President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of key officials to lead the Federal Universities of Education in Kano and Zaria.
Engr. Abdurrazaq Abubakar Nakore has been named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage was also appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the same institution. Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Rural Electricity Board.
In Kaduna State, the President appointed Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure as Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria. A distinguished scholar in science education, Prof. Bunkure currently serves as Vice Chancellor of Saadatu Rimi University of Education in Kano.
Both universities were upgraded from Colleges of Education between 2022 and 2023. According to the governing laws, the Pro-Chancellor will serve for four years, while the Vice Chancellors will serve five-year terms.