The University Governing Council has approved the appointment of Professor Musbau Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, Faculty of Science, University of Ilorin as the 6th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. He is to take over from the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. M. S. Audu, FMAN, whose tenure expires on Monday, November 26, 2012.
Council approved the appointment at its 97th Special Meeting held on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Prof. Akanji, who hails from Essa Ward, Offa, Kwara State was born on January 4, 1953. He attended Offa Grammer School and the famous Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo before proceeding to University of Ibadan from 1972 – 1975 for his B.Sc (Hons), Biochemistry.
Between 1979 and 1986 he was in the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) for his M.Sc and Ph.D (Biochemistry) respectively.
He worked as a Research Biochemist with the Nigerian Institute of Tryposomiasis Research, Vom, Plateau State and joined the services of University of Ilorin as Lecturer I in 1986, where he rose to the rank of a Professor of Biochemistry in 1993. He has held various positions and served in virtually all the University Committees in the University of Ilorin.
Between November 2005 and January 2008, he was the pioneer Vice-Chancellor and member, Board of Trustee, Al – Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State.
The Professor of Biochemistry who during the 1991/1992 academic session was a parttime lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, FUT, Minna has supervised 20 Master’s and 16 Doctoral theses out of which 7 are now Professors in various Universities.
He is a Fellow, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and belongs to several other Professional bodies among which are Member, Science Association of Nigeria and Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology.
The new Vice-Chancellor has over 150 Scholarly Publications in reputable books and journals. His hobbies are reading, current affairs, trekking and watching football matches live on television. He is married and blessed with three children.
In the appointment letter, signed by the Pro- Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, the appointment is for a single term of five years with effect from Tuesday, November 27, 2012. This appointment supersedes the earlier appointment of an acting Vice-Chancellor made at the 96th Special Meeting of the Council held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
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