Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, has appointed Rt. Hon. Dame Winifred Akpani as Pro-Chancellor and Rev. Prof. Anthony Alaba Akinwale as Vice-Chancellor ahead of the 2025/2026 academic session. The university held a thanksgiving Mass on Friday, August 29 2025, to mark the end of the five-year tenure of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christopher Odetunde, and to formally
When Pastor Samuel Olatunji, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Trinity University, Lagos, looks back on Nigeria’s education system, his memories are filled with a different kind of society — one where trust, integrity and community were central to daily life. “In the olden days, traders could leave their goods by the roadside
Al-Muhibbah Open University, Abuja, has appointed Professor Yahuza Bello, former vice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, as its new pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council. The announcement was made during a joint session of the institution’s Board of Trustees and Governing Council in Abuja. Speaking at the meeting, the university’s chancellor and Bauchi State First
Al-Muhibbah Open University has confirmed the appointment of Prof Yahuza Bello, former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), as its new Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council. This was contained in a statement signed by the Registrar, Barr. Muslim Maigari, and made available to reporters on Wednesday. His appointment was officially announced during a
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has bragged about the institution’s growing popularity among admission seekers, crediting its rise to a stable academic calendar and high academic standards. FUOYE recently ranked fourth among Nigeria’s most preferred universities in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
Prof. Anthony Kila has emerged as the Pro-Chancellor of The Michael & Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU). The Pro-Chancellor’s appointment was announced in August in a letter signed by Dr Cecilia Ibru, Dr T. Kolo, and Jean Monnet, the university’s visitor, registrar, and a political economist, respectively. Responding to the appointment, Kila appreciated the MCIU governing
President Bola Tinubu has appointed retired Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita as the new Pro‑Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano. A statement from the president’s office said Kaita takes over from Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who will now focus on his role as chairman of the Federal Housing Authority.
An alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Professor Paul Olomolaiye, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, United Kingdom. The appointment, which also came with an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree, was celebrated in a grand ceremony at Bristol Cathedral. Professor Olomolaiye, who studied at the University
