Federal University Wukari Governing Council Approves Promotion of 8 Professors and 6 Readers
Federal University Wukari Governing Council Approves Promotion of 8 Professors and 6 Readers
UmarFarouk123 
The Governing Council of the Federal University Wukari (FUWUKARI) has announced the promotion of fourteen senior academic staff to the prestigious ranks of Professor and Reader.
The decision was ratified during an emergency meeting of the Council held on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Secretariat of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities in Abuja.
The Council approved the elevation of the following eight academics to the rank of Professor:
Dr. Ishaya Yusuf Tsojon – Professor of English and Literary Studies
Dr. Clement Alex Onwu – Professor of Soil Science and Land Resources Management
Dr. Peter Zachariah – Professor of Accounting
Dr. Durowaye Babatunde Emmanuel – Professor of Sociology
Dr. Ameh Sunday – Professor of Sociology
Dr. Kareem Alidu – Professor of Sociology
Dr. Ibirinde Dolapo O. – Professor of Crop Production and Protection
Dr. Isaiah Adepoju Olusesan – Professor of Crop Production and Protection
In the same vein, six distinguished scholars were promoted to the rank of Reader (Associate Professor):
9. Dr. Tatah Verwiyeh Silas – Biochemistry
10. Dr. Magaji Ibrahim Yakubu – Economics
11. Dr. Ogunmola Adeniyi Oyewole – Statistics
12. Dr. Adamu Abdulkareem – Mathematics
13. Dr. Hambali Moshood Abiola – Computer Science
14. Dr. Kamba Emmanuel Alhassan – Chemical Sciences
The University Management has extended its warmest congratulations to the newly promoted scholars, noting that these elevations reflect their hard work, dedication to research, and significant contributions to the academic growth of the institution.
