President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Oluwatoyin Temit...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than one year after his appointment. Aina was appointed by President Tinubu in July 2025, while the NUC Governing Board was inaugurated in November of the same year.
A statement issued on Monday by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Professor Ogundipe is expected to provide strategic leadership for the nation's university regulatory agency.
Professor Ogundipe served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 2017 to 2022. A professor of Botany, he specialises in molecular plant taxonomy, biosystematics, ethnobotany, cytogenetics, forensic botany and ecological conservation.
He holds a doctorate in Botany from Obafemi Awolowo University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Lagos.
The 66-year-old academic currently serves as the Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State.
He is a fellow of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Academy of Science, the Linnaean Society of London and the Royal Society of Biology, London. He has also served as President of the Botanical Society of Nigeria and Chairman of the Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC).
According to the Presidency, Ogundipe will oversee the affairs of the National Universities Commission with a focus on improving funding, enhancing global competitiveness and promoting academic stability across Nigeria's university system.
President Tinubu expressed confidence that the new NUC chairman would provide visionary leadership and strengthen the credibility of the nation's higher education system in line with the administration's Renewed Hope Agenda by advancing quality, access and integrity in the education sector.
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