THE University of Abuja’s Governing Council has approved the appointment of the youngest professor of law in Nigeria and the first female professor from Northwest Nigeria, Aisha Maikudi, alongside Professor Philip Afaha as Deputy Vice Chancellors Academic and Administrative respectively.

The institution revealed this in a statement today. The proposal was approved by the Council at its 96th Regular Meeting, which took place between May 4 and May 5, 2023.

The council gave its assent following the pair’s selection in the 78th Extraordinary Senate Meeting on March 22, 2023, as required by the University of Abuja Act.

The appointment which took effect from May 5, 2023, was for a period of two years in the first instance,” the statement read.

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 graduated from the University of Abuja with a doctorate in international law in 2015.

According to information on the school’s website, Maikudi began working for the institution in 2008 as a lecturer 2 before being promoted to 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.

[NaijaTimes]