UNIJOS Varsity gets new VC

After weeks of screening up to 26 candidates, the governing council of the University of Jos has selected Sebastian Maimako to take over from Heyward Mafuyai as vice chancellor of the university.

Heyward Mafuyai's tenure was terminated on April 21.

In a statement on Friday, April 23, Principal Assistant Registrar in charge of Information and Publication of the university, Abdullahi Abdullahi said that this decision was finalized at the 12th Governing Council meeting of the university.

“He is Professor Sebastian Seddi Maimako, who is the Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Jos,” he said.

The statement said Mr. Maimako’s appointment takes effect from Friday April 22 for a five-year single term.

According to the statement, the new vice chancellor is a professor of Accounting and Finance.

It said Mr. Maimako had served the university as Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences; and Head and Acting Head, Department of Management Sciences.

The new vice chancellor, a graduate of Management Studies from the University of Jos, started working with the university in 1989 as a Graduate Assistant.