…resumes office Feb. 10, 2026
By Olawale Lamina
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA (now Yakubu Gowon University), has approved the appointment of Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi as substantive Vice Chancellor.
A statement by the institution’s acting Head of Information, Dr Habib Yakoob informed that the decision came to the fore during the 80th Extraordinary Meeting of university Council on Friday,
According to the statement, “The appointment takes effect from Tuesday, 10 February 2026 and is for a non-renewable tenure of five years.”
The new appointee is currently the VC of the Nigerian British University, (NBU) is a private university in Asa, Abia State.
The latest appointment was sequel to previous appointments after many months that saw the university under the leadership of acting Vice Chancellors appointed by the Federal Government, in the wake of the the controversies that characterized the appointment of the former VC, Prof. Aisha Maikudi.
Following the new development at the institution, the Council also approved the extension of the tenure of the current Acting VC of the university, Professor Mathew Adamu till February 10, 2026. He was first appointed on August 11, 2025, by the Federal Government.
Meanwhile, the newly appointed substantive VC, Fawehinmi, is a Professor of Clinical Anatomy and Biomedical Anthropology.
He is well rooted in Institutional Administration having been two-time Head of Department of Anatomy (2005 – 2007; 2007 – 2009), Associate Dean (2010 – 2012) and Dean (2012 – 2014) Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences and two terms Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) (2016 – 2020) of the University of Port Harcourt.
He has equally served in several statutory and ad hoc committees and boards.
Fawehinmi has attracted some National and International Competitive Grants as Principal Investigator.
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