Ex-UniAbuja VC, Nuhu Yaqub, passes away at 74 The academic community mourns the loss of Professor Nuhu Yaqub, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, who passed away at the age of 74. The distinguished scholar died on Saturday following a brief illness at a private hospital in Abuja. Born on March 3, 1951, in Okene, Kogi State, Professor Yaqub began his educational journey with Qur’anic studies, completing it in 1963. He proceeded to Nurul Islam Primary School, Okene, in 1961 and completed his primary education in 1967. Professor Yaqub’s illustrious...