The Federal Government has directed all the Vice Chancellors in Federal Universities whose tenure will be completed soon to nominate their deputies who will oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor in a temporary capacity.
Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Chris Maiyaki conveyed this in a circular dated May 28, 2024, to all the affected outgoing Vice-Chancellors.
The NUC’s letter to the outgoing Vice-Chancellors was sequel to a directive from the Federal Ministry of Education, informing the Commission about the end of tenure of some Vice-Chancellors and the urgent need to nominate through the recommendation of the Senate a Deputy Vice-Chancellor that would oversee office of the Vice-Chancellor until the new Governing Councils are inaugurated.
Part of the letter from the ministry reads: I write further to previous communication Ref. No. NUC/ES/138/Vol. 65/88 and dated 27 May 2024, to convey the directive of the Federal Ministry of Education, vide its letter Ref. No. FME/TE/CỰ/130/T6/458 and dated 28 May 2024 (copy attached), to the effect that Vice- Chancellors of Federal Universities, who are rounding up their tenures, are to nominate, through the recommendation of their Senates, a Deputy Vice-Chancellor that will oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor in a temporary capacity.
The Governing Councils, after their inauguration, will appoint Acting Vice-Chancellors for a period not less than 6 months, during which they will commence the process of appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellors.
This Circular takes pre-eminence over our earlier communication on the same subject.
