Tinubu appoints Ex-UNILAG VC Ogundipe as NUC chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission, NUC.
This was made known in a statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, spokesman for the presidency.
According to the statement, Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than a year after his appointment.
Aina was appointed by President Tinubu in July 2025, while members of the NUC governing board were inaugurated in November 2025.
A botanist and academic administrator, Ogundipe served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos f...