UNIABUJA appoints youngest Professor of Law as DVC

The Governing Council of University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has approved the appointment of 40-year-old Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic.

The Council also approved Professor Philip Uso Afaha as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration.

The new appointments were made at the 96th Regular Meeting held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May 2023.

A statement by UniAbuja’s Registrar, Yahya Mohammed, said the Council’s approval followed the selection of the two Deputy Vice-Vhancellors at the 78th Extraordinary meeting of Senate held on Wednesday 22nd March 2023, in accordance with the provision of the University of Abuja Act.

Mohammed said the appointment which took effect from 5th May 2023 was for a period of two years in the first instance.

A statement made available on Monday by  Acting Director, Directorate of Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob said Maikudi, who is the youngest professor of law in Nigeria joined the services of UniAbuja in 2008 while Afaha was employed by the institution in 2011.

The statement provided the profiles of the two new Deputy Vice Chancellors thus: “The new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) was born on 31st January 1983. She obtained her LLB from the University of Reading in 2004 and LLM from the London School of Economics & Political Science in 2005, and later bagged a PhD in International Law in 2015 from the University of Abuja.

“Maikudi joined the service of the University of Abuja on 4th September 2008 as Lecturer II rising to the rank of professor in 2022.

“A professor of International Law, Maikudi became the first female Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, in 2018, and later the pioneer director, University of Abuja International Centre in 2019.

“She is also the youngest professor of Law in Nigeria and the only female professor from the Northwest.

“Maikudi has attended several National and International conferences in the UK, US, South Africa, Germany, Italy, and Egypt.

“She is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NLTA), and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

“She is passionate about research in United Nations.”

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) was born on 8th December 1972. He obtained his BA and MA from the University of Uyo in 1995 and 2004, respectively and later bagged a PhD in History in 2011 from University of Abuja.