Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi has been appointed as substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University) by the Governing council of the institution.
Dr Habib Yakoob, the institution’s acting Head of Information disclosed in an official statement that the announcement of the appointment was made during the 80th Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Friday.
“The appointment takes effect from Tuesday, 10 February 2026 and is for a non-renewable tenure of five years,” Yakoob said in the statement.
His appointment as a substantive VC of the university comes after months of the university being under the leadership of acting VCs who were appointed by the Federal Government as a result of controversies which trailed the appointment of the former VC, Prof. Aisha Maikudi.