Prof Aisha Maikudi named first female VC of University of Abuja

From Cyril Mbah Abuja

The University of Abuja has announced the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi, as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor.
Maikudi’s appointment has been approved by the university Senate and she resumed duty on Thursday to avoid a vacuum which may follow the exit of Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah whose tenure ends on June 30, 2024.
Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah served as the 6th Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) for five years which will terminate on June 30, 2024.
Aisha, the new acting vice chancellor is a Professor of International Law and the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University.
Born on January 31, 1983, in Zaria, Kaduna State, she holds a West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) and attended the University of Reading and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom, after her Secondary school education, where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees, respectively.
Aísha also attended the Nigeria Law School, Abuja, for her call to Bar and the University of Abuja for her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law.
Prof. Aisha participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2007, 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 became the first female and youngest Head of the Department, Faculty of Law in 2014; the first female and youngest Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law in 2018; and the pioneer Director, University of Abuja.
The acting Vice Chancellor is the youngest Professor of the University of Abuja and indeed Nigeria, as well as the first female Professor of Law in the North West and the University of Abuja. She specializes in United Nations Law and has written extensively on the area.
She completed a Postgraduate course on United Nations Law and has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate works. She has also taught Company Law for over 12 years and is well-versed in its mechanics. She has participated in numerous conferences and trainings worldwide.
She is also a Member of various professional associations, including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NLTA), and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL).
Prof Aisha is married with children.