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UniPort Elects New Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Universities

UniPort Elects New Deputy Vice-Chancellors

The University of Port Harcourt has elected three new deputy vice-chancellors at its 488th Extraordinary Senate Meeting held on August 6. Professor Rosemary Ogu, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, was elected Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics). Professor Chukwudi Onyeasor will serve as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), while Professor Angela Frank-Briggs takes up the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research

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FCSC Sets Criteria for Vice-Chancellor Selection
Regulatory

FCSC Sets Criteria for Vice-Chancellor Selection

The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has called for stronger leadership standards in Nigerian universities, stressing that only proven managers should be appointed as vice-chancellors and members of governing councils. Speaking at the second Distinguished Personality Lecture of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, FCSC Chairman Prof. Tunji Olaopa said higher education governance required more

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MCIU Appoints New Pro-Chancellor to Drive Agenda
Universities

MCIU Appoints New Pro-Chancellor to Drive Agenda

The Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU) has appointed Professor Anthony Kila as its new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council. The appointment, confirmed in August in a letter signed by the university’s Visitor, Dr Cecilia Ibru, and Registrar, Dr T. Kolo, positions Kila at the forefront of the institution’s governance and strategic development.

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Universities

OAU Elects Three New Deputy Vice-Chancellors

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has elected three new Deputy Vice-Chancellors (DVCs) to lead key areas of the university. The election took place on June 26, 2025, by the university’s Senate. The new DVCs are Professor Adesola Aderounmu (DVC Academic), Professor Oluropo Akinfala (DVC Administration), and Professor Akanni Akinyemi (DVC Research, Innovation & Development), who

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