Five Federal Varsities Get Governing Councils

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution and reconstitution of the Governing Councils of five federal universities in Nigeria.
The affected universities are the University of Ibadan (UI); University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT); University of Lagos (UNILAG); Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife; and Maritime University in Delta State.
The approval is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono, in Abuja, yesterday.
Echono listed members of the new council of UI as Chief John Odigie Oyegun as chairman; Mr Masud Kazaure, Abba Yaro, Alhaji Abubakar Maikafi and Mr Emeka Nwagbo, as members.
“For UNIPORT, the governing council members are Sen. Andrew Uchendu as chairman; while Mr Kolo Uzamat, Cdre. D. T. Hinga, Mohammed Makarfi, and Ahmed Al-Mustapha, are members.