Governor Simon Bako Lalong has approved the appointment of Prof. Benard Malau Matur as the new Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University Bokkos to succeed Prof. Yohanna Izam whose tenure ends on Tuesday 21st February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Prof. Yohanna Izam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Until his appointment, Prof. Benard Matur was the Honourable Commissioner for Higher Education, Plateau State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He is a Professor of Public Health Entomology and Parasitology and has held several positions in the academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was one time Deputy Vice Chancellor, Veritas University Abuja and had previously served as Dean, College of Sciences; Dean, Student Affairs; and Head of Department, Biological Sciences at the University of Abuja. He was also Head, Department of Remedial Studies at the University of Jos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Governor Lalong while congratulating the new Vice Chancellor, used the opportunity to appreciate the outgoing Vice Chancellor Prof. Yohanna Izam for his meritorious service and pragmatic leadership which has lifted the standard of the University, making it one of the most sought after in the country and one of the best among its peers. He wishes him success in his future endeavours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Governor Simon Bako Lalong has approved the appointment of Prof. Benard Malau Matur as the new Vice Chancellor of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"\n