The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University), has approved the appointment of Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi as substantive Vice Chancellor.
Professor Fawehinmi, who currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor of the Nigerian British University, was announced as the new helmsman during the 80th Extraordinary Meeting of the Council held on Friday.
Disclosing this in a statement, the Acting Director of Information and University Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob, said the appointment will take effect from Tuesday, February 10, 2026, for a single, non-renewable five-year tenure.
“The appointment takes effect from Tuesday, 10 February 2026 and is for a non-renewable tenure of five years,” Yakoob said in the statement.