President Tinubu Announces Additional Governing Councils For Some Federal Institutions

May 28, 2025

President Tinubu has appointed additional people to fill vacancies in the governing councils of some Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education. 

According to the statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, all appointments take immediate effect.

The new appointees and their institutions are as follows: 

I. AFRICAN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, Hon Chidi Nwogu, Member Imo State 

II. UNIVERSITY OF JOS, PLATEAU STATE, Dr Folashade Mulikat Kareem, Member Kwara State 

III. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, IKOT-ABASI, AKWA-IBOM STATE, Dipe Olusina Adeniyi, Member Lagos State 

IV. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BABURA, JIGAWA STATE, Akanimo Umoh, Member Akwa Ibom State 

V. ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI STATE, Mr Babatunde Usman Jinadu, Member Lagos State 

VI. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE, Chijioke Paul Okeifufe, Member Enugu State 

VII. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, KASHERE, GOMBE STATE, Hon. Babatunde Olokun, Member Ogun State, Hon. Isah Ambaka, Member Nasarawa State

VIII. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, WUKARI, TARABA STATE, Dr Olusegun Ategbole, Member Ondo State 

IX. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA, YOBE STATE, Hon. Isa Song, Member Adamawa State, Hon. Bernard Miko, Member Rivers State 

X. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ILA ORANGUN, OSUN STATE, Mr. Muyideen Balogun, Member Ogun State 

XI. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ZURU, KEBBI STATE, Hon. Mayegun Yomi, Member Lagos State 

XII. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE, Hon. Abbas Braimah, Member Edo State 

XIII. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE, Dr Adebimpe Adebajo, Member Ondo State 

XIV. NIGERIA ARABIC LANGUAGE VILLAGE. BORNO STATE, Hon. Bawa Bwari, Member Niger State

XV. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE, Hon. Bello Bagudu, Member Kebbi State, Hon. Nasarawa Mani, Member Katsina 

XVI. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ISUOCHI, UMUNNOECHI, ABIA STATE, Hon. Shehu Kagara, Member Kaduna State 

XVII. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, OKO, ANAMBRA STATE, Dr Francis Ogbise, Member Bayelsa State 

XVIII. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC MUNGUNO, BORNO STATE, Hon. Almajiri Geidam, Member Yobe State 

XIX. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, OROGUN, DELTA STATE, Rahila Ilegbodu, Member Taraba State 

XX. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, UROMI, EDO STATE, Hon. Shehu Lambu, Member Kano State 

XXI. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, KALTUNGO, GOMBE STATE, Hon. Yusuf Bello Mai Adua, Member Sokoto State 

XXII. HUSSAINI ADAMU FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, KAZAURE, JIGAWA STATE, Saleh Mohammed, Member Jigawa State 

XXIII. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, DAURA, KATSINA STATE, Hon. Adekola Aliu, Member Osun State

XXIV. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, OFFA, KWARA STATE, Waidi Olajire Ayinla, Member Osun State 

XXV. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, N’YAK, PLATEAU STATE, Hon. Hashimu Abdullahi, Member Sokoto State 

XXVI. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, BALI, TARABA STATE, Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar (At Ningi), Member Bauchi State

XXVII. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GWOZA, BORNO STATE, Ibrahim Abba Geidam, Member Yobe State 

XXVIII. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PANKSHIN, PLATEAU STATE, Mohammed Nura, Member Kebbi State 

XXIX. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ISU, EBONYI STATE, Hon. Abdulkadir Usman Global, Member Kaduna State 

XXX. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), EKIADOLOR, EDO STATE, Hon. Usman Balkore, Member Sokoto State 

XXXI. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ODUGBO, BENUE STATE, Hon. Goodluck Opiah, Member Imo State 

XXXII. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OMOKU, RIVERS STATE, Hon. Bassey Etim, Member Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Chris Eta, Member Cross River State, Hon. Shuaib Yahaya, Member Katsina State

XXXIII. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL), OYO, OYO STATE, Hon. Sani M. Anka, Member Zamfara State 

XXXIV. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH), KEANA, NASARAWA STATE, Hon Yusuf Dikko, Member Jigawa State 

XXXV. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILAWE, EKITI STATE, Hon. Deacon Taiye, Member Kwara State

XXXVI. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) ASABA, DELTA STATE, Hon Isa Lawal Doro, Member Katsina State.