Ex Uni-Abuja VC, Nuhu Yaqub Dies At 73

A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Omeiza Yaqub is dead.

The academic who was also the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Dangeda died today (Saturday) in Abuja, at the age of 73 years.

He was the VC of University of Abuja between June 2004 and May 2009 and later Sokoto State University, Dangeda from 2013 – 2017.

Until​ his demise, Prof Yaqub was the Chairman of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Academic Advisory Board.

Born in March, 1951, the late professor who hailed from Okene in Kogi State retired from the services of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) in 2021 at the mandatory retirement age of 70 years.

Late Nuhu Yaqub

Head of information and university relations, University of Abuja, Dr. Habib Yakoob confirmed the development to The Verge via a telephone chat.

Late Prof. Yakubu bagged a degree in Bayero University, Kano (BUK), MA from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a D.Phil from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, the director-general, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has expressed deep condolences on the passing of Prof. Yaqub. Suleiman, in a statement personally signed by him, described the demise of Prof. Yaqub as shocking and devastating. According to Sulaiman, Prof. Yaqub’s death has left an indelible mark on the intellectual development of the nation, influencing countless students and policymakers.