Prof. Aisha Sani Maikudu whi emerged as the new acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja was born on 31st January 1983.

She obtained her LLB from the University of Reading in 2004 and LLM from the London School of Economics & Political Science in 2005, and later bagged a PhD in International Law in 2015 from the University of Abuja.

Maikudi joined the service of the University of Abuja on 4th September 2008 as Lecturer II rising to the rank of professor in 2022.
A professor of International Law, Maikudi became the first female Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, in 2018, and later the pioneer director, University of Abuja International Centre in 2019.

She is also the youngest professor of Law in Nigeria and the only female professor from the Northwest.

Maikudi has attended several National and International conferences in the UK, US, South Africa, Germany, Italy, and Egypt.

She is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NLTA), and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

Before now, she’s the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics of the institution.