ABUJA, NIGERIA– Barely 24 hr after reforming its primary administrative cabinet, the Governing Council of Yakubu Gowon University, formerly the University of Abuja, has approved the elevation of 34 senior academic personnel into the elite professorial cadres.
The promotions were authorized throughout the Council’s 101st Routine Fulfilling, which concluded on Saturday, July 11, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Pro-Chancellor, Senator Dr Olanrewaju Tejuoso.
This mass promotion becomes part of a broader effort to improve staff morale, expand research study capability, and strengthen the organization’s international academic competitiveness.
Rigorous Academic Peer Evaluation Dictates Elevations
According to an official statement released by the university’s directorate of public relations, signed by Dr Habib Yaquob, the promos were split down the middle into two distinct academic tiers:
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Full Professorship Tier: 17 Senior Speakers were elevated to the rank of substantive Professor.
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Partner Professorship Tier: 17 scholars were promoted to the rank of Associate Teacher (Reader).
The council exposed that the promotions formally take retroactive impact from October 2025.
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The approvals followed months of extensive external peer-review evaluations, where independent international and domestic experts scrutinised the released scholarly works, inventions, and training histories of the impacted academics to make sure compliance with worldwide benchmarks.
Cutting Across 14 Specialised Disciplines
The promo exercise cut broad swaths throughout the university’s multi-disciplinary layout, straight reinforcing academic accreditations in core clinical, medical, and liberal arts departments.
Praising the freshly raised professor, the Vice-Chancellor, Teacher Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, emphasised that the exercise highlights the institution’s unwavering dedication to meritocracy and intellectual quality.
“These promos are not just about attaining a greater rank,” Vice-Chancellor Fawehinmi said.
“They reflect our core belief that hard work, research commitment, and constant institutional service must be identified and properly rewarded. I praise all those promoted and encourage them to see this turning point as a call to even higher service to the university, their expert fields, and larger society.”
The Vice-Chancellor further assured the campus community that the university administration will continue to enhance internal evaluation treatments to ensure subsequent promo exercises are performed perfectly and on schedule, in strict compliance with university civil regulations.