Newly-appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, UniAbuja, Prof Hakeem Fawehinmi, has assumed duty as the 8th VC of the university.
Fawehinmi was appointed Vice Chancellor by the eleventh Governing Council during its 80th Extraordinary Meeting on Friday 7 November 2025.
He took over from Prof Mathew Adamu, who has served in acting capacity since Thursday 11 August 2025.
Speaking shortly after assuming duty, Fawehinmi expressed appreciation to the Council, Senate, Management, staff, students, and alumni for their support and warm reception.
The new VC pledged to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to strengthen academic excellence, research output, innovation, institutional stability, and the overall student experience.
“The University will, under my leadership, actively explore opportunities to collaborate and secure more funding to strengthen the University, expand our academic and executive programmes as well as widen access to education within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and beyond. It is my hope that with your support, this institution will achieve its vision of becoming a world class University,” he said.
The institution said in a statement that staff, students, and members of the University community who interacted with the new Vice-Chancellor expressed hope about his appointment, noting his reputation for discipline, academic substance, and administrative experience.
Fawehinmi is a highly respected scholar of clinical anatomy and biomedical anthropology, with over three decades of academic, research, and administrative leadership at national and international levels.
He holds a BMedSc degree in Anatomy and MBBS degree from the University of Port-Harcourt, an MSc in Medical Anthropology from the University of London and Doctor of Medicine, MD, the highest academic qualification in the medical profession.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, FRAI, Fellow, Anatomical Society of Nigeria, FASN, Fellow, Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria, FECAN, and Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria, FAMedS.
His professional qualifications, scholarly contributions, and global engagement are well recognised and publicly documented.
