Unijos appoints first female VC
Verified: 6 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 5 of them from Nigeria.
The Governing Council of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has appointed Professor Patricia Mamko Lar as the institution’s 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor and the first woman to occupy the position since its establishment. Lar succeeds Professor Tanko Ishaya, whose tenure as Vice-Chancellor is coming to an end. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by…
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5 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: BusinessDay Nigeria, Daily Trust, Premium Times Nigeria and 2 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 11:35 AM UTCFirst reportManulife Philippines appoints first female presidentbworldonline.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:20 PM UTC+2 hUNIJOS appoints first female Vice-Chancellorvanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:37 PM UTC+3 hUNIJOS gets first female Vice Chancellorpunchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:37 PM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 12, 3:34 PM UTC+4 hUNIJOS appoints first female vice-chancellor, Patricia Larpremiumtimesng.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:37 PM UTC+6 hPatricia Lar emerges as UNIJOS’ first female vice-chancellorbusinessday.ng ↗
- Nov 12, 9:14 PM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisUnijos appoints first female VCdailytrust.com ↗
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