Breaking: Tinubu Shakes Up Government With Fresh Wave Of Appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved key leadership appointments at two federal universities of education.

Engineer Abdurrazaq Abubakar Nakore has been named the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, while Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage has been appointed as the institution’s Vice Chancellor.

Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Rural Electricity Board.

In a related move, President Tinubu also appointed Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State. Bunkure, an expert in science education, is currently the Vice Chancellor of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kano.

The appointments were confirmed in a statement issued Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

The Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano, and the Federal University of Education, Zaria, were among four colleges of education elevated to full university status between 2022 and 2023. According to the law establishing them, pro-chancellors will serve a four-year term, while vice chancellors will serve for five years.

Meanwhile, staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) were seen jubilating on Wednesday as they welcomed back their Director-General, Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos. In a video shared on , staff members sang joyfully as Dembos returned to office.

Dembos’ recall followed a directive by President Tinubu on September 2, reversing his earlier removal in August, when a new management team had been announced for the NTA.