Christopher Piwuna

Christopher Goson Piwuna

Christopher Goson Piwuna is a Nigerian professor of medicine, consultant psychiatrist and academic union leader. He was elected president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in May 2025 and remained listed as president on the union's official website in August 2026.

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About Christopher Piwuna

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Professor of medicine, Consultant psychiatrist, Academic labour union leader · 1 affiliation

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Also known as: Chris Piwuna
Known for: Academic labour union leadership; Psychiatry; Mental-health and public-health research
Country: Nigeria

Professor of medicine
Consultant psychiatrist
Academic labour union leader

At a glance

Piwuna was elected national president of ASUU on 12 May 2025, succeeding Emmanuel Osodeke.
Before becoming president, he served as ASUU's national vice president.
His professional background is in medicine and psychiatry, with reported ties to the University of Jos and University of Jos Teaching Hospital.
He has co-authored PubMed-indexed research on mental health in Africa and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in sub-Saharan Africa.

ASUU leadership

Piwuna was elected president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities at its 23rd National Delegates Congress, held at the University of Benin on 12 May 2025. He succeeded Emmanuel Osodeke after previously serving as the union's national vice president. ASUU's official principal-officers page continued to identify him as president when accessed on 22 August 2026, although the page did not state the formal end date of his term.

Medical and university career

Piwuna is described in news reporting as a professor of medicine and consultant psychiatrist. A 2025 PubMed-indexed article identified him with the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Jos College of Health Sciences, while a 2026 interview described him as a consultant psychiatrist at University of Jos Teaching Hospital. Reporting on his ASUU election also identified him as a former Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos. A current university appointment record was not available in the cited material.

Education

TheCable reported that Piwuna completed an MBBS degree at the University of Jos in 2000. University of Malta archival material lists Christopher Goson Piwuna among its 2013 gerontology students and records his dissertation on health-related quality of life among older prisoners in Nigeria; TheCable reported that he obtained a master's degree from the university that year.

Research contribution

Piwuna's indexed research authorship spans mental health and public health. He is listed as a co-author of research examining how information sources affected COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a systematic review of child and adolescent mental-health research and governance across Africa.

Affiliations

Academic Staff Union of Universities President 2025-05-12–present

Timeline

2000 Reportedly completed an MBBS degree at the University of Jos.
2013 Completed gerontology study at the University of Malta, where archival material records his dissertation.
2025-05-12 Elected national president of ASUU at the union's 23rd National Delegates Congress.

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Current context

ASUU's official principal-officers page listed Professor Christopher Piwuna as president. The official page confirmed the office held when accessed but did not provide a formal term-end date.

Biographical facts

At the time of his election as ASUU president, Piwuna was described as the union's immediate past national vice president.
Reporting on his 2025 ASUU election described him as a former Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos.
A 2025 PubMed-indexed article identified Piwuna with the Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos.
TheCable reported that Piwuna earned an MBBS degree from the University of Jos in 2000.
University of Malta archival material records Piwuna's 2013 gerontology dissertation on health-related quality of life among older prisoners in Nigeria, while TheCable reported that he obtained a master's degree from the university that year.
Piwuna is listed as an author of PubMed-indexed studies concerning COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in sub-Saharan Africa and child and adolescent mental health in Africa.