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.
