Committee Of Vice-Chancellors Appoints FUTA Vice Chancellor, Others Into Key Positions

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities (CVCNFU) has appointed the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Professor Adenike Oladiji, FAS, as Alternate Chairman.

The election took place during a special meeting of the CVCNFU held on Thursday, 8th August 2025. The meeting also marked a formal leadership transition as Professor Tanko Ishaya, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos, assumed the position of Chairman, CVCNU Federal Universities, following the completion of tenure by Professor Sagir Abbas, immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano.

New CVCNU Executive Board Composition:

• Professor Lawrence Ezemonye – Vice-Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada – Chairman, CVCNU
• Professor Tanko Ishaya – Vice-Chancellor, University of Jos – Chairman, CVCNU Federal Universities
• Professor Adenike Oladiji – Vice-Chancellor, FUTA – Alternate Chairman, CVCNU Federal Universities
• Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello – Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University, Ojo – Chairman, CVCNU State Universities
• Professor Ayodeji Olayinka Johnson Agboola – Vice-Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University – Alternate Chairman, CVCNU State Universities
• Professor Kabiru Adeyemo – Vice-Chancellor, Lead City University – Alternate Chairman, CVCNU Private Universities

The CVCNU Secretariat has extended warm congratulations to Professor Oladiji and other newly appointed leaders as they take on their roles in steering Nigerian universities towards greater excellence.

Speaking on the appointment, Professor Oladiji expressed gratitude for the confidence reposed in her by her colleagues and reaffirmed her commitment to advancing the objectives of the Committee and strengthening the Nigerian university system at large.