The authorities of the Federal University of Kashere, Gombe state, have appointed Professor Noah Echa Attah as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics).
Before his appointment, he was Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Science of the same institution.
According to the statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja on Sunday, Attah has over two decades of experience and has held several top positions in the university management including Head of Department, History and Diplomatic Studies.
The statement stated that he was previously the Director of Academic Planning, Joseph Ayo Babalola university, lkeji- Arakeji, and Coordinator, Foundation programme, Osun State University.
“Prof. Attah is also a regular resource person on the National Universities Commission accreditation teams to Nigerian universities. Professor Attah hails from Idah in Kogi state, and had his elementary education at St. Michael Primary School,ldah/LSMB Primary School New Bussa, Kwara state ( now in Niger state). He proceeded to Borgu Secondary School, New Bussa,Kwara state and later at Bassa Nge Anglican Grammar School Gboloko, Benue state (Now in Kogi state) and finished in 1980.
“He proceeded to Lagos State University, Ojo, between 1993 and 1996 for his Bachelor’s degree in History. He was also at the University of Ibadan, between 1999 and 2010 for his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in History respectively.
“Prof. Attah started his academic career as an Assistant Lecturer at the Kogi State University, Anyigba in 2004. He joined Osun State University in 2009 as Lecturer 1 and later moved to Joseph Ayo Babalola University as a Senior Lecturer in 2011.
“Between 2011 and 2015, Prof. Attah was at various times a Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and later a Professor of African History and Development. As an international scholar and researcher, Prof. Attah has received over a dozen travel grants from prestigious organizations including the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies and the Council for the Development of Social science Research in Africa,” the statement said.