President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State.
In addition to Bishop Kukah’s appointment, the President has approved the selection of key principal officers for the institution. Professor Qurix Williams Barnabas has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as Bursar, and Professor Daniel Abubakar as University Librarian.
Further appointments to the university’s Governing Council include Mr. Thomas Etuh, representing the North Central, Chief Fabian Nwaora from the South East, Professor Femi Taiwo from the South West, and Zarah Bukar from the North East. These individuals were carefully chosen based on their distinguished careers, leadership experience, and dedication to advancing education in Nigeria.
President Tinubu urged the appointees to leverage their collective expertise in positioning the university as a center for academic excellence and research, in line with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He emphasized the need for visionary leadership to establish a strong foundation for the institution as it prepares to admit its first cohort of students in September 2025.
The Federal University of Applied Sciences, previously known as Nok University, was renamed following the federal government’s acquisition of its assets.