Professor Mrs Lillian Salami has been appointed Vice Chancellor of the UNIBEN. She is also said to be the first alumnus to become the vice chancellor of the University.
Dr Michael Osasuyi, Public Relations Officer of the school, confirmed the appointment and she would be taking over from Professor Faraday Orunmwese on December 2, 2019.
She was appointed Senior Lecturer in UNIBEN in 1994 and rose to the rank of a Professor in 2005. Salami is the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, Ondo State.
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, in a statement said "I congratulate you on your emergence as the 10th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
"This is a well-deserved appointment, as your wealth of experience and commendable engagement within and outside the university community has prepared you for this enormous responsibility.
"As a renowned academic, there is no doubt that you will bring your expertise as a scholar and manager of people to bear in your new role as the Vice-Chancellor of the University. It is also instructive that you have become the second woman to pilot the affairs of the 49-year-old institution."
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