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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday at the Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim Auditorium of the University, the ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, represented by Assistant Commissioner ICPC, Imo State, Mrs. Chinwe Egbeocha, appealed to the Vice-Chancellor to support the new ACTU members...Read More

The Vice-Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe has stated that his administration is aiming toward making the University the hub of biotechnology in Nigeria. The VC, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Udo Herbert, made the remark on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Hands-on Training on Molecular Biology Techniques, organized by the University’s Centre for Molecular Biology Biosciences and...Read More

More infrastructure development is coming the way of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, this time courtesy of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) as it is set to construct a new departmental building for the University’s Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology (EMT). In his address during a visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, on Thursday, the Head, the Project Management Division of PTDF, Mr. Kelechi Idimogu...Read More

It was another historic day at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abia State Ministry of Environment for cooperation in the promotion of research, demonstration and capacity development for the conservation of natural resources. Speaking during the signing ceremony held at the VC’s conference room on Thursday, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe commended the Abia State Ministry of...Read More

The Vice-Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, has reiterated that his administration will be hinged on entrepreneurship. Prof. Iwe restated this commitment while hosting a delegation from the University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) who paid him a courtesy visit, on Wednesday, to mark its Entrepreneurial Club Week. Speaking during the visit, the Vice-Chancellor noted that entrepreneurship would foster skills development and generate...Read More