President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new leadership for two federal universities of education in Zaria and Kano.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President named Prof. Yahaya Bunkure as the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State.
Prof. Bunkure, a distinguished academic in the field of science education, currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kano.
Similarly, President Tinubu appointed Prof. Abdullahi Kodage as the Vice Chancellor of the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, while Engr. Abdurrazaq Nakore was named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the same institution.
Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Rural Electricity Board.
The two institutions i.e Federal University of Education, Zaria, and Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano are among the four colleges of education that were upgraded to full-fledged universities between 2022 and 2023.
According to the statement, the appointments will run in line with the universities’ governing laws: the pro-chancellor will serve a four-year term, while the vice chancellors will serve for five years.
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