Victor Ezeja
Baze University, a private institution based in Abuja, has appointed veteran educationist and scholar, Professor Jamila Shuara, as Vice-chancellor. The institution also appointed Professor Abiodun Adeniyi as registrar.
This was announced by Chancellor and Founder of Baze University, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, at a media briefing after the 37th University Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting in Abuja.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelA statement, released by the institution, said it embarked on appointing a set of new leaders “to drive the university’s next innovation stage in an increasingly sophisticated world of knowledge production, impartation and sharing.”
Baba-Ahmed also announced that Dr. Dogo Mohammed Waziri was reappointed as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Baze University Hospital.
Jamila Shu’ara, a Professor of Consumer Services, was until her appointment the university registrar. She had also served as the University’s Director of Strategy and Director of Academic Planning.
She holds degrees in Consumer Sciences from Howard University, USA, and Bayero University, Kano.
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She earned multiple academic distinctions at Howard, including a tuition-free scholarship and placement on the Dean’s List.
She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management and the Home Economics Professionals Association of Nigeria (HEPAN).
Professor Adeniyi has served as Dean of Postgraduate Studies of the University. He is an academic and communications expert with extensive experience in media, consultancy, and educational management.
Adeniyi got his first degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism. He worked for more than a decade as a journalist at Today Newspapers in Kaduna and The Guardian Newspapers in Lagos. He won the British Chevening Scholarship in 2003 to study International Communications at the University of Leeds, UK. His doctoral research, a pioneering study on Internet and Diasporic Communication was among the first African-centred dissertations published by the University of Leeds under the joint Etheses Project.
Waziri, who was reappointed as CMD of Baze University hospital, is a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
