Prof Tanko Ishaya
Breaking: UniJos gets new VC
The University of Jos has announced the appointment of Prof. Tanko Ishaya, as the its new Vice-Chancellor.
Mr Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university who announced this in a statement on Friday in Jos said the development was sequel to the approval by the 14th Governing Council of the institution.
According to him, the Council considered the recommendation of the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board at its Special Meeting held on Friday.
He said that Ishaya’s appointment will take effect from December 1, adding that the appointment is for a single term of five years.
Ishaya, 57, is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Acadamic of the university and a professor of Computer Science with a Mathematics background and specialism and experience in Data Engineering, Computer Security and Forensics.
He obtained his B.Sc. in Mathematics Education and graduated with second Class Upper Division in 1992 at the University of Jos and began work as a lecturer in Mathematics department at the College of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State.
He later proceeded to the University of Manchester, United Kingdom to pursue an M.Sc. programme in Computation and completed in 1997.
He later enrolled for his PhD in Computing Studies which he completed in 2001 and was promoted to the rank of Professor of Computer Science in 2012.
He joined the University of Hull in October 2000 as a Lecturer and was Head of the Centre for Internet Computing at the institution before returning to Nigeria in 2008 as a visiting Professor to the University of Jos on Sabbatical.
Prof Tanko was the founding Director of the University’s Directorate for Information and Communication Technology and again returned to the University of Hull in January 2009 after his Sabbatical.
He came back to the university of Jos in 2012 on special request by the University to serve as the Director, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and doubled as the pioneer Head of Computer Science Department at the University.
He has served in over 60 University Committees at the University of Hull and the University Jos and a member of several professional bodies.
Ishaya has over 40 publications in both local and international journals, books, conferences and research reports.
He has also supervised ad graduated five PhD, 40 M.Sc and over 100 undergraduate students in Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK)
Ishaya, who hails from Zuru, Kebbi State, is happily married to his wife, Sharon Ishaya and are blessed with three children.
Prof Ishaya is to take over from Prof. Gray Ejikeme, whose term as Acting Vice-Chancellor expires on Nov. 30.
