President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Professor Ogundipe, the former VC of Unilag as NUC President
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has welcomed the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as its new President. As highlighted by a Statehouse Press Release on the 22nd of June, Professor Ogundipe was appointed by the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to succeed Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who was appointed July of last year. The resignation of Professor Aina, after less than a year in office was swiftly followed by the appointment of the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos.
Professor Ogundipe, served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 2017–2022. He is a Professor of Botany with expertise in molecular plant taxonomy, biosystematics, ethnobotany, cytogenetics, forensic botany, and ecological conservation. He is also a PhD holder in Botany from Obafemi Awolowo University, with a MBA from the University of Lagos. In addition, the Professor, 66, is also the current Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun state .
The released statement not only boasts of his past accomplishments but of current ones too. “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, London. He has also served as President of the Botanical Society of Nigeria and Chairman of the Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC).”
The NUC, the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Special Advisor to the President, Bayo Onanuga regard the newly appointed NUC President highly in the statement released by the Special Advisor.
He stated “As NUC Chairman, Professor Ogundipe will oversee the regulatory body of the Nigerian university system, focusing on funding, global competitiveness and academic stability.
President Tinubu 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, by advancing quality, access, and integrity in the education sector.”
