President Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah as Pro-Chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia

By Iyojo Ameh

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State.

The President also named principal officers for the university, including Prof.

The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy.

Additionally, President Tinubu approved the appointment of Mr. Thomas Etuh (North Central), Chief Fabian Nwaora (South East), Prof. Femi Taiwo (South West), and Zarah Bukar (North East) as members of the university’s Governing Council.

According to the statement, the appointees were selected based on their distinguished careers, leadership experience, and commitment to advancing education in Nigeria.

President Tinubu urged them to leverage their expertise to position the university as a center for academic excellence and research, in line with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He further tasked them with providing visionary leadership to lay a strong foundation for the institution, which is set to admit its first batch of students in September 2025.

The Federal University of Applied Sciences, formerly known as Nok University, was renamed after the federal government assumed control of its assets.