Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi from her role as Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, formerly known as the University of Abuja, and has dissolved the entire governing council in a sweeping leadership shake-up across federal universities.

These changes which are to be effected immediately was made in a press statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga.

To fill the vacancy, President Tinubu appointed Professor Lar Patricia Manko as Acting Vice-Chancellor for a six-month term but will not be eligible to apply for the permanent position.

As part of the restructuring, Senator Lanre Tejuoso, who previously served as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agric...