Two new deputies vice chancellors for Academics and Administration have been approved for appointment by the Governing Council of the University of Abuja.
They are Prof Edmund Joseph Nwana and Prof Muhammadu Abdullahi Katcha for VC of Academics and Administration respectively.
The
two were elected by the University Senate at its 163rd regular sitting
held on Wednesday, 25th January 2017.In a statement by the Registrar and
Secretary to Council of the University, Mrs Rifkatu Hoshen Swanta, we
now understand these:
The appointments
were approved at the 43rd Extra-ordinary meeting of the Governing
Council, which held on Wednesday, 1st February 2017.
The appointments are effective from February 7, 2017 for a period of two years in the first instance.
What we know about the new DVCs:
Prof Edmund Joseph Nwana
was born in Awka on 25th October 1958. Before this appointment, he was
Dean, Postgraduate School of the University. After completing a degree
in medicine from the University of Ibadan in 1982, he started his
working career as Senior House Officer, Department of Pathology,
University of Jos Teaching Hospital and had served as Senior
Registrar/Chief Resident of the department.
As a lecturer,
He
was Associate Lecturer Department of Pathology/Haematology, Faculty of
Medical Sciences, University of Jos from 1991 to 1993; Head of the
Department in 1995 and Senior Lecturer/Consultant from 1997-1999, during
which time he was also lecturer in Basic Forensic
Pathology/Investigation at the Nigerian Police College, Jos.
As a leader,
Prof
Nwana was pioneer Head of Department of Pathology, National Hospital
Abuja between 1999 and 2004 and was Professor and Head of Department of
Pathology College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, from where he
joined the service of the University of Abuja in January 2008 as
Professor of Pathology, College of Health Sciences, as well as
Foundation Dean, Faculty of Basic Clinical Science and the Faculty of
Clinical Sciences.
And to Prof Abdullahi Katcha,
He
was born on 5th January 1959 in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger
state. He graduated from Usman Danfodio University (UDUS), Sokoto in
1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education (Biology) and holds a
Master of Science degree in education from the University of Jos (1993)
and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Science Education (2006) from the
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.
As a lecturer,
Professor
Katcha started his working career in 1984 with the Ministry of
Education, Minna, Niger state as an Integrated Science and Biology
teacher where he taught till 1992. He also served as a Biology teacher
in the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Abuja between 1993
and 1996. He joined the service of the University of Abuja as Lecturer
II in 1996 and rose to the rank of Professor in 2006.
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