Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, now renamed Yakubu Gowon University, has approved the appointment of Hakeem Fawehinmi as the new substantive vice-chancellor of the university.

The decision was taken at the Council's 80th Extraordinary Meeting held on Friday, 7 November, under the chairmanship of Olanrewaju Tejuoso, a senator.

The university's acting director of information, Habib Yakoob, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES said the appointment takes effect from 10 February 2026 for a single, non-renewable tenure of five years.

Mr Fawehinmi, a professor of Clinical Anatomy and Biomedical Anthropology, currently serves as the vice-chancellor of the Nigerian British University, Asa, Abia State.

His a...