VC Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Inspects Ongoing Examinations at Yakubu Gowon University

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (now officially renamed Yakubu Gowon University), Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, conducted an extensive monitoring tour of examination halls across the institution's campuses yesterday. 

The visit was part of the administration's commitment to ensuring academic integrity and providing moral support to students during the current examination session. 

Faculties Monitored: The tour covered a wide range of academic units, including the Faculties of Social Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Management Sciences, Education, and Science.

Student Engagement: During the exercise, Professor Fawehinmi interacted directly with students and invigilators to assess the conduct of the papers and the suitability of the examination environment.

Commitment to Excellence: The Vice-Chancellor commended the orderly conduct observed and reaffirmed the university's "zero tolerance" policy toward examination misconduct. 

Professor Fawehinmi, a distinguished scholar of Clinical Anatomy and Biomedical Anthropology, formally assumed duty as the 8th substantive Vice-Chancellor in December 2025, succeeding the acting leadership of Professor Mathew Adamu. His early tenure has been marked by a "leadership without filters" approach, frequently moving out of the central administration office to engage with various faculties and institutes. 

The university, which was renamed in February 2026 to honour former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, continues its first-semester examinations with a focus on administrative stability and academic rigor.