{"id":164582,"date":"2025-05-27T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-appoints-new-governing-council-members"},"modified":"2025-05-27T23:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:16:27","slug":"tinubu-appoints-new-governing-council-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-appoints-new-governing-council-members","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu appoints new governing council members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed new members for the governing councils of University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NAU.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Tinubu dissolved UNIABUJA\u2019s governing council and sacked the university\u2019s vice chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over her eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>The new governing council members for UNIABUJA are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Prof. Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan \u2013 South South<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dr. Adedeji Adefuye \u2013 South West<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Prof. Sarki Abba Abdulkadir \u2013 North West<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dukku \u2013 North East<\/p>\n<p>The members appointed for UNN are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Rt. Hon. Barr. Ogbonna Eugene Odo \u2013 South East<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Muhammad Inuwa Tahir \u2013 North West<\/p>\n<p>New governing council members for NAU are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dr Nkem Okeke \u2013 South East<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala \u2013 South East<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa \u2013 North West<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade \u2013 South West<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed new members for the governing councils of University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NAU. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. 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