Tansian University Acting Vice-Chancellor Umeoduagu Dies

Prof. Nnamdi Dikay Umeoduagu, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Tansian University, died on Friday at the age of 44. He was a professor of Microbiology and had previously held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the same institution.

Umeoduagu also represented Aguata 1 Constituency in Anambra State. Following his death, Rev. De nekent Anthony Uke, the university's registrar, issued a statement addressing inaccurate media reports suggesting that Umeoduagu was appointed to the acting role only two days before his death.

Uke clarified that Umeoduagu had been formally authorized to act as Vice-Chancellor well before any recent transition, having stepped into the role when the substantive Vice-Chancellor went on medical leave. Umeoduagu served in this capacity for approximately two months, from when the substantive Vice-Chancellor went on medical leave until the expiration of that tenure on September 30, 2026.

Uke described Umeoduagu as a distinguished academic and expressed that his death represents a significant loss to the university community and the wider academic community in Nigeria.