The Nigerian government has constituted the governing councils of 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country.
The Federal Ministry of Education on Saturday released the list of the constituted governing councils.
According to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who released the statement containing the list, the inauguration and retreat of the councils would hold on May 30 and 31, 2024.
She said, “The inauguration and retreat for the Governing Councils will take place on Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31, 2024, at the National Universities Commission, 26 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja. Both events will commence at 9:00am daily.”
DAILY POST recalls that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had in June last year dissolved the governing councils of all federal universities after a directive from President Bola Tinubu.
A breakdown of list showed it contained names of technocrats, politicians and traditional rulers for 50 universities, 37 polytechnics, and 24 colleges of education.
Those named in the list include a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yusuf Alli; former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Peter Okebukola, and labour activist, Issa Aremu, are among the individuals appointed to lead the councils of various academic institutions.
Jega will serve as the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), while Olanipekun, Alli, Okebukola and Aremu will chair the councils for the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State, and Federal College of Education (Technical), Keana, Nasarawa State.