Jos – The Governing Council of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has appointed Prof. Hayward Mafuyai as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution.
A statement signed by the Registrar, Mr Jilli Dandam, issued, yesterday in Jos, said that the appointment of Mafuyai followed the report of the council's Selection Board for the appointment of a new vice chancellor.
The statement, said that the appointment was in accordance with the powers conferred on the council by the provisions of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provision) Amendment Act, 2003.
Mafuyai will assume office on June 13, 2011, at the expiration of the tenure of the incumbent Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden.