- Names principal officers for FUHS, Tsafe
- Olorunnimbe named NCC chairman, Tijani heads USPF board
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye, a renowned communications scholar, to the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The eminent scholar is among those the President has approved for new appointments to the governing councils of two federal universities.
He also named principal officers for the recently established Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology (FUHS), Tsafe, Zamfara State.
A statement released yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, announced that the President has appointed Chisom D. Obih to the Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, to fill the vacancy created by the passing of a council member.
Akinfeleye, a former Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, is also Chairman of the Centre of Excellence in Multimedia and Cinematography/UNILAG Radio 103.1 FM and Television.
He replaces Mr. Wahab Owokoniran, who was recently appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Transport, Daura, Katsina State.
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Also, the President has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe.
Other principal officers named for the institution are: Mr. Hamisu Yusuf Yelwa (Registrar), Usman Nakazalle Sanusi (Bursar), and Dr. Shehu Aminu Liman (Librarian).
A retired Colonel in the Nigerian Army, Prof. Yakasai is currently the Provost of the College of Health Sciences at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), and chairs the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Medicine in Nigeria.
He also serves on the governing council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.
Prof. Yakasai earned his MBBS from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, before securing a European Economic Commission scholarship for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom (UK).
He holds membership and fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, a Master’s in Medical Education from the University of Winchester, and fellowships from the International College of Surgeons (U.S.A.) and the American College of Surgeons.
His career includes a stint as the Director-General of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board.
Also, President Tinubu has approved the constitution of the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
A statement by Mr.Onanuga named Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the NCC, while Dr. Aminu Waida retains his position as Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer.