The Senate of the University of Abuja has elected a 41-year-old Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the acting Vice Chancellor of the university.
The appointment is pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive VC.
She is succeeding Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah whose tenure ended 30 June 2024.
Born in Zaria on the 31 January 1983, Professor Maikudi hails from Katsina State.
A professor of International Law, Maikudi is the current Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic).
She attended Queens College, Lagos where she obtained her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
After her secondary school education, she attended the University of Reading and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom, where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees.
She also attended the Nigeria Law School, Abuja for her call to the Bar, as well as the University of Abuja for her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law.
In 2007, Aisha did her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the Corporate Secretariat and Legal Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
In 2008, she joined the University of Abuja as a Lecturer and became the first female and youngest Head of Department, Faculty of Law in 2014; first female and youngest Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law in 2018 and the pioneer Director, University of Abuja.
She is said to be the youngest Professor of the University of Abuja and indeed Nigeria, as well as the first female Professor of Law in the North West and the University of Abuja. She specializes in United Nations Law and has written extensively on the area.
Aisha floated a Postgraduate course on United Nations Law and has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate works.
She has also taught Company Law for over 12 years and is well versed in its mechanics. She has participated in numerous conferences and trainings worldwide.
