President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as Chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC), according to a statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned his appointment after less than one year in office. Professor Aina was appointed in July last year, and the board members were inaugurated in November 2025. Ogundipe, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 2017 to 2022, is a professor of Botany with expertise in Molecular Plant Taxonomy, Biosystematics, Ethnobotany, Cytogenetics, Forensic Botany, and Ecological Conservation.
The 66-year-old professor currently serves as Pro Chancellor of Redeemer’s University in Ede, Osun State. He is a fellow of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Academy of Science, the Linnaean Society of London, and the Royal Society of Biology in London. He has also served as President of the Botanical Society of Nigeria and Chairman of the Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council. As NUC Chairman, Professor Ogundipe will oversee the regulatory body of the Nigerian university system, focusing on funding, global competitiveness, and academic stability.
The President said he expects Ogundipe to provide visionary leadership at the NUC and sustain the credibility of the Nigerian university system, in alignment with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The president has charged the new chairman to advance quality, access, and integrity in the education sector.
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