The appointments of Vice - Chancellors and Registrars for the newly established federal universities in Nigeria have been approved by the government.
The universities are in Kogi, Taraba, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Ekiti, Nasarawa and Katsina states.
The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa'I, said in Abuja that the government had “approached the matter systematically by establishing nine universities” .
She said there were at present, twelve states without federal universities but, promised that “the remaining three states would have federal universities in due course.”
Appointees were carefully chosen
Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa'I said that, '' to avoid the localisations of the new universities and to ensure that they took off as national and international centres of knowledge, the pioneer Vice-Chancellors were carefully chosen”.
The education minister said that the appointments would take immediate effect, and that the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB had been directed to facilitate students' intake in the institutions in September.
The appointees
Professor Abdulmumini Rafindadi is the Vice-chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja and Mrs. Habiba Adeiza as the registrar.
Professor Ekanem Braide is the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Lafia, while Dr. Idris Jibrin will serve as Registrar.
Professor Mohammed Farouk is the Vice-chancellor of Federal University Kashere, Gombe State and Dr. Abubakar Bafeto will be Registrar.
Federal University Wukari, Taraba, has Professor Geoffrey Okogbaa as Vice-Chancellor and Mr. John Ansho is Registrar.
Professor James Ayatse is Vice-Chancellor, Federal University , Dutsin-Ma, Katsina while Mr. Abubakar Yusuf is the Registrar.
Others are Professor Jibrila Amin for the Federal University , Dutse and Alhaji Yusuf Adamu will be the Registrar.
Professor Oye Ibidapo-Obe is the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi and Mr. Chukwu is Registrar.
Professor Chinedu Nebo is Vice-Chancellor for the Federal University , Oye-Ekiti and Dr. Modupe Ajayi is the Registrar while Professor Bolaji Aluko is the Vice-Chancellor for the Federal University , Otuoke, Bayelsa and Mr. David Suwari is the Registrar.
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