Names Nakore, Kodage for Kano, Bunkure for Zaria

President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments into the Governing Council and management of two newly established Federal Universities of Education.

Engr. Abdurrazaq Abubakar Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and former Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Rural Electricity Board, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano.

The President also named Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage as Vice Chancellor of the Kano institution.

In a related development, Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure, an academic renowned for his contributions to science education and currently Vice Chancellor of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kano, has been appointed Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State.

Both universities were among four Colleges of Education upgraded to full-fledged universities between 2022 and 2023.

In line with governing laws, the Pro-Chancellor will serve a four-year tenure, while the Vice Chancellors will serve for five years.