By Felix Emmanuel
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University), has elevated 104 academic staff to professorial rank.
The approval for the mass promotion was made at the 78th Extraordinary Meeting of the institution’s Governing Council, held on 9 and 10 September 2025 at the University’s Main Campus. The Council is headed by Senator Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso.
A statement by the Acting Director of
Information and University Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob, said that 58 of the staff were promoted to the rank of Professor, even as 46 others were elevated to the rank of Associate Professor.
According to him, the academic staff were promoted across various disciplines, including agriculture, animal science, Islamic studies, Islamic history and ethics, clinical sciences, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology, ophthalmology, theatre arts, social science education, civil engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, pharmacology, statistics, applied mathematics, nursing, and allied health sciences.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Mathew Adamu was quoted as having congratulated those that were promoted and acknowledged their dedication to scholarship and the advancement of knowledge.
“This promotion is a recognition of your hard work, academic excellence, and commitment to the values and growth of the University. We expect that your new academic status will inspire even greater achievements in teaching, research, mentorship, and community service.
“This promotion is particularly remarkable because the number of staff elevated to professorial rank is the highest in the history of this University. It is a great achievement and a credit to the commitment of Council, management, and the entire University community to reward excellence and strengthen our human resource capacity at this point of the University’s development.
“Let me also reassure you that, with the stability the University currently enjoys, greater achievements lie ahead. I am certain that both the University and its staff will benefit from this new drive to ensure an improved and timely reward system designed to strengthen our journey towards attaining the heights of world-class institutions.
