President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission, NUC.
This was made known in a statement on Monday by Bayo
Onanuga, spokesman for the presidency.
According to the statement, Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus
Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than a year
after his appointment.
Aina was appointed by President Tinubu in July 2025, while
members of the NUC governing board were inaugurated in November 2025.
A botanist and academic administrator, Ogundipe served as
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 2017 to 2022. He is currently
the Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State.
The 66-year-old scholar holds a PhD in Botany from Obafemi
Awolowo University and an MBA from the University of Lagos. His areas of
expertise include molecular plant taxonomy, biosystematics, ethnobotany,
cytogenetics, forensic botany and ecological conservation.
Ogundipe is a fellow of several professional bodies,
including the Nigerian Academy of Science, the Linnean Society of London and
the Royal Society of Biology. He has also served as President of the Botanical
Society of Nigeria and Chairman of the Lagos State Science, Research and
Innovation Council.
As chairman of the NUC governing board, Ogundipe is expected
to provide leadership for the regulation and development of Nigeria’s
university system, with emphasis on funding, academic stability, quality
assurance and global competitiveness.
Tinubu expressed confidence that the former UNILAG
vice-chancellor would strengthen the credibility of the university system and
advance reforms aimed at improving access, quality and integrity in higher
education.
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