26 July 2026

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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Universities

University of Abuja Acting Vice-Chancellor Disobeys National Assembly Order, Holds Key Meetings Amid Probe

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Patricia Manko Lar, has defied an order from the House of Representatives Committee on University Education to suspend the ongoing selection process for a new Vice-Chancellor and Registrar. Despite a clear directive to pause the process until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the University’s

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