The Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has appointed Professor Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria.
Igwe will take over from Professor Benjamin Ozumba whose tenure will expire in June, 2019.
The Public Relations officer of the Insistution, Dr Okwun Omeaku, who confirmed the development said his appointment was announced on Thursday by the Pro-Chancellor of the University, Chief Mike Olorunfemi after a transparent selection process by the Governing Council of the University.
Professor Igwe is the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration of the University. He is a Professor of Soil Science in the Faculty of Agriculture. He joined the services of the University in 1976 as a Soil Survey Assistant. He became an academic staff of the University in 1991 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor in 2003. He was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) on 28th April 2016 and was reappointed in 2018. He once represented the University’s senate in the Governing Council and had also served as the Director of the university’s Advancement Centre.
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