President Bola Tinubu has appointed heads of two Nigerian universities, ranging from Vice-Chancellor to Pro-Chancellor positions.
Among them is Engr. Abdurrazaq Nakore has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano.
The President also appointed Abdullahi Kodage as Vice-Chancellor of the university. Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, was Executive Secretary of the Rural Electricity Board in Jigawa State. Tinubu also named Yahaya Bunkure the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State. Bunkure is a renowned academic specialising in science education. He is currently the Vice Chancellor of Saadatu Rimi University of Education in Kano.
The Federal University of Education, Zaria, and the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, were among the four Colleges of Education upgraded into full-fledged universities between 2022 and 2023.
