The University of Abuja’s Governing Council has approved the appointment of Aisha Maikudi, the nation’s youngest female law professor and the first from Northwest Nigeria, to the positions of Deputy Vice Chancellors Academic and Administrative with Professor Philip Afaha.
The institution revealed this in a statement on Monday. The proposal was approved by the Council at its 96th Regular Meeting, which took place between May 4 and May 5, 2023.
Following the pair’s selection in the 78th Extraordinary Senate Meeting on March 22, 2023, as required by the University of Abuja Act, the council gave its assent.
“The appointment which took effect from May 5, 2023, was for a period of two years in the first instance,” the statement read.
The PUNCH reports that the new DVC academic, Maikudi was born on January 31, 1983. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Reading in 2004 while her Master of Laws degree was obtained from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005.
She bagged a doctorate in International Law in 2015 from the University of Abuja.
Information from the school’s website stated that Maikudi joined the services of the university in 2008 as lecturer 2 before rising to rank of professor in 2022.
“A professor of International Law, Maikudi became the first female Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, in 2018, and later the pioneer director, University of Abuja International Centre in 2019. She is also the youngest professor of Law in Nigeria.”
The DVC administration, Philip Adaha was born in 1972. He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Uyo in 1995 and 2004, respectively.
He later bagged a doctorate degree in History in 2011 from the University of Abuja. Afaha joined the services of the university in January 2013 as a senior lecturer before rising to the rank of professor.
