President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former University of Lagos Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC).

Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned from the position less than a year after his appointment. Aina was appointed by President Tinubu in July 2025, while the board was inaugurated in November of the same year.

A renowned botanist, Ogundipe served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 2017 to 2022 and is currently the Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State. He holds a PhD in Botany from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from the University of Lagos.

The 66-year-old academic is a fellow of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Academy of Science, the Linnaean Society of London and the Royal Society of Biology, London. He has also served as President of the Botanical Society of Nigeria and Chairman of the Lagos State Science, Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC).

As Chairman of the NUC Governing Board, Ogundipe will oversee the commission’s regulatory role in Nigeria’s university system, with responsibilities spanning academic quality, funding, competitiveness and institutional stability.

President Tinubu expressed confidence in Ogundipe’s ability to provide visionary leadership and strengthen the credibility of the nation’s university system in line with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda for the education sector.