Tinubu makes key appointments into federal universities of education

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved new leadership appointments for two federal universities of education in Kano and Zaria.

In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, Tinubu named Engineer Abdurrazaq Abubakar Nakore as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano.

Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage was also appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Kano-based institution.

Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as Executive Secretary of the Rural Electricity Board in Jigawa State.

Meanwhile, Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State. Bunkure, a respected scholar in science education, is currently the Vice Chancellor of Saadatu Rimi University of Education, Kano.

The statement noted that both institutions — Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, and the Federal University of Education, Zaria — were among four Colleges of Education upgraded to full-fledged universities between 2022 and 2023.

By law, the newly appointed pro-chancellor will serve a four-year term, while the vice chancellors will serve for five years.