University of Abuja Appoints Prof. Aisha Sani Maikudi as Acting Vice-Chancellor
The Senate of the University of Abuja has elected Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the Acting Vice-Chancellor, pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor. This follows the end of Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah’s tenure as the 6th Vice-Chancellor on June 30, 2024.
Prof. Maikudi, currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), is a Professor of International Law. Born on January 31, 1983, in Zaria, Kaduna State, she pursued her education at the University of Reading and the London School of Economics in the UK, obtaining her LLB and LLM degrees, respectively. She later attended the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, and earned her PhD in Law from the University of Abuja.
In 2007, Prof. Maikudi completed her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the Corporate Secretariat and Legal Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). She joined the University of Abuja in 2008 as a lecturer and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming the first female and youngest Head of the Department of Law in 2014, the first female and youngest Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law in 2018, and the pioneer Director of the University.
Prof. Maikudi is the youngest Professor at the University of Abuja and the first female Professor of Law in the North West region and at the University. She specializes in United Nations Law and has made significant contributions to the field, including developing a postgraduate course on the subject and supervising numerous academic works.
Her professional affiliations include membership in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NLTA), and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL). Prof. Maikudi is married with children.
