Uniabuja promotes 118 staff

The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has approved the promotion of 118 staff comprising 43 lecturers and 75 non-teaching staff.

A breakdown of the list shows that four of the academic staff were promoted to the rank of professor; 10 others were promoted to the rank of Associate Professor; 19 promoted to the position of senior lecturer; 4 to lecturer 1, and 6 to lecturer II.

A statement by Dr. Habib Yakoob, Head, Information and University Relations, said, ”The approval of the promotion was given at the 91st Regular Meeting of Council held on 2nd and 3rd December 2021.”

“Those newly promoted to the rank of professor following the receipt of favourable external assessment report of their publications include Dr. Oluwafemi Rufus Adebisi (Animal Science); Dr. Isa Mohammed Abdullahi (Public Administration); Dr. Jude Nduka Omeje (Veterinary Medicine) and Dr. Sulaiman Alabi Yusuf (Linguistics).

Similarly, out of the 75 non-teaching staff in the list, 9 were promoted from Senior Assistant Registrar to Principal Assistant Registrar; 6 were principal executive officers, 15 higher executive officers, and 20 secretarial officers,” the statement read.

“There were also 15 technologists and 10 staff from the Accounting unit.

Congratulating the staff, the Vice- Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, said their promotion was a testimony to their continued dedication, hard work and discipline.