JUST-IN:Ex-NSUK DVC, Prof, Enyinna Chuta Dies At 86 

JUST-IN:Ex-NSUK DVC, Prof, Enyinna Chuta Dies At 86 

A former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) Anyinna Joseph Chuta, is dead.

Aged 86, Mr Chuta, a professor of economics, died in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the United States, according to a statement signed by Chimere Chuta on behalf of his family.

Born on July 3, 1937, the late Mr Chuta had joined the services of Nasarawa State University when he stepped out of retirement in 2004 to take up appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and between 2009 and 2010 served as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic).

Before going to the Nasarawa State University, Mr Chuta had served Nigeria in various capacities and was dedicated to developing a generation of youths with a firm belief that they would one day be of great service to Nigeria. 

He had returned to Nigeria in 1983 after achieving a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and lectured at the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State. He was then appointed as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the defunct University of Maiduguri, Yola Campus.