The University of Jos has appointed Prof. Patricia Lar as its 11th substantive Vice Chancellor.
Mr Emmanuel Madugu, the Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations of the university, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos.
Madugu, who said that Lar is the first female professor to head the institution, added that the appointment was ratified by the Governing Council of the University.
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He said that Sen. Grace Bent, Chairman of the council, presented the appointment letter to Lar during its Special Meeting on Nov. 12.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lar would take over from Prof. Tanko Ishaya, whose tenure had elapsed.
Lar, a professor of Microbiology, Medical Microbiology and Medical Parasitology, was a one time acting vice chancellor, Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja.
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