By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Chris Maiyaki, has taken over the affairs of the commission pending the appointment of a substantive one. The outgoing Professor Abubakar Rasheed handed over to Maiyaki Friday at a small event with Former ES of the commission Prof Julius Okojie, members of the directors of the commission and other special guests, including former Vice Chancellors of Universities. Professor Rasheed is returning to Bayero University, Kano, where he is to resume as a lecturer on July 1, 2023 It would be recalled that the out gone Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission professor Abubakar Rasheed voluntarily resigned from the NUC to continue lecturing at the Bayero University Kano where he was appointed from Professor Rasheed disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Abuja and said he had spent seven years as the ES of NUC. This was after the Commission (NUC) has issued a letter of recognition to Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for the establishment of new Kogi State University, Kabba which incidentally was his last official assignment.
