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FG Constitutes Governing Councils of Tertiary Institutions(FULL LIST)

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May 19, 2024

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On Saturday, the Nigerian Government reconstituted the governing councils for one hundred and eleven federal tertiary institutions across the nation.

The announcement was made by Didi Esther Walson-Jack, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education. According to Walson-Jack’s statement, the inauguration of these councils is scheduled for May 30th and 31st, 2024.

She said, “The inauguration and retreat for the Governing Councils will take place on Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31, 2024, at the National Universities Commission, 26 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja. Both events will commence at 9:00am daily.”

The list contained names of technocrats, politicians and traditional rulers for 50 universities, 37 polytechnics, and 24 colleges of education.

The immediate-past Executive Secretary of NUC, Adamu Rasheed, who resigned from office a few months into his second term in office, was also named to chair the governing council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.
This is coming few days after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatened to strike nationwide over the non-constitution of governing councils for universities months after they were dissolved.