Adamu, Ofulue Assume Office As NOUN Deputy Vice Chancellors

The Management of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has approved the assignment of Professor Shehu Adamu and Professor Christine Ofulue arsenic the caller Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration (DVC-Admin) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Technology, Innovation and Research (DVC-TIR), respectively of the university.

This was contained successful abstracted letters of assignment dated September 5, 2025, and signed by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Mr. Oladipo A. Ajayi.

In the missive to Adamu, it said: “Following your predetermination by the University Senate astatine its 112th Regular Meeting held connected Thursday, 28th August, 2025, and consequent ratification of Senate’s determination by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, connected behalf of the Governing Council, I americium pleased to convey your assignment arsenic Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration.

“As the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, you volition beryllium liable to the Vice-Chancellor and expected to assistance him successful the day-to-day medication of the university, with peculiar accent connected providing enactment successful administrative governance and organization absorption towards advancing the university’s strategical goals.”

Adamu is from the university’s Faculty of Health Sciences and a erstwhile Dean of the faculty.

Equally, successful the assignment missive addressed to Prof. Ofulue, it said: “Following your predetermination by the University Senate astatine its 112th Regular Meeting held connected Thursday, 28th August, 2025, and consequent ratification of Senate’s determination by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, connected behalf of the Governing Council, I americium pleased to convey your assignment arsenic Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Innovation and Research).

“As the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (TIR), you volition beryllium liable to the Vice-Chancellor and expected to assistance him successful the day-to-day medication of the university, with peculiar accent connected providing enactment successful Technology, Innovation, and Research towards advancing the University’s strategical goals.”

A property connection released by Ibrahim Sheme, Director of Media and Publicity of NOUN, said the duo’s appointments were for 2 years successful the interim.

The assembly expressed assurance that their wealthiness of acquisition and dedication volition importantly lend to the realisation of the university’s imaginativeness and mission.