Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi has been appointed acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja.
Following the end of the tenure of Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah as the 6th Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) on June 30, 2024, the Senate of the University has elected Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor.
Maikudi is a Professor of International Law and the current
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University.
Born in Zaria, Kaduna State, on January 31, 1983, she
obtained her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
After her secondary school education, she attended the
University of Reading and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom,
where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees,
respectively. She also attended the Nigeria Law School, Abuja, for her call to
the Bar and the University of Abuja for her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law.
In 2007, Aisha participated in the National Youth Service
Corps (NYSC) at the Corporate Secretariat and Legal Division of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
In 2008, she joined the University of Abuja as a Lecturer
and became the first female and youngest Head of the Department, Faculty of Law
in 2014; the first female and youngest Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law in 2018; and
the pioneer Director University of Abuja.
PRNigeria gathered that she is the youngest Professor of the
University of Abuja and indeed Nigeria, as well as the first female Professor
of Law in the North West and the University of Abuja. She specializes in United
Nations Law and has written extensively on the area.
Aisha floated a Postgraduate course on United Nations Law
and has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate works. She has also
taught Company Law for over 12 years and is well-versed in its mechanics. She
has participated in numerous conferences and trainings worldwide.
In Addition, she is an active member of several professional associations, including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NLTA), and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).