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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

The new Governing Council of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) has paid its first visit to the University after its long-awaited inauguration on September 8, 2022. Commencing the 2-day visit on Monday, members of the 7th Governing Council, led by the Pro-Chancellor, Senator Abubakar Danso Sodangi, embarked on an assessment and familiarization tour of the University. Speaking during the tour, Sen. Sodangi praised the Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo...Read More

Ruth Ede of the Department of Agricultural Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike has beaten other contestants across the globe to emerge as second runner-up in an International Food Safety competition held in Denmark. Ede, who is a member of the MOUAU Debate Club, MOUAU GreenFm Student-Staff Crew and a fellow of the Ugwumba Leadership Center, had earlier emerged as the overall winner in Nigeria’s version of the EatSafe...Read More