Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has approved the appointment of Prof. Mu\u2019azu Gusau as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara.
\nThis was contained in a statement signed by the governor\u2019s Special Adviser on Higher Education, Alhaji Abdullahi Gurbin-Bore, and made available to newsmen in Gusau, yesterday.
\nGurbin-Bore said the governor also appointed Mr Bashiru Mafara as the Registrar and Mr Usman Bungudu as the Bursar of the institution.
\nHe said that all the appointments were to take immediate effect.
\nGurbin-Bore quoted Gov. Matawalle as imploring the new appointees to discharge their duties diligently.
\n\u201cHe (Matawalle), promised to give the institution all the required support to meet the demands of the new age and become a world-class university,\u201d he said.
\nOur correspondent reports that the new Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Gusau holds a PhD in Toxicology from the University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom and had been a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) since 2009 where he lectured and held various positions for 31 years.
\nGusau, who had also served as Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua University, Katsina, also consulted for the Department of Petroleum Resources on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), on general toxicological issues.
\nThe new Registrar, Mafara, who is currently pursuing his doctorate degree, was the Registrar, College of Agriculture and Animal Science (CAAS) Bakura, Zamfara, and had been in the tertiary education system for 20 years.
\nHe occupied several administrative positions which included Deputy Registrar, Student Affairs Officer, while the new Bursar, Bungudu was, until his appointment, a staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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