Former UNILAG Vice-Chancellor takes over leadership of the National Universities Commission governing board.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission.
The appointment places the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos at the helm of the commission’s governing board, which oversees policy direction and governance matters within the agency.
Professor Ogundipe is a renowned academic and botanist who served as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG between 2017 and 2022. Throughout his academic career, he held several leadership positions within the institution before assuming the vice-chancellorship.
The appointment marks a new chapter in the administration of the commission, which plays a central role in coordinating and regulating university education in Nigeria.
No additional details regarding the duration of the appointment were immediately provided.