Prof. Adekunle Adeogun has been appointed the acting vice chancellor of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State. Adeogun began his career in the institution as a Lecturer III in 1999, until he was appointed a professor in 2016. The Governing Council announced that Adeogun will begin his tenure on November 4, 2025,
Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, the Vice Chancellor of Caleb University, Lagos State, has revealed his plan to promote student-led chapel activities, decentralise services, and maintain discipline through mentorship. While speaking with newsmen, he said, “We want to ensure that Caleb University is run on godly principles and continues to raise students who are becoming more and
The Senate of Bayero University, Kano, has recommended Professor Ahmad Muhammad Tsauni, Director of Bayero University Press, for appointment as the next Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics). The recommendation was made during the 428th meeting of the University Senate held on Thursday, October 2 2025, and will be forwarded to the University Governing Council for approval at
The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has been ranked the 11th best University in Nigeria in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the 2026 assessment year. In a recent statement, the University said the ranking represents an improvement from last year, when it placed 12th among Nigerian institutions. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina,
The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has approved the appointment of Professor Uduma O. Uduma as the university’s next Vice-Chancellor, effective February 11 2026. The appointment, which follows the expiration of the tenure of the current Vice-Chancellor, was ratified after the Council considered the recommendation of the Joint Council and
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
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has honoured its former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole, as he turned 70 and retired from active academic service. The College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC) hosted a ceremony on Tuesday at the university’s Green Chamber, attended by academics, staff, students and family members. Speakers, including
The Governing Council of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, has announced the appointment of Prof Ebunoluwa Oduwole as the institution’s new Vice-Chancellor. Oduwole, who becomes the first female Vice-Chancellor of the university, succeeds Prof Timothy Adebayo, whose five-year tenure ends this month. The appointment was unveiled on Wednesday during the council’s meeting, followed by a ceremony
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria (FUEZ), Prof. Isa Yahaya Bunkure, has chaired his first Academic Board and Management Meetings since assuming office. He was introduced to the board by Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dr Suleiman Balarabe, who described the body as the highest authority on academic matters, made up of deans,
James Hope University, Lekki, Lagos, has appointed Prof. Austin Nosike, an economist and management scholar, as its new Vice Chancellor. The school’s Board of Trustees announced in a statement dated August 8, stating that, in the exercise of its powers conferred by the Universities Act, it considered the submission of the Joint Governing Council, Senate,
