Foluke Adeboye, wife of Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has been named the new chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos.
Her appointment comes just three days after she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanity (Honoris Causa) at the institution’s 15th convocation ceremony.
In a statement released on Monday, Olawale Adekoya, the university’s information, media, and publication specialist, said Adeboye will oversee major ceremonial duties, including presiding over convocations, conferring academic degrees, and serving as the symbolic head of the university.
Reacting to the development, the vice-chancellor, Olalekan Asikhia, described the appointment as a major milestone in the school’s growth and progress.
“The conferment and subsequent appointment of the globally revered cleric, fondly known as ‘Mummy G.O,’ signal what observers have described as ‘a convergence of scholarship and sanctity’ — a rare alignment of intellectual excellence and spiritual authority at the summit of university governance,” he said.
Asikhia added that the institution is confident Adeboye’s leadership style, values, and experience will further shape the university’s vision and mission.
“For decades, she has functioned not merely as consort to a global spiritual leader, but as an institutional builder, a counsellor of nations, and a matriarch whose disciplined grace has fortified one of the world’s largest Christian movements,” he noted.
Also speaking, the registrar of the university, Mayokun Olumeru, praised Adeboye as “a guardian of values, and a steady moral compass in turbulent times,” adding that the university is privileged to have her serve as chancellor.
Adeboye, a senior pastor in the RCCG, is widely respected for her contributions to education, family life, and youth mentorship initiatives across Nigeria and beyond.
