Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- A professor at the University of Ilorin, Mahfouz Adedimeji, has been appointed vice-chancellor of the newly-approved Ahman Pategi University in Kwara State.

The pro-chancellor and chairman of the council of the new university, Aliyu Pategi, presented a letter of appointment to Mr Adedimeji on Tuesday at the university's permanent site. The ceremony was attended by the university's Board of Trustees Chairman, Isah Mohammed, and the acting Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mustapha Abdullahi.

Mr Adedimeji, a professor of Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics, was until his appointment a lecturer and one of the most respected academic figures at the University of Ilorin.

He holds a B.A. (Honours), M.A. and Ph.D. degrees...