About
Prof. Ikechukwu Ozoemenam Agbagwa
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., FSLC
Early Life and Education
Prof. Ikechukwu Ozoemenam Agbagwa, the surviving son of Chief Geoffrey and Lolo Comfort Agbagwa (both of blessed memory), was born on Monday, 9thAugust 1971. He started his primary education in 1976 at Community School, Emeabiam and completed in 1982 at Development Primary School Umuokpo-Emeabiam, Owerri-West L.G.A, Imo State. His father, a Headmaster Special Class, was the head teacher in both primary schools, while his mother was his first primary school teacher. He attended Archdeacon Dennis Junior Seminary Mbieri, Imo State where he obtained the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Botany (1992), Master of Science in Botany (1997) and Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science & Biotechnology (2002), all from the University of Port Harcourt.
Career Beginnings and Growth
Prof. Agbagwa began his working career in 1995 during his postgraduate programme as Laboratory Demonstrator in the Department of Botany (now Department of Plant Science & Biotechnology), University of Port Harcourt, and part-time lecturer in the Science Laboratory Technology Programme (SLTP) where he taught Genetics, Microscopy and Histochemical Techniques. He was an environmental consultant/expert to the Health, Safety & Environment Department of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company from 2002 to 2007. He gained full employment through a competitive interview into the Department of Plant Science & Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt in 2005 as Lecturer 1, and rose to the Senior Lecturer cadre in 2008. He became a Reader in 2012. After a rigorous academic assessment and interview process between 2015 and 2016, Agbagwa was announced Professor of Plant Taxonomy & Molecular Biology with effect from October 1, 2015. Prof. Agbagwa has been involved actively in teaching, research, mentoring and forming academic linkages, and has supervised more than sixty undergraduates, five post-graduate diplomas, fourteen Masters of Science (M.Sc.) and eight doctoral (Ph.D.) in Biosystematics and Taxonomy, Plant Biotechnology, Ecology and Environmental Management.He has been External Examiner at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to 4 universities. Agbagwa has over 120 scientific research publications in local and international journals in form of peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and technical papers. He has attended uncountable local and international conferences, short courses, trainings, and workshops in Plant Science & Biotechnology, Health, Safety & Environment, Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Higher Education Administration, and Leadership. With the support of the 8th Vice Chancellor, Prof. Agbagwa as Director, Quality Assurance & Quality Control, facilitated trainings and workshops for university administrators (Provost, Deans, Heads of Departments, Directors of Centres and Institutes, and other senior staff) and students for proper alignment with 21st century Higher Education requirements and standards.
In the month of July, 2023. The Vice Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Owunari A. Georgewill, appointed Prof. Ikechukwu O. Agbagwa, former Deputy Centre Leader, as the new Centre Leader, Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE-CEFOR), University of Port Harcourt.
PROF. IKECHUKWU O. ABAGWA
Dedicated Educator
Environmental Advocate
A Spiritual Pillar
An Award-Winning Scholar
1992 - 1993
National Youths Service Corps
1994 – 2002
Dept. of Plant Science & Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt Practical Demonstrator
Duties: Demonstrate and supervise laboratory sessions in General Biology, Cytology, Anatomy, Biological Techniques and Plant Taxonomy for undergraduate students of Botany, Microbiology Zoology and Biochemistry. Conduct tutorials for the different courses
1995 - 2002
Science Laboratory & Technology Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt Part-time Lecturer
Duties: Teach Genetics, Techniques in Microscopy and Histochemistry to Diploma (OND) & Final Diploma (HND) Students in Botany/Microbiology Options; Supervise HND projects and prepare students for the Nigeria Institute of Science Technology (NIST) professional examinations
2005 - 2008
Lecturer 1
Dept. of Plant Science & Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt
Teaching and supervision of undergraduate (B.Sc.) students: courses taught include Genetics, Plant Morphology, Anatomy, Seedless Plants (Bryophytes and Algae), Taxonomy, Industrial Plant Products, Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology including Genomics & Bioinformatics, Biosafety, and Environmental Biotechnology.
2008 - 2011
Senior Lecturer
Teaching and supervision of undergraduate (B.Sc.) students of Plant Science & Biotechnology and related departments: courses include Genetics, Plant Morphology and Anatomy, Seedless Plants, Industrial Plant Products, Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology (including Industrial Plant Product, Genomics & Bioinformatics, Biosafety, and Environmental Biotechnology) etc.
2012 - 2015
Reader (Associate Professor)
Teaching and supervision of undergraduate (B.Sc.) students of Plant Science & Biotechnology and related departments: courses include Genetics, Plant Morphology and Anatomy, Seedless Plants, Industrial Plant Products, Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology (including Genomics & Bioinformatics, Biosafety, and Environmental Biotechnology) etc.
Teaching and supervision of PGD, M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in Plant Science & Biotechnology
2012 - till date
Institute of Natural Resources, Environment & Sustainable Development, University of Port Harcourt Teaching and Supervision of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students
M.Sc. – Ecology, Biodiversity & Contemporary Issues, Natural Resources & Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecosystem & Natural Resources Management/Conservation, Management and Entrepreneurship
Ph.D. – Advanced Environmental Management and Systems (Waste Management and Remediation), Environmental Quality and Remediation, Environmental Policy, Social & Management Impacts.
2012 - till date
World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfields Chemical Research, University of Port Harcourt Teaching and Supervision of Ph.D. students
Ph.D. Courses taught: Advanced Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Methods, Biotechnology in Oilfield Applications, Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Bioprospecting and Impact of Chemicals on Biodiversity, Biotechnology: Applications in Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources.
October 2015
Professor of Molecular Biology and Taxonomy
2022 - date
Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, University of Pot Harcourt Teaching and supervision of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.
Ph.D. Courses taught: Advanced Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Methods, Biotechnology in Oilfield Applications, Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Bioprospecting and Impact of Chemicals on Biodiversity, Biotechnology: Applications in Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources.
Presently, I have supervised more than 70 undergraduates, 3 post-graduate diplomas, 16 M.Sc. students and 17 Ph.Ds. Currently, I am supervising 17 Ph.D. students
2014 till date
External Examiner for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
At different times at University of Agriculture, Abia State University, Makurdi, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Imo State University and Rivers State University
2019 till date
National Universities Commission (NUC)
Member, Accreditation of Academic Programmes of Nigerian Universities
Plant Biotechnology (Molecular Biology, Genomics and Environmental Biotechnology), Metabolomics, Plant Taxonomy/Molecular Systematics, Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology, and Environmental Management
1999 - 2001
University of Ibadan/University of Port Harcourt
WHO/TDR/MIM Africa Research Capability
Strengthening Grant on Phytomedicine: ID980046
Co-Investigator for identification, collection and preliminary processing of plants identified by herbalists as curative for malaria.
2011 - 2012
DBT-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Plant Biotechnology: Genomics & Plant Molecular Biology (Ref. 3240240270)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Biotechnology Unit, Crop Improvement Division,
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur India
2011 - 2015
MacArthur Foundation Grant
Grant for establishment of “Institute of Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development at University of Port Harcourt Nigeria” (co-investigator)
2018 – 2020
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)/ Carnegie Cooperation of New York – Postdoctoral Fellowship Mentor
2020
Seeding Labs, Dorchester Avenue, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Seeding Labs Instrumental Access grant Award Winner for Department of Plant Science & Biotechnology University of Port Harcourt.
2020
TETFUND Institution-Based Research Intervention Grant 2020
Lead Researcher on the Morphology, Molecular Characterization, Identification and Domestication of Mushrooms in the Niger Delta of Nigeria
2020
TETFUND Institution-Based Research Intervention Grant 2020
Co-Researcher on Domestication of Gnetum africanum Welw. using classical plant breeding and tissue culture techniques
2020
TETFUND Institution-Based Research Intervention Grant 2020
Co-Researcher on Characteristics of Soil Seed bank in an Ecotone: Marginal Land and Riparian Vegetation and their Dynamics in the Ecosystem
OVERSEA AND IN-COUNTRY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2013 – 2015
Key Laboratory of Genomics and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
UNESCO-TWAS Research Associateship Fellowship in Plant Molecular Biology & Genomics with Prof. Yingli Sun.
2012
Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS
Visiting Scientist, CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) in Genomics and Plant Molecular Biology of Vigna and Sphenostylis in Prof. Dingzhong Tang’s Molecular Agrobiology Laboratory
2011 - 2015
Genomics & Molecular Breeding Laboratory, Biotechnology Unit, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Kanpur India
Postdoctoral Research with Prof. N. Nadarajan and Dr. Subhojit Datta
2020
TETFUND Institution-Based Research Intervention Grant 2020
Co-Researcher on Domestication of Gnetum africanum Welw. using classical plant breeding and tissue culture techniques
Postdoctoral Research Work
Phase I: Microsatellite Marker (SSR), Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism-Resistance Gene Analogue (AFLP-RGA) based genetic diversity studies on the genus Cajanus.
Objectives:
- Molecular characterization of set of 30 Cajanus genotypes (cultivated and wild) using SSR, SRAP and AFLP-RGA molecular marker systems
- Evaluation of genetic relationship among these genotypes to select most diverse parents for generating genetic resources
- Comparative assessment of the efficacies of the aforementioned molecular systems in diversity and phylogenetic studies using appropriate software
Phase II: Integrating the genomes of Cajanus with that of Vigna through cross-transferability and phylogenetic experiments.
Objectives:
- Cross-transferability of 100 established Vigna SSRs to Cajanus to increase genetic resources in Cajanus
- Determining the level of relationship through allele richness parameters i.e. number of alleles/ locus, proportion of polymorphic loci, number of transferable alleles;
- Determining allele evenness (i.e. effective number of alleles, observed heterozygosity and expected heterozygosity) and calculating genetic distance measures using Jaccard’s similarity values
- Diversity Analysis Software (POWERMARKER and DARwin)
Phase III: Isolation, characterization and phylogenetic analysis of resistance gene analogues (RGAs) in wild and cultivated Cajanus
Objectives:
- Cloning of novel RGAs responsible for disease resistance using PCR based methods
- Characterization of cloned RGAs in comparison with already known R-genes from other crops
- Phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences/protein sequences of RGAs in combination with known R-genes
- Phylogenetic analysis and construction of a neighbour-joining tree using MEGA software, etc.
July – August, 2009
University of Johannesburg South Africa Dept. of Botany & Plant Biotechnology
Hands-on training in Molecular Systematics under Prof. Michelle van der Bank
1994 - 2001
University of Port Harcourt Port Harcourt, Nigeria Dept. of Botany (now Plant Science & Biotechnology)
Postgraduate student with Professor B.E. Okoli and Dr. B.C. Ndukwu
Research Work: Morphology, Cytogenetics, Anatomy, Phytochemical and Reproductive Biology studies
on wild and cultivated cucurbits and lesser-known legumes in Nigeria
SELECTED ACADEMIC TRAININGS, SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
June 2000
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Onne, Rivers State Nigeria
Short Course and hands-on on Cytogenetics of Musa
July 2002
Shell Petroleum Dev. Coy. Nig. Ltd./amec, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Impact Assessment Training – Practitioners Course
May 2009
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
International Workshop on Molecular Biology & Tissue Culture
July – August, 2009
University of Johannesburg, South Africa Dept. of Botany & Plant Biotechnology
Hands-on training in Molecular Systematics
July 2010
National Center for Genetic Resources & Biotechnology, Ibadan, Nigeria
ABI Summer Short Course on Tropical Plant Biotechnology
December 2010
Institute of Petroleum Studies, University of Port Harcourt
Strategic Leadership Workshop
December 2010
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India
Short Course on Molecular and Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement
November 7th -18th, 2011
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru Hyderabad, India
9th ICRISAT-CEG Training on Molecular Plant Breeding for Crop Improvement
February 17th – 22nd, 2015
Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cell Biology RNA Silencing in Plants, Keystone, Colorado, USA
SELECTED ACADEMIC TRAININGS, SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS RELATED TO UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT
June 1st – 3rd, 2016
International Quality Assurance Workshop
East Midlands Conference Centre and Orchard Hotel,
University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
September 19-24, 2016
8th International Conference and Workshops on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa, Windhoek Namibia
East Midlands Conference Centre and Orchard Hotel,
University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Jan. 30th – 2nd Feb., 2017
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
The Basic Higher Education Teaching Skills Training Workshop,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
26th - 29th March, 2017
National Council for Tertiary Education in collaboration with Carnegie Corporation of New York Senior Academic Leadership Training
International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan,
5th - 8th June, 2017
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
AAU@50: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Development in Africa.
14th General Conference & Golden Jubilee Celebrations Accra, Ghana
17th to 21st September, 2018
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
10th International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education
in Africa (ICQAHEA), Yaoundé Cameroon.
22nd - 26th, October, 2018
6th African Higher Education Week and Regional Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Biennial Conference
(Aligning African Universities to Accelerate Attainment of Africa’s Agenda 2063); Nairobi Kenya
5th – 9th Nov., 2018.
ASSOCIATION OF WEST AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
6th Annual Conference @ Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar Senegal
12th – 16th November, 2018
Quality Assurance Agency, UK
International Quality Assurance Programme (IQAP)
London, UK.
28th – 29th November, 2018
National Universities Commission/University of London
Delivering Open and Distance Learning Degree fit for Purpose: Two-Day Conference on Policy and Practice in Open and Distance Learning
18th – 26th February, 2019.
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) I Workshop and ACE Impact Bootcamp, Djibouti
23rd – 24th May, 2019
Enhancing Teaching and Learning Outcomes of Higher Education in Africa, Whitesands Resort, Mombasa Kenya.
23rd – 27th September, 2019.
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) I and 2nd ACE Impact Workshops, Dakar, Senegal
8th – 12th October, 2019
ASSOCIATION OF WEST AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
7th Annual Conference & General Meeting Universite D’Abomey Calavi, Benin Republic
23rd – 27th September, 2019.
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) I and 2nd ACE Impact Workshops, Dakar, Senegal
10th to 13th March, 2020.
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
Project Development and Grant Writing Workshop
AAU Secretariat East Legon, Ghana
10th to 13th March, 2020.
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) I and 2nd ACE Impact Workshops, Dakar, Senegal
Project Development and Grant Writing Workshop
AAU Secretariat East Legon, Ghana
23rd – 27th September, 2019
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) I and 2nd ACE Impact Workshops, Dakar, Senegal
Project Development and Grant Writing Workshop
AAU Secretariat East Legon, Ghana
June 14–17, 2022
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project 7th ACE Impact Steering Committee Meeting and Regional Workshop, June 14 to 17, 2022, Cotonou Benin Republic
October 10th – 13th, 2023.
West Africa Centres of Excellence on Energy Network (WACEENET): Energy and Power Thematic Centres’ 3rd Faculty and Students Symposium, Songhai Farms, Porto Novo, Benin Republic, October 10th – 13th, 2023.
7th Annual Conference & General Meeting Universite D’Abomey Calavi, Benin Republic
November 14-18, 2022
Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project 8th ACE Impact Steering Committee Meeting and Regional Workshop November 14-18, 2022 OIC Conference Centre, Banjul, The Gambia.
7th Annual Conference & General Meeting Universite D’Abomey Calavi, Benin Republic
November 21st to 25th 2022.
Public Administration International (PAi), 56 Russel Square London, WC1B 4HP: Translating Strategies into Policies that Work (a Professional Development Workshop), November 21st to 25th 2022.
7th Annual Conference & General Meeting Universite D’Abomey Calavi, Benin Republic
TRAININGS, SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS FACILITATED BY ME IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT AS DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
11th August, 2016
Students and Service Delivery
18th October, 2016
Work Ethics and Consequences of Service Failure – Workshop for University’s Quality Assurance & SERVICOM Representatives
2nd to 6th July, 2018
Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institutions – Training/Workshop for University’s Quality Assurance & SERVICOM Representatives
4th and 5th July, 2018
Senior Academic Staff Training and Workshop for Provost, Deans and Heads of Departments
24th – 25th June, 2019
Internationalization of Research, innovations in Education and Resource Mobilization for African Universities and Research Organizations
11th to 15th November, 2019
Association of African Universities Week 2019: Towards a Peaceful and Secure Africa through a Quality Higher Education’
SOME ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
- President, National Association of Botany Students, UNIPORT Chapter (1991 – 1992)
- Member, UNIPORT Students Union Govt. (Committee of Departmental Presidents: 1991 – 1992)
- Financial Sec., UNIPORT Alumni Association Steering Committee, Port Harcourt Chapter (1999 – 2001)
- Secretary, UNIPORT Alumni Assoc. UNIPORT Zone (2000 – 2001)
- Community Service Coordinator, Dept. of Plant Science & Biotech., UNIPORT (2006 – 2009)
- Examination/Results Desk Officer, Dept. of Plant Science & Biotech., UNIPORT (2007 – 2011) Receive Semester Results of all Courses; prepare Results Spreadsheet for each student (Year 1 to 4 and extra Year); prepare Degree Results for each session and follow up with University Degree Results Verification Committee; Report to the Head of Department.
- Assistant Hall Warden, Claude Ake Hall B (2008 to 2010)
- Member, UNIPORT Faculty of Science 25th Anniversary Planning Committee (2008 – 2009)
- Assistant Hall Warden, Aminu Kano Hall C (2010 – 2012)
- Member, Board of the Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (2010 – 2012)
- Member, Faculty of Science Business Committee (2012 – 2013)
- Member, Implementation Committee, Institute of Natural Resources, Environment & Sustainable Development (INRES) (2011 till date)
- Coordinator, Postgraduate Diploma Programme, Dept. of Plant Science & Biotechnology (2012 – 2016)
- Chairman, Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) Committee, Faculty of Science (2012 to 2013)
- Chairman, ICT Committee, College of Natural & Applied Science (2013 to 2015)
- Member, Staff Training and Development Committee (2013 to 2015)
- School of Graduate Studies Representative for Faculty of Biological Science in Graduate School of Natural, Applied & Medical Sciences (2013 to 2015)
- Assistant Director, Regional Center for Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt (2014 to 2016)
- Director, Quality Assurance & Quality Control Department, University of Port Harcourt (2015 to 2020)
- Focal Officer, SERVICOM, University of Port Harcourt (2015 to 2020)
- Permanent Member, University of Port Harcourt Senate (2015 till date)
- Member (in attendance as Director QAQC), Committee of Provost & Deans (2015 to 2020)
- Member, University of Port Harcourt Management Committee (2015 to 2020)
- Member, Central A&PC Academic and SPATS (2015 to 2020)
- Member, Academic Board, Institute of Nat. Resources, Environ & Sustainable Dev. (2012 – till date)
- Member, Academic Board of School of Graduate Studies (2015 – 2020)
- Member, Academic Board of University of Port Harcourt Business School (2019 to 2020)
- Member, Academic Board of World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE – CEFOR) – (2019 -)
- Desk/Liaison Officer for Association of African Universities Related Matters (2018 to 2020)
- Desk/Liaison Officer for Association of West African Universities Related Matters (2018 to 2020)
- Deputy Centre Leader, World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE – CEFOR) – (2019 -)
- Chairman and Member of several standing and ad hoc Committees and Panels of Senate, A&PC, CPD and University Management (2015 till date). These include but not limited to:
- Chairman, Project Monitoring Committee (2016 – 2018)
- Chairman, Committee on Modalities for the Conversion of Administrative, Technical and Professional Staff to Academic Cadre (2017 – 2018)
- Chairman, Panel of Investigation into Infringements on University Rules and Regulations by Academic Staff of the Department of Music (2017)
- Chairman, Senate Ad hoc Committee on Compliance with Payment of Charges (2017)
- Chairman, Senate Ad hoc Committee on Delay of Submission of Part-Time Degree Results by Departments of Economics and Political Science and Administrative Studies
- Member, Professorial Interview Panel (2015 to 2020)
- Member, Convocation Planning Committee (2015 to 2020)
- Member, Antiplagiarism Committee (2017 to 2020)
- Member, Senate Visitation Panel to Faculty of Engineering (2017)
- Member, Committee on NUC Blueprint for Nigeria’s Prosperity in 2050 (NUC’s Nigeria Vision 2050)
- Member, Senate Visitation Panel to Faculty of Education (2018)
- Chairman, Senate Committee to review the Report of the Visitation Panel to Faculty of Education (2019)
- Member, Committee for the Review of Career Structure of Senior Professional, Administrative and Technical Staff (SPATS) (2018 – 2019)
- Member, University of Port Harcourt 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan Drafting Committee (2019)
- Member, Staff Certificate Verification Committee (2018 – 2019)
- DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE & QUALITY CONTROL, 2015 to 2020
My duties include but not limited to:
- Ensuring quality assurance and quality control in teaching, learning and research in the University by:
- Ensuring strict compliance with University’s resumption dates, lecture and examination periods thereby facilitating compliance with the University’s academic calendar and guaranteeing global best practice in Higher Education
- Regular evaluation of efficiency in teaching and learning using the Student Course Evaluation System and Lecture Monitoring. (Course Evaluation as a means of checking teaching quality and learning outcomes was introduced under my watch as Director Quality Assurance & Quality Control)
- Central coordination of lecture and examination timetables of the university, thereby eliminating lecture and examination venue clashes and attendant frustration on staff and students
- Ensuring constant provision of adequate and conducive teaching, learning and research environment in the university. During this period, all lecture halls and theatres have been installed with functional multimedia systems, projectors, and screens for lectures in power point mode.
- Ensuring quality control of academic programmes and curriculum in the university.
- Collaborating with the Academic Planning Unit to ensure successful accreditation of academic programmes of the University by the National Universities Commission.
- Facilitating regular training of staff to meet the demands of the 21st century teaching and learning
- Monitoring the activities of the University-wide Quality Assurance & Quality Control and SERVICOM Committees
- Coordination of SERVICOM activities of the University
- Ensuring efficient and effective quality service delivery in all service windows in the University in line with the University’s SERVICOM Charter
- Receive, collate and manage complaints and proposals from the University community, and propose solutions for improving efficiency in university administration.
WORK EXPERIENCE/OTHER APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY
1997 - 2002
Prodec-Fugro Consultants LTD, Port Harcourt
Associate Consultant, Ecology/Biodiversity (Forestry/Vegetation & Wildlife): my duties were Habitat Survey, Vegetation Mapping, Biodiversity Identification, Classification, Assessment and Technical Report Writing. Impact
Identification, Quantification, Prediction and Assessment
January 2002 – December 2007
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) Port Harcourt
Duties were preparation of Scope of Work for Environmental Studies; in-house technical review/verification of the content and quality of Environmental Studies reports (Environmental Impact Assessment-EIA, Environmental Evaluation Study-EES, Post Impact Assessment-PIA, Environmental Audit-EA) submitted to NAOC by external consultancy firms before turning in
to DPR/FMEnv; I supervised to completion more than fifteen (15) environmental studies for different project within the period. Development of Pilot Plan for management of Water hyacinth in NAOC operational areas.
NAOC-HSE Rep at the National Forum on Natural Gas Utilization, Abuja (2002-2003) – Forum was targeted at actualization of the Federal Government Gas Flare Down Policy initially set in 2004 and chaired by Dr. Ime Okopido (then Minister of State – Environment)
2007 till date
Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja Nigeria
Appointed and retained by the Hon. Minister, Federal Ministry of Environment (FMEnv) Abuja as
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Review Panel Member for developmental projects. Duties include
expert/professional evaluation and assessment of the quality/adequacy of ecological components (baseline data/information) of the EIA of each developmental project; Evaluation of Impact Assessment methods and Mitigation Measures for each EIA, etc.
2012 to 2016
World Bank/West African Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP-Nigeria)
Lead Lecturer/Consultant, Technical Trainings & Workshops on World Bank Environment & Social Safeguard
Policies, and Implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) under World Bank/
WAAPP-Nigeria Project. Conducted ESMP at National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research (NIFFR), New Bussa, Niger State and WAAPP-Nigeria supported activities at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Member, Genetics Society of Nigeria
- Member, Biotechnology Society of Nigeria
- Member, Metabolomics Society
- Life Member, International Association for Plant Taxonomy (Membership ID: 714103731)
- Member, Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON)
- Member, American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) (Membership ID: 26219796)
- Life Member, International Society for Plant Morphologist (ISPM)
- Member, Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) (MNES/RV/05/036)
- Member, Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) (Membership No: 2185)
- Member, International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM), UK (Membership No: 202128)
- Member, National Registry of Environmental Professionals – Registered Environmental Professional (A2175)