoob.
“The appointment takes effect from Tuesday, 10 February 2026 and is for a non-renewable tenure of five years,” Yakoob said in the statement.
Fawehinmi is currently the VC of the Nigerian British University.
His appointment as a substantive VC of the university comes after months of the university being under the leadership of acting VCs who were appointed by the Federal Government as a result of controversies which trailed the appointment of the former VC, Prof. Aisha Maikudi.
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