The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has approved the appointment of Aisha Maikudi as the seventh substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution.
The council, headed by the retired air vice-marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita, spoke at its 77th “extraordinary meeting” on December 31.
Maikudi’s appointment, the council said, takes effect from January 1, 2025, and it is for a nonrenewable tenure of five years.
It said Maikudi emerged as the best among the 10 shortlisted candidates and was interviewed by the joint council and senate selection board (JCSSB) of the university.
Before she was appointed the substantive vice-chancellor, Aisha Sani Maikudi served as UniAbuja’s acting VC from July 5, 2024.
Born on 31st January 1983 in Katsina, Maikudi is a professor of International Law at the institution.
Her education began at Sacred Heart School in Kaduna, where she obtained her first school leaving certificate (FSLC) in 1993.
She proceeded to Queens College in Yaba Lagos, earning her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 1999.
Maikudi was at the University of Reading in the UK where she earned an LLB in 2004.
She specialised in Public International Law, obtaining an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005.
After completing her legal education at the Nigerian Law School (2006–2007), she pursued and had a PhD in International Law from the University of Abuja in 2015.
