The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, on Thursday, announced the approval of the promotion of 23 academic staff members to the rank of professor and associate professor.
A statement released by the university’s Director of Public Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob, which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja, noted that a total of 13 staff members out of the 23 were promoted to the rank of professor with the remaining 10 promoted to the rank of associate professor.
“The University of Abuja has approved the promotion of 23 academic staff members to professorial rank. While 13 of the staff members got promoted to the rank of professor, 10 others were elevated to the rank of associate professor,” the statement partly read.
Giving a breakdown of disciplines, the statement noted that “the academic staff was promoted across several disciplines which include education foundation, medical microbiology, geography, environmental science, history and diplomatic studies and soil science.