Newly appointed n.o.u.n vice Chancellor assumed office.

THE newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the

National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN),

Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, has assumed duty,

a statement issued on Wednesday by the

university's spokesperson, Dr Ronke Ogunmakin,

has said.

While taking over the mantle of leadership from

his predecessor, Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe, at

the headquarters of the university in Lagos,

Adamu said his vision for NOUN "revolves around

VERB" and went on to define the acronym as

"Vibrant, Energetic, Re-armed and Ballistic".

According to the statement, the new Vice

Chancellor's goal is to "take education to the

door step of every Nigerian, while ensuring the

sustenance of the core values of accessibility,

affordability and flexible learning for which NOUN

is reputed." Adamu also pledged "to consolidate

and even surpass the legacy of his predecessor."

The statement noted further that the new Vice

Chancellor "hails from one of the royal houses in

Kano State and holds a double professorship in

Science Education (1997) and Media and Cultural

Communication (2012) from Bayero University

Kano, where he was a lecturer until his

appointment as Vice Chancellor."

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