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Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi Appointed Substantive Vice Chancellor

Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi Appointed Substantive Vice Chancellor
The 11th   Governing Council of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University),  under the chairmanship of Distinguished Senator Dr  Olanrewaju  Tejuoso, has approved the appointment of  Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, as Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University.

The appointment was announced during the 80th  Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Friday 7 November 2025. 

The appointment takes effect from Tuesday 10 February 2026 and is for a non-renewable tenure of five years. 

Fawehinmi is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the Nigerian British University. 

Meanwhile, the Council has approved the extension of the tenure of the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University,  Professor Mathew Adamu, till 10th February 2026. 

Adamu was first appointed on 11 August 2025 by the Federal Government.  

The  Council’s decision followed due deliberation during its  80th  Extraordinary Meeting on Friday 7 November 2025.