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Following the completion of the tenure of the immediate past governing councils appointed in April, 2013, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on May 9, inaugurated councils of 23 out of the 40 federal universities in the country.
According to the minister, the governing councils are charged with the responsibilities of approving the financial guidelines of the universities; determining the terms and conditions of appointment of the vice chancellors and principal officers of the universities as well as annually reviewing the universities’ budget to monitor their performance and assess the overall impact of their implementation, among others.
The new councils are to serve for a period of four years.
Below is a full list of the council members as compiled by Premium Times