FUK shall have a Council, which shall be the governing body of the university and shall be charged with the general control and superintendence of the policy, finances and property of the university, including its public relations. The Council shall ensure that proper accounts of the university are kept and that the accounts of the university are audited annually by auditors appointed by the Council from the list and in accordance with guidelines supplied by the Auditor-General of the federation, and that an annual report is published by the university together with certified copies of the said accounts as audited. The Council shall have a tenure of four years from the date of its inauguration provided that where a Council is found incompetent and corrupt it shall be dissolved by the Visitor and a new Council shall be immediately constituted for the effective functioning of the university. Membership of the university’s Council shall be as provided in the university law as follows:
1. Pro-Chancellor – Chairman
2. Vice-Chancellor
3. Deputy Vice-Chancellor
4. One person from the Federal Ministry responsible for education;
5. Four persons representing a variety of interests and broadly representative of the whole federation to be appointed by the Federal Executive Council;
6. Four persons appointed by Senate from among its members;
7. Two persons appointed by Congregation from among its members; and
8. One person appointed by Convocation from among its members.