Distance Learning Students Platform Uniabuja (DISPU)

🎓 Today we celebrate another outstanding alumna of our University, Aishah Ahmad, a distinguished banker and financial expert.
She earned a BSc in accounting and graduated in the 1995/1996 academic session with second class honours (upper division).
Born on 26 October 1976 in Lagos, Nigeria, she hails from a Nupe Muslim family in Bida. Ahmad’s academic achievements include an MBA in finance from the University of Lagos, an MSc in finance and management from Cranfield School of Management, UK, and several professional certifications, including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), and INSEAD Certified Board Director.
Her banking career spans more than two decades, including roles as executive director, retail banking at Diamond Bank Plc; head, private clients/high-net-worth individuals at Stanbic IBTC Bank; and head, retail banking (energy group) at Zenith Bank, where she demonstrated exceptional understanding of the financial sector.
As deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ahmad was in charge of banking supervision, consumer protection, and financial inclusion.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to the governing council of the University of Abuja, thereby completing the constitution of the external members of the council of the institution.

The newly appointed members to the University Council are: Professor Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (South South), Dr Adedeji Adefuye (South West), Professor Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (North West), and Professor Aminu Mohammed Dukku (North East).

The President and Visitor to the University of Abuja had earlier on 6 February 2025 dissolved the Governing Council of the University and removed the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi. He subsequently appointed Dr Olanrewaju Tejuoso as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the University of Abuja, and Professor Patricia Manko Lar as Acting Vice-Chancellor.

In a statement released on 27 May 2025 by the special adviser to the President on information and strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the vacancies in the governing councils of two other universities, UNN and NAU were also filled.

The newly appointed council members for UNN are Rt Hon Barrister Ogbonna Eugene Odo (South East) and Muhammad Inuwa Tahir (North West). For NAU, the new council members are Dr Nkem Okeke (South East), Ofoke Chukwuma Charles Ugbala (South East), Dame Amina Patrick Yakowa (North West) and Nojeeb Oriola Agunbiade (South West).

The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patricia Manko Lar, expressed gratitude to the President for the full constitution of the University of Abuja Council, led by Dr Olanrewaju Tejuoso and reaffirmed her commitment to working with the Council to advance the University’s goals and vision.