The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has approved an increase in the admission quota for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja). The quota has been raised from…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members for the governing councils of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA),  University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). In February, President Tinubu dissolved…
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, dissolved the entire governing council of the Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbuja), and relieved Professor Aisha Maikudi of her duties as its Vice-Chancellor with immediate effect. “To succeed…
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The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Aisha Maikudi, has said that the university will soon commence a Confucius Institute, that is, Chinese language learning and culture program. Maikudi disclosed this…
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A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Nuhu Yaqub, has died. He was 74. Professor Yaqub died after a brief illness on Saturday at a private hospital in Abuja. Mr Yaqub, who was born in Okene on 3 March 1951…
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The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, under the chairmanship of Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (Rtd), has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the 7th Substantive vice-chancellor of the University.…
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The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, chaired by Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (rtd) has approved the promotion of 154 members of staff to various ranks. Among the academic staff, 19 were elevated to the rank of…
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Security agents have attacked the Channels Television’s crew during its coverage of a protest by professors of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja). The professors were protesting the selection process for the vice-chancellor of the…
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The Federal Government has announced the renaming of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) to Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, revealed the decision to State House correspondents on Monday after the Federal…
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The Senate of the University of Abuja has elected Prof. Aisha Sani Maikudi as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor. This…
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