Professor Micheal Umale Adikwu has emerged as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja.

This followed the tenure expiration of Professor James Adelabu.

Adikwu a professor of Pharmacy from university of Nigeria Nsukka graduated in 1986 with a second class honours (upper division) Bachelor degree. He also obtained his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Nsukka in 1989 and 1994 respectively.

He joined the services of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka as a Lecturer II in Pharmacy Department from 1990 - 1995, and was the Head of the Department, from 1995 – 1998.

He was until his appointment as the new UNIABUJA VC the National Project Coordinator for Science and Technology Education Post-Basic (STEP-B-) Project in the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja.