The search for the next Vice-Chancellors has intensified at the University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, the University of Jos, and Abia State University, Uturu.
This comes as search teams across the institutions step up efforts to woo eligible candidates to join the race following the public advertisements for the vacant Vice-Chancellor positions.
Across the institutions, Joint Council and Senate Selection Boards are being constituted to oversee the formal selection process.
However, the race in some institutions has already been marked by politicking and controversy over eligibility criteria, as different interests push considerations they believe should determine the choice of the next Vice-Chancellor.
In June, LASU formally opened applications for its 10th Vice-Chancellor as the tenure of Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello winds down.
