Education

UNILAG Senate meets to choose acting VC

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5 years ago

August 24, 2020

The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is presently meeting to choose an Acting Vice-Chancellor despite the institution’s Registrar, Oladejo Azeez sending an email to Senate members to wait for further clarification on their assignment.

This follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on Friday that due process should be followed – which is that the Senate should elect an Ag. VC as opposed to the Governing Council doing so.

The President also asked the Council-appointed Ag. VC, Prof. Theophilus Soyombo to step down

In a mail titled: “Notice to All Senate members”, Oladejjo Azeez, who has been an ally of the Governing Council chairman, Dr. Wale Babalakin, said no meeting had been summoned.

Babalakin and the embattled VC the Council removed, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, were asked to recuse themselves from the affairs of the University until the Visitation panel set up to look into the university’s affairs concludes its investigation.

Oladejo’s mail reads: “This is to inform all Senate members that no meeting of the Senate has been summoned.

“Members should await proper Notice of Meeting after the Federal Government of Nigeria has clarified some issues germane to the meeting.”

The Registrar also signed a letter addressed to the Head, Auditorium Management Unit, J.J.F Ade Ajayi Auditorium, University of Lagos and pasted around the main auditorium, venue of the Senate meeting, instructing the official not to make any facility available for the Senate meeting for the same reason.

It reads in part: “It follows that you do not make any of your facilities available for any meeting until otherwise advised.”

However, the Senate convened regardless.

A member of the Senate (names withheld) told The Nation that Oladejo was not a member of the Senate.

“Oladejo is not a member of the Senate. We are about to start in the Main Auditorium,” the source said

The source said the Senate would vote one of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola (DVC Development Services), or Prof. Ben Oghojafor (DVC Management Services) as Acting VC.

“Meeting is ongoing. We are waiting for ballot papers to vote for the Acting VC that is Prof Folasade Ogunsola and Prof Ben Oghojafor,” the source said.

The NATION

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Education

Prof Ugochukwu Bond Anyaehie Takes Charge At The Helms Of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka As The 8th Substantive Vice Chancellor

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1 week ago

November 16, 2025

The Gleamer

By Jim Isilebo

From it’s inception in 1991,the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka have had in its headship the services of seven substantive Vice Chancellors, alongside having some others on acting capacity.

With the recent emergence of Professor Ugochukwu Bond Anyaehie, as its next Vice Chancellor after a thorough and diligent recruitment process, comes a well tested academic and administrator to move the University to its next enviable level.

Born on 16th November 1971,Prof Ugochukwu Bond Anyaehie, a renowned Academic, Researcher, Medical doctor, Physiologist, and Public Health specialist of many years standing, is an eminent professor of Medicine, who ascended to full professorship over twelve years ago at the age of 41years.

Professor Anyaehie have served as a member of governing council of two universities, and has been a permanent member of University of Nigeria Nsukka Senate for over ten years, where he distinguished himself in service as Head of department on many occasions, Director of Research and Publication, and immediate past Deputy Provost of it’s College of Medicine.

Prof Anyaehie, who have also served as external examiner for many medical schools, as well the prestigious West African Postgraduate Medical College, have supervised over forty Post graduate students with four of his Supervisees now full professors.

In addition to his well enriched professional pedigree, Anyaehie was the pioneer Provost of College of Medicine at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

He has also had a veritable level of exposure as Visiting Scholar at Medical University Graz, Austria and also Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Prof Anyaehie, is the “141st Inaugural Lecturer” of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and is credited with over fifty publications in peer reviewed journals. He is bestowed with a massive administrative experience spanning across international, national and private-owned Universities.

Outside the academia, Anyaehie’s experience spans across his invaluable services with numerous international donor agencies, national agencies and also the Nigerian National Assembly.

He has also been the Lead Consultant on health development, strategic planning, and health policy development for all tiers of government in Nigeria, as well as Imo state University, Abia state University and Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

Prof Anyaehie is a member of several professional bodies which includes;

(1) Society of Gynecologists & Obstetricians of Nigeria(SOGON).

(2) American Society of Reproductive Medicine(ASRM).

(3) International College of Surgeons(ICS).

(4) World Association of Medical Editors(WAME).

(5) Council of Science Editors(CSE).

(6) Physiological Society of Nigeria.

In other extra curricular activities the erudite Professor was also the pioneer chairman of the University of Nigeria College of Medicine Cooperative Society and Provincial President of Christian Men’s Fellowship, covering over twelve dioceses of Church of Nigeria(Enugu Province),National Executive member of Federal Government College Okigwe and also global coordinator of Abia state University Medical Alumni Association.

At the community level, Prof Anyaehie who is married with children, and an awesome team player widely resourcesful in solving multi-faceted problems in organisations, continues to provide leadership as President of Nkwerre Aborigines Union, Enugu chapter.

Congratulations Prof, for a well deserved recognition and appointment.

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