It’s no longer news that Aisha Maikudi, a professor of International Law and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, University of Abuja has been appointed by the Senate of the institution in acting capacity as vice-chancellor.
Here are other things you need to know about the 41-year-old Vice Chancellor.
Aisha Sani Maikudi was born on January 31, 1983 in Zaria Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
She is from Katsina State.
She attended Queens College, Lagos, where she obtained her West African Senior School Certificate.
She is the youngest Professor of Law at the University of Abuja.
She currently holds the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academics.
Maikudi’s appointment as the acting Vice Chancellor becomes effective after the current Vice Chancellor’s tenure expires on June 30, 2024.
She got her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Reading in 2004.
In 2007 she did her National Youth Service Corps at the Corporate Secretariat and Legal Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Earned an LLM from the London School of Economics & Political Science in 2005.
Got her Doctorate in International Law from the University of Abuja in 2015.
Joined the University of Abuja as a Lecturer II on September 4, 2008, and was promoted to the rank of Professor in 2022.
She has also taught Company Law for over 12 years.
She was the first female Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law in 2018 and also served as the pioneer director of the University of Abuja International Centre in 2019.
Aisha Maikudi has participated in several national and international conferences in countries including the UK, US, South Africa, Germany, Italy, and Egypt.
She has conducted extensive research on United Nations Law and has published extensively in this area.
Her professional memberships include the Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Law Teachers Association, and International Federation of Women Lawyers.
