Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja.
Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Alhaji Sani Maikudi, presented a letter of appointment to Na’Allah on Friday.
The don is the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University (KWASU) where his tenure ends in July.
Born in 1962, the scholar obtained a BA in English from the University of Ilorin in 1988 and received M.A. Literature in English from the same university in 1992.
In 1999, he received his PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
He subsequently became professor and chair of African Studies at the Western Illinois University before he became KWASU VC.
Na’Allah, who has authored an co-authored numerous books, is a recipient of national and international awards.
