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Igbinedion varsity extends appointment of prof. Mora as council member

The statement noted that Mr Mora has been serving on the council since 2022.

• July 5, 2025
IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY
IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY[Credit: Premium Times Nigeria]

The Zazzau Emirate Council has renewed by three years the appointment of Prof. Ahmed Mora, as council member of the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State.

This is contained in a statement by the Media and Publicity Office of the Emirate on Friday in Abuja.

It stated, “It is with great pleasure that we announce the renewal of Wakilin Maganin Zazzau, Professor Ahmed Tijjani Mora’s appointment as a council member of Igbinedion University, Okada, for a further period of three years.”

It disclosed that Mr Mora has been serving on the council since 2022 and previously contributed to the Board of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital (IUTH), Okada, from 2020 to 2022.

Mr Mora holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree (Pharmacy) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.

He is a member of National Institute (mni), a fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (FWAPCPharm) and fellow of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and undertook several professional and management courses in various universities and institutes including Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Mr Mora led the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) as registrar/CEO from October 2003 to January 2012 to execute a radical restructuring and transformation of the PCN into a global player in pharmacy regulation.

He was a member of the PCN Governing Council at various times and served as its chairman.

(NAN)

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