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.
The President also named principal officers for the newly established institution, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as Bursar, and Prof. Daniel Abubakar as University Librarian.
Additionally, Tinubu approved the appointment of Mr. Thomas Etuh (North Central), Chief Fabian Nwaora (South East), Prof. Femi Taiwo (South West), and Zarah Bukar (North East) as members of the university’s Governing Council.
According to the presidency, the appointees were selected based on their distinguished careers, leadership experience, and commitment to advancing education in Nigeria.
President Tinubu urged them to leverage their expertise to position the university as a center of academic excellence and research in line with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He also tasked the newly appointed officers with providing visionary leadership as the university prepares to admit its first students in September 2025.
The Federal University of Applied Sciences, previously known as Nok University, was renamed following its takeover by the federal government.