President Bola Tinubu has made nine new appointments in the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State.
He named Bishop Matthew Kukah as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council for the university.
The President also appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as Bursar, and Prof. Daniel Abubakar as University Librarian.
Additionally, Tinubu approved the appointment of Mr. Thomas Etuh (North Central), Chief Fabian Nwaora (South East), Prof. Femi Taiwo (South West), and Zarah Bukar (North East) as members of the university’s Governing Council.
The President emphasized that the appointees were carefully selected based on their distinguished careers and leadership experience.
He urged them to provide visionary leadership and ensure the university becomes a hub for academic excellence and research, aligning with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Federal University of Applied Sciences, formerly Nok University, was renamed following the federal government’s takeover of its assets.
The institution is set to admit its first cohort of students in September 2025.