Tazkiyah University, Nigeria’s female-only higher institution, has appointed Professor Bilkisu Aminu Shinkafi as Vice Chancellor.
The appointment, approved by the university’s Board of Trustees, was announced in a statement on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Prof. Shinkafi, a renowned academic from the Department of Zoology, University of Abuja, will serve through a five year term.
Prof. Shinkafi has over two decades of experience in the academia, research, and university administration.
Her previous roles include Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Dean of the Faculty of Science, and Member of the Governing Council, Federal University, Gusau. She is also on the Governing Council of Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau.
Prof. Shinkafi is a member of several professional bodies including the Science Association of Nigeria, Fisheries Society of Nigeria, and the Association of African Universities.
The Syndicate reports Tazkiyah University is a groundbreaking female-only institution founded by Professor Ibrahim Maqari, one of the Imams of the National Mosque, Abuja.
Located in Zaria, Kaduna State, it is Nigeria’s first university exclusively for women and is expected to operate with an all-female academic staff.
The institution is designed to offer a safe, value-driven environment where Muslim girls can pursue higher education without compromise.
According to Prof. Maqari, profits from the university will be channelled into a fund for supporting orphans, reinforcing its commitment to social impact.
Tazkiyah University will begin academic activities with three faculties: Allied Health Sciences, Science and Computing, and Management and Social Sciences. Some of the key programmes include Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Accounting, Economics, and Business Administration.
The institution also has long-term plans to move to a permanent campus in Kaduna city. Its mission is to remove barriers to female education by providing quality academic training within an Islamic moral framework.
