Yakubu Gowon Varsity Council Approves Promotion Of 104 To Professorsorial Rank

The 11th Governing Council of the Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), led by Senator Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has approved the promotion of 104 world unit to professorial rank.

The support was fixed astatine the 78th Extraordinary Meeting of Council, held connected Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9 to 10, 2025, astatine the University’s Main Campus successful Abuja.

A property connection issued by the Acting Director,
Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, connected Tuesday, said 58 of the unit were promoted to the fertile of Professor, portion 46 others were elevated to the fertile of Associate Professor.

The breakdown of the workout revealed that the world unit were promoted crossed assorted disciplines, including agriculture, carnal science, Islamic studies, Islamic past and ethics, objective sciences, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology, ophthalmology, theatre arts, societal subject education, civilian engineering, chemic engineering, electrical engineering, pharmacology, statistics, applied mathematics, nursing, and allied wellness sciences.

Congratulating the recently promoted staff, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Mathew Adamu (fcvsn), lauded their dedication to assistance and the advancement of knowledge.

He said, “This promotion is simply a designation of your hard work, world excellence, and committedness to the values and maturation of the University. We expect that your caller world presumption volition animate adjacent greater achievements successful teaching, research, mentorship, and assemblage service.

“This promotion is peculiarly singular due to the fact that the fig of unit elevated to professorial fertile is the highest successful the past of this University. It is simply a large accomplishment and a recognition to the committedness of Council, management, and the full University assemblage to reward excellence and fortify our quality assets capableness astatine this constituent of the University’s development.”

He added, “Let maine besides reassure you that, with the stableness the University presently enjoys, greater achievements prevarication ahead. I americium definite that some the University and its unit volition payment from this caller thrust to guarantee an improved and timely reward strategy designed to fortify our travel towards attaining the heights of world-class institutions.

“On behalf of the Governing Council and the Management of the University, I congratulate you connected this noble achievement.”