2 days Ago By Emmanuel Abiodun
Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi has been elected as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor. This is as the tenure of Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah as the 6th Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, UniAbuja, came to an end on June 30, 2024. Makurdi is a Professor of International Law and the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University Born in Zaria, Kaduna State, on January 31, 1983, she obtained her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
After her secondary school education, she attended the University of Reading and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom, where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws, LLB, and Master of Laws, LLM, degrees, respectively. She also attended the Nigeria Law School, Abuja , for her call to the Bar and the University of Abuja for her Doctor of Philosophy ,PhD, in Law. ALSO READ : Dangote-assures-public-after-fire-incident-at-lagos-refinery In 2007, Aisha participated in the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC , at the Corporate Secretariat and Legal Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
In 2008, she joined the University of Abuja as a Lecturer and became the first female and youngest Head of the Department, Faculty of Law in 2014; the first female and youngest Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law in 2018; and the pioneer Director University of Abuja. Aisha floated a Postg.
