Nigeria – Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu as the Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Jigawa State University, Kafin Hausa.

According to report, this was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Haruna Wakili, yesterday in Dutse, saying that the appointment took effect immediately.

Ribadu who hails from Adamawa, and the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Yola, has been described by Wakili as a “competent, efficient and resourceful researcher with enviable research outputs.

It was further disclosed that the governor approved the appointment of Muhammad Nasiru, as the Registrar of the University.

Also, Malam Garba Muhammad and Malam Musa Auyo were also appointed as Bursar and Librarian of the university respectively.

Wakili described the appointment of the principal officers of the institution as a major step in fast-tracking the smooth take off of the institution in the 2013/2014 academic session.

The new university was established in February 2013.