Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
The University of Port Harcourt has announced the promotion 43 senior academicians to the rank of Professor. They were considered suited to benefit from the new round of promotion in the institution.
The new development was made public by the through a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer,PRO, of the institution, Dr. Samuel Kpenu, said 22 other senior academics were promoted to the rank of associate Professors (Readers).
It stated that the promotion was sequel to the approval by the Minister of Education on Friday, December 8, 2023.
There has been an earlier meeting of the Central A&PC Academic of the University of Port Harcourt on Thursday, November 23, 2023, where the newly promoted academics were recommended.
A breakdown of the promotion showed that the Faculty of Science got ten new Professors, Faculty of Education got ten new Professors, Faculty of CHS got eight new professors, Faculty of Humanities got seven new professors, while the Faculty of Agriculture got three new Professors.
Full Text of Press statement:
PROFESSORIAL PROMOTION
Sequel to the approval by the Minister of Education on Friday, December 8, 2023, following the recommendations of the Central A&PC Academic meeting of the University of Port Harcourt, held on Thursday, November 23, 2023, the University of Port Harcourt hereby, announces the promotion of 43 Staff nominated as Professors of their various disciplines and 22 others as Associate Professors (Readers).
S/N | NAME OF STAFF | POSITION | AREA OF SPECIALIZATION | FACULTY |
1 | NDUBUEZE-OGARAKU MERCY EBERE | PROFESSORSHIP | AGRIC MARKETING | AGRICULTURE |
2 | ADANNA HENRI-UKOHA FOR PROFESSORSHIP | PROFESSORSHIP | AGRIC ECONOMICS | AGRICULTURE |
3 | JOSEPH ORLUCHUKWU AMADI | PROFESSORSHIP | CROP SCIENCE | AGRICULTURE |
4 | EDWARD E. OGHENEOVO | PROFESSORSHIP | COMPUTER SCIENCE | SCIENCE |
5 | IKEWUCHI CATHERINE CHIDINMA | PROFESSORSHIP | BIOCHEMISTRY | SCIENCE |
6 | EZEORA JEREMIAH N. | PROFESSORSHIP | MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS | SCIENCE |
7 | NDUKAUBA EGESI | PROFESSORSHIP | PETROLOGY/MINERAL EXPLOSION | SCIENCE |
8 | UGWU SYLVESTER AMUNABO | PROFESSORSHIP | APPLIED GEOPHYSICS | SCIENCE |
9 | NWOSU JOSEPH IFEANYI | PROFESSORSHIP | APPLIED GEOPHYSICS | SCIENCE |
10 | GODFREY NGOZI WOKE | PROFESSORSHIP | HYDROBIOLOGY | SCIENCE |
11 | ABAGWA OBAKPORORO EJIRO | PROFESSORSHIP | PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY | SCIENCE |
12 | OKENGWU O. KINGSLEY | PROFESSORSHIP | GEOLOGY | SCIENCE |
13 | OBIORA JUDIPATH NKIRU | PROFESSORSHIP | ECOTOURISM MANAGEMENT | MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
14 | AFANDIDEH TIMOTHY SUNDAY | PROFESSORSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MGT. | EDUCATION |
15 | CHIKWE JOHN EMENIKE | PROFESSORSHIP | BUSINESS POLICY & STRATEGY | EDUCATION |
16 | AZUKA ONYINDO JOSEPHINE | PROFESSORSHIP | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | EDUCATION |
17 | ONYENEMEZU ETHELBERT CHIDI | PROFESSORSHIP | ADULT EDUCATION & COM. DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION |
18 | DR. GREGORY O. AGABI | PROFESSORSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT | EDUCATION |
19 | KENNETH K. OBASI | PROFESSORSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MGT | EDUCATION |
20 | OHIA ADANMA NGOZI | PROFESSORSHIP | EDUCATIONAL PLANNING | EDUCATION |
21 | LESI ELIZABTH SAARONEE KAEGON | PROFESSORSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MGT. | EDUCATION |
22 | PATRICIA CHINELO UKAIGWE | PROFESSORSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MGT. | EDUCATION |
23 | EMESEALU UZOEZI HELEN | PROFESSORSHIP | LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE | EDUCATION |
24 | NWOFOR TEMPLE CHUKWUEMEKA | PROFESSORSHIP | STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING | ENGINEERING |
25 | PRISCA ABIYE GOBO | PROFESSORSHIP | HISTORY & DIPLOMATIC STUDIES | HUMANITIES |
26 | ESTHER N. OWELEKE | PROFESSORSHIP | APPLIED LINGUISTICS | HUMANITIES |
27 | GWUNIREAMA ISHMAEL UKIE | PROFESSORSHIP | SOCIO-POLITICAL & LEGAL PHILOSOPHY | HUMANITIES |
28 | BARIDISI HOPE ISAAC | PROFESSORSHIP | LINGUISTICS | HUMANITIES |
29 | OTOKPOM CHARLES ASUK | PROFESSORSHIP | AFRICAN HISTORY & DEV. STUDIES | HUMANITIES |
30 | ONU O. BENJAMIN | PROFESSORSHIP | CHURCH HISTORY & MISSIOLOGY | HUMANITIES |
31 | MARIE-AGATHA OZAH | PROFESSORSHIP | MUSIC | HUMANITIES |
32 | OHIAGU OBIAGELI PAULINE | PROFESSORSHIP | PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING | COM. & MEDIA STUDIES |
33 | ELENWO EPHRAIM | PROFESSORSHIP | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | SOCIAL SCIENCE |
34 | FIEBAI PREYE OWEN | PROFESSORSHIP | OBSTETRICS & GYNEACOLOGY | CHS |
35 | GODDY BASSEY | PROFESSORSHIP | OBSTETRICS & GYNEACOLOGY | CHS |
36 | RAPHAEL JOHN EDOKA | PROFESSORSHIP | SURGERY | CHS |
37 | ORANU EMMANUEL OKWUDIRI | PROFESSORSHIP | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING | CHS |
38 | KINIKANWO GREEN | PROFESSORSHIP | OBSTETRICS & GYNEACOLOGY | CHS |
39 | EBIRIM LONGINUS NDUBUISI | PROFESSORSHIP | ANAESTIOLOGY | CHS |
40 | AIKINS ELFLEDA ANGELINA | PROFESSORSHIP | CHILD DENTAL HEALTH | CHS |
41 | OTIKE-ODIBI BOLAJI I. | PROFESSORSHIP | MEDICINE | CHS |
42 | OSU CHARLES IKENNA | PROFESSORSHIP | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | SCIENCE |
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43 | OMASANUWA ZELDA ANNE | READERSHIP | PRODUCTION ECONOMICS | AGRICULTURE |
44 | HART JOSIAH SOIPRILA | READERSHIP | ANATOMY | CHS |
45 | IBEACHU PETROLINA CHINAGOROM | READERSHIP | REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY | CHS |
46 | BARIDAM B. BARILE | READER | INFORMATION TECH. | COMPUTING |
47 | AGWU CHRISTOPHER | READERSHIP | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY | EDUCATION |
48 | AMADIOHA AMBROSE | READERSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION | EDUCATION |
49 | LUCKY NZIADAM | READERSHIP | PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION | EDUCATION |
50 | JACK IHECHI FLORENCE | READERSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MGT | EDUCATION |
51 | OBAFEMI DEBORAH T. ABIOLA | READER | SCIENCE EDUCATION | EDUCATION |
52 | UKALA CHINYERE CATHERINE | READERSHIP | EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT | EDUCATION |
53 | NYEWUSIRA BENJAMIN NNAMDI | READER | HISTORY OF EDUCATION | EDUCATION |
54 | JOSEPH AMIEBIBAMA | READERSHIP | PETROLEUM & GAS ENG. | ENGINEERING |
55 | GENUINE E. SATURDAY | READERSHIP | MECHANICAL ENG. | ENGINEERING |
56 | AHAOTU IHUOMA | READERSHIP | MICROBIOLOGY | SCIENCE |
57 | OBEMEATA E. ORIAKPONO | READER | ANIMAL & ENV. BIOLOGY | SCIENCE |
58 | SIMEON G. NENBEE | READERSHIP | QUANTITATIVE & MONETARY ECONOMICS | SOCIAL SCIENCE |
59 | ORIJI CHRISTIAN CHIGOZI | READER | MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | SOCIAL SCIENCE |
60 | IMO EDWARD EGBO | READERSHIP | DRAMATIC LITERATURE & FILM CRITICISM | HUMANITIES |
61 | IHUNWO OVUNDA CHIKWE | READERSHIP | PERFORMANCE & FILM AESTHETICS | HUMANITIES |
62 | AJA CHUWUEMEKA NGOZI | READERSHIP | SOCIAL AND FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY | HUMANITIES |
63 | EZE EUCHARIA ANENECHUKWU | READERSHIP | STYLISTICS LITERATURE | HUMANITIES |
64 | RICHMOND U. IDEOZU | READERSSHIP | RESERVOIR GEOLOGY | SCIENCE |
65 | ISAAC O. IBUDE | READERSHIP | MUSIC | HUMANITIES |