‎Yakubu Gowon University otherwise known as University of Abuja, (Uniabuja) now has a substantive Vice Chancellor, DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reports.

He is Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi.

‎The eleventh Governing Council of the University, under the chairmanship of Distinguished Senator Dr Olanrewaju  Tejuoso, approved the appointment of  Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, as Substantive vice-chancellor of the University today. He would however resume on 10 February 2026 when the tenure of the incumbent acting vice chancellors expires.

‎The appointment was announced during the 80th Extraordinary Meeting of  the Council held today Friday 7 November 2025, in Abuja.

‎The  appointment which  takes effect from Tuesday 10 February 2026 and is for a nonrenewable tenure of five years.

‎Fawehinmi is currently the vice-chancellor of the Nigerian British University, a conventional private University  in Abia State.

‎Meanwhile, the Council has approved the extension of the tenure of the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University,  Professor Mathew Adamu, till 10th February 2026.

‎Adamu was first appointed on 11 August 2025 by the Federal Government. 

‎Who is Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi?

‎He was born on 29 September 1969 in Ibadan, Nigeria.
‎He is from Ondo town, Ondo State.
‎His academic qualifications:
‎B.Med.Sc. (Anatomy) – University of Port Harcourt (UPH)
‎MBBS – UPH
‎MSc in Medical Anthropology – University of London
‎MD (Doctor of Medicine) – UPH
‎Academic & Administrative Career
‎He joined University of Port Harcourt as a Lecturer II in June 1995 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor in May 2010.
‎He held significant administrative roles at UPH:
‎Head of Department of Anatomy (2005-2007)
‎Associate Dean, Dean of Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences (2012-2014)
‎Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of UPH (2016-2020)
‎Current Role
‎He is the Pioneer Vice Chancellor of Nigerian British University (NBU), Asa-Abia (on the border of Abia & Rivers states).
‎His appointment takes effect from 3 April 2023, for a five-year term.
‎Achievements & Vision :
‎He has published many peer-reviewed articles in indexed journals, served as an external examiner and assessor of professoriate across Nigerian universities.
‎At NBU, he emphasises innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and leveraging technology (especially AI) to address local and national challenges like insecurity and unemployment.
‎Under his leadership, NBU secured accreditation of 24 courses by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
‎Personal life:
‎He is married to Dr Hadeezat Omotayo Fawehinmi and they have five children.