Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja — formerly known as the University of Abuja — has appointed Prof. Matthew Adamu as Acting Vice-Chancellor for a three-month period beginning 11 August 2025.
In a statement signed by the university’s Acting Director of Press, Dr. Habib Yakoob, and issued by the Acting Registrar, Mrs. Roseline Adakayi, the institution confirmed that Prof. Adamu replaces Prof. Patricia Manko Lar, who served a six-month interim term.
“Adamu succeeds Professor Patricia Manko Lar, who was appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor for a six-month tenure. During her stewardship, Professor Lar provided purposeful leadership, fostered academic and administrative stability, and initiated the selection process for the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor,” Mrs. Adakayi stated.
The statement added that Adamu will work closely with the Governing Council, chaired by Senator Olanrewaju Tejuoso, to conclude the statutory selection process for a substantive Vice-Chancellor.
The Acting Registrar expressed the university community’s appreciation to Prof. Lar for “dedicated service, visionary leadership, and unwavering commitment to institutional progress,” while wishing Prof. Adamu success in steering the university through the transition.
Profile of Prof. Matthew Adamu
A distinguished veterinary scholar, Prof. Adamu earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1998 and Master of Science degree in 2006 from the University of Maiduguri. He obtained his PhD in Veterinary Surgery from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2012.
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He is a Fellow of the College of Veterinary Surgeons of Nigeria and a Professor of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology (Helminthology) since 2019. Over his 27-year career, he has taught, conducted research, supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students, and served in various administrative and extension service roles.
Adamu began his career as a Youth Corps Veterinarian and Corps Liaison Officer in Dan Musa, Katsina State. He later practised privately in Minna, Niger State, before joining the Nigeria Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research in Kaduna in 2006.
He subsequently moved to the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (now Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University), where he rose to full professorship.
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