President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as the new chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The announcement was made on Monday in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Professor Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position after less than a year in office following his appointment last July and subsequent inauguration in November 2025.
The new 66-year-old NUC Chairman brings a wealthy academic and administrative background to the regulatory body, the presidential spokesperson said.
He previously served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 2017 to 2022 and is currently the Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University in Ede, Osun State. Professor Ogundipe is a professor of Botany with specialized expertise in molecular plant taxonomy, biosystematics, ethnobotany, cytogenetics, forensic botany, and ecological conservation. He earned his PhD in
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