President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission. The appointment was announced on Monday by the Presidency.
Professor Ogundipe served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos from 2017 to 2022 and is currently the Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University. He succeeds Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned less than a year after taking office.
A professor of Botany, Ogundipe holds a PhD from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from UNILAG. He is a fellow of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Academy of Science, the Linnean Society of London, and the Royal Society of Biology.
According to the Presidency, his role as NUC board chairman will involve providing strategic oversight for Nigeria’s university system, with emphasis on funding, academic stability, quality assurance, and global competitiveness. President Tinubu said he expects Ogundipe to help strengthen the credibility and integrity of the nation’s higher education sector.
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