President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday named Prof. Yahaya Bunkure as the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State.
The announcement was made in a statement issued and signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu appoints Nakore, Kodage into governing council of Federal University of Education Kano, Bunkure, names VC Federal University of Education Zaria.’
Prof. Bunkure, an accomplished scholar in science education, is presently serving as Vice Chancellor of Saadatu Rimi University of Education, Kano.
In the same development, Tinubu approved the appointment of engineer Abdurrazaq Nakore as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. He also appointed Prof. Abdullahi Kodage as the university’s Vice Chancellor.
Nakore, who is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously worked as the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Rural Electricity Board.
The Federal University of Education, Zaria, and the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, were part of the four Colleges of Education that were upgraded to university status between 2022 and 2023.
“In accordance with the institution’s governing laws, the pro-chancellor will serve a term of four years, while the Vice-Chancellors will serve for five years,” the statement added.
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