UNIJOS: Manko to take over from Tanko December 1

Following the emergence of Professor Patricia Manko Lar as the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos on November 12, 2026, the management of the institution has said that the outgoing VC, Professor Tanko Ishaya, will hand over to Manko Lar on December 1, 2026.

The outgoing VC, Tanko, an alumnus of UNIJOS, assumed office in December 2021. His five-year term elapses on November 30, 2026.

In a statement signed by Emmanuel Madugu, a Deputy Registrar of the institution, Tanko’s tenure comes to an end on November 30, 2026.

Recall that the appointment of Prof. Patricia Manko Lar as the 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor was announced by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Senator Grace Folashade Bent, at the special meeting of the 15th Governing Council held on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

Patricia Manko Lar, an alumna of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology in 1986, obtained her MSc in medical microbiology and PhD in medical parasitology from the University of Lagos in 1989 and 1998, respectively.

She was the former Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University) following the dissolution of the entire UNIABUJA Governing Board on February 3, 2025, by President Bola Tinubu. She assumed the acting role on February 11, 2025, and spent six months in the acting capacity.