Sa’adatu Hassan Liman joins the list of female vice-chancellors in Nigeria. Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, a professor of Islamic studies, has been appointed as the new vice chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). With this appointment, Liman becomes the first female indigenous vice chancellor in the school’s 22-year history. She also joins the growing list of female vice-chancellors in Nigeria....

Over the years, women have shown they have what it takes to be in positions and seats of authority. In recent years, we have seen the emergence of female vice-chancellors in Nigeria, some emerging ‘Firsts’ and breaking the jinx that had hitherto been in the university. In commemoration of International Women’s Month, we are celebrating women who are changing the...