UniAbuja Governing Council Appoints Prof Aisha Substantive Vice-Chancellor
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja chaired Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (Rtd), has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the 7th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University.
She will be the second female Vice-Chancellor of the university after Dr Gambo Laraba Abdullahi who served from 1999 to 2004.
Aisha’s appointment was announced during the 77th Extraordinary Meeting of the Council on Tuesday.
The appointment takes effect from January 1, 2025, and will be for a non renewable tenure of five years.
Aisha emerged the best among the 10 shortlisted candidates and interviewed by the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board of the University, in line with the extant regulations governing the process.
Prior to her appointment, Professor Aisha served as the University’s Acting vice-chancellor from July 5, 2024.
Born on 31st January 1983 in Katsina State, Professor Maikudi is a distinguished scholar and professor of International Law.
Her educational journey began at Sacred Heart School, Kaduna, where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate in 1993. She proceeded to Queens College, Lagos for her secondary school education, and University of Reading, where she earned an LLB in 2004.
She further specialised in Public International Law, obtaining an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005.
After completing her legal education at the Nigerian Law School from 2006–2007, she pursued and obtained a PhD in International Law from the University of Abuja in 2015.
She joined the University of Abuja as Lecturer II on September 4, 2008, and rose through the ranks to become a professor in 2021.
Aisha broke barriers as the first female Head of Department in 2013, the first female Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law in 2018, and the pioneer Director of the University of Abuja International Centre in 2019.
She also served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), where she was instrumental in enhancing academic standards and promoting a culture of excellence at the University.
An innovator in her field, she introduced the ‘United Nations Law’ course at the University of Abuja in 2019, backed by extensive research and numerous publications in academic journals and book chapters.
She is also highly experienced in supervising theses and dissertations, contributing to the growth of legal scholarship.
Aisha has represented the university and country at numerous national and international conferences, workshops, and training sessions across the UK, U.S, South Africa, Germany, Italy, China, Ghana, and Egypt. She has presented papers at many of these events, further solidifying her global reputation as an academic leader.
The new Vice-Chancellor is an active member of several professional organisations, including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NLTA), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), and Nigerian Society of International Law.
