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Professor Muhammad Akaro Mainoma is a Nigerian, Vice Chancellor (VC) of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) and former Nasarawa State Commissioner of Finance. He was appointed as the VC on 8th October 2014 as the replacement for Prof. Aminu Mikailu. Mainoma is the first Professor of accounting from Nasarawa State and the first indigenous VC of the University. He has since bring about tremendous positive changes to the university.

Early Life
Mainoma was born into the Hausa-fulani house of Alh. Wakili Mainoma on 26th September 1965 in Lafia Nasarawa State. He attended Dunama Primary School in Lafia where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. Mainoma obtained his Secondary School Certificate from Government Secondary School Miango, Bassa, Plateau State. Mainoma then got admitted into Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he obtained his BSc (Honors) in Accounting in 1989 and later acquired his MSc and PhD in the same institution. He also have MSc. and PhD in Accounting and Finance from University of Abuja, Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), NSUK and so on.

Work and Teaching Experience
Professor Mainoma started his work experience with a year compulsory National Service Niger State Supply Company as an assistant accountant in 1990, he then briefly joined NCR (NIG) PLC as planning executive in 1991, he then joined Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1992 as a graduate assistant. Prof Mainoma later left ABU Zaria in 2005 to join University of Abuja in the same year. In 2007, he joined Nasarawa State University where he is now the serving Vice Chancellor.

Various Positions Held
Mainoma was the head boy of his primary and secondary school, Head Of Department of Accounting, where he led the department to accreditation of NUC and Professional bodies. He was a faculty dean, Deputy Vice Chancellor and now Vice Chancellor. Mainoma was also the state commissioner of Finance and the chairman National Association of Chattered Accountants of Nigeria.