Charity Angya was a Nigerian Vice Chancellor at Benue State University.[1]

Charity Angya
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Jos
OccupationVice Chancellor
Known forVice-Chancellor

Life edit

Charity Angya graduated at the University of Jos in 1983.[2] She took her honours and doctorate at the University of Ibadan.

In 2000 Charity Angya's plays were published under the title "The Cycle of the Moon, and Other Plays"[3] and in 2005 her book titled "Perspectives on Violence Against Women in Nigeria" was published.

Angya was appointed to be Vice Chancellor of Benue State University in November 2010 where she was already working.[4]

Professor Msugh N. Kembe took over from Angya as the Vice-chancellor on 3 November 2015.[5][6]

In 2017, Angya assisted in the investigation of a sex-for-marks scandal at Benue State University.[7]

In 1 June 2021 Angya was at a meeting of women concerned at the number of killings by "herdsman". The women met at a hotel dressed in mourning clothes and called on the President to take action. Spokespeople for the women were Mrs Rebecca Apezan who was a former member of parliament and Angya as a former vice-chancellor.[8]

Private life edit

She is married to Paul Angya who is a technocrat.[9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "BSU | Staff Profile". bsum.edu.ng. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. ^ Leading Women[permanent dead link], 2014, SunNewsOnLine.com, Retrieved 8 February 2016
  3. ^ Angya, Charity (2000). The Cycle of the Moon, and Other Plays. Aboki Publishers. ISBN 978-978-32411-4-5.
  4. ^ "Brief History - Benue State University".
  5. ^ Prof Msugh M Kembe Emerge New VC of Benue State University Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "A VC's worthy legacy". The Nation. October 22, 2015.
  7. ^ Odunsi, Wale (2019-06-27). "Sex-for-marks lecturers in trouble - VC warns". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  8. ^ "Day Concerned Benue Mothers Gathered to Plead With President Buhari over Killings in Benue – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  9. ^ vanguard (2016-02-24). "High expectation in SON, as Ag. DG warns importers". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2023-02-02.