The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected a new president, Professor Chris Piwuna.
Piwuna is a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital.
He, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
Piwuna was elected at the 23rd National Delegates Congress of the Union, which took place in Benin on Sunday.
According to reports, the election was contested between Piwuna and Prof. Adamu Babayo from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Details later…