The youngest professor of law in University of Abuja (UniAbuja) Aisha Maikudi has been appointed acting vice chancellor.
Her appointment was announced following her nomination at the valedictory Senate meeting held on Wednesday, according to a statement by the outgoing vice chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah.
Maikudi, professor of international law, is the university’s current deputy vice chancellor, academics.
In her acceptance speech, she said, “I want to extend my deepest respect and appreciation to you all for the strong support and unwavering commitment that you have accorded me.”
According to Na’Allah, Maikudi’s appointment was in a “temporary capacity effective after the tenure of the current vice-chancellor, pending the ratification by the Governing Council.”
Na’Allah’s tenure ends on June 30, 2024 after five years.
The university’s acting VC was born on January 31, 1983.
She attended Queens College, Lagos where she obtained her West African Senior School Certificate.
She proceeded to the University of Reading, graduating with LLB in 2004 and LLM from the London School of Economics and political science in 2005; and later bagged a PhD in international law in 2015 from the UniAbuja.
Maikudi was employed at UniAbuja on September 4, 2008 as lecturer II and rose to the rank of professor in 2022.
She became the first female deputy dean at the university’s Faculty of Law in 2018; and later, the pioneer director of UniAbuja International Centre in 2019.
She is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Law Teachers Association, and International Federation of Women Lawyers.
