The Federal Government has directed outgoing vice chancellors in federal universities to nominate their deputies to temporarily serve as acting vice-chancellors.

This is contained in a letter conveyed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to the outgoing ice-chancellors.

The letter signed by the acting Executive Secretary of NUC, CHRIS MAIYAKI, said the move was prompted by a directive from the Federal Ministry of Education.

According to the letter, the ministry duly notified the commission of the end of tenure of some vice-chancellors.

It said the appointment of the acting vice-chancellors should be done through the recommendations of the universities’ senates as the soon-to-be inaugurated governing councils would appoint acting vice-chancellors after their inauguration.