President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved fresh appointments into the leadership of newly established federal universities of education.

The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Engineer Abdurrazaq Abubakar Nakore was named Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. Nakore, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, previously served as the Executive Secretary of the Rural Electricity Board in Jigawa State.

Also appointed was Prof. Abdullahi Tukur Kodage, who will serve as Vice Chancellor of the Kano-based institution, while Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure, a science education specialist and current Vice Chancellor of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kano, was named Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State.

“In accordance with the institution’s governing laws, the Pro-Chancellor will serve a term of four years, while the Vice Chancellors will serve for five years,” the statement read.