FUT Minna gets new VC as Prof. Akanbi bows out

The sixth Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Professor Musbau Akanji would Friday hand over the mantle of leadership of the University to Professor Abdullahi Bala.

Bala was elected as the 7th Vice Chancellor of the University on the 12th of September, 2017.

The inauguration ceremony is expected to hold at the University convocation square by 10am.

During Akanbi’s tenure, FUT Minna moved from the position of 28 to 5th position of the University rankings in Nigeria, became the first specialized university in Nigeria and 45 in the ranking of best African Universities.

Akanji with the use of internally generated and TETfund constructed three blocks of 500 capacity electronic test center, entrepreneurship center, constructed research farm for the school of agriculture and agricultural technology.

Under his watch, all the courses in the University of Technology, Minna became accredited by the Nigeria University Commission (NUC).