aefunai governing council approves promotion of 3 professors, 10 readers and 5 non-teaching staff to directorate cadre
• Council also approves new promotion guidelines for academic staff
The Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, at its 41st Regular Meeting held on Thursday, 8th August, 2024, approved the promotion of 3 academic staff to the rank of professor. It also approved the elevation of 10 lecturers to the rank of Reader and 5 non-teaching staff to the Directorate cadre.
The 3 newly promoted Professors include: Ifeoma M. Nweze, Professor of Igbo Language; Marimus S. Yong, Professor of French/Translation Studies and Nnamani Sunday Nnamani, Professor of Music Education.

For Readers, the Council approved the elevation of Dr. Emmanuel Nweze, Reader in Mathematics; Dr. Christopher Eze Okonkwo, Reader in Labour History; Dr. Omaka Arua Oko, Reader in War and Society; Dr. Joy Nnonyelum Ugwu, Reader in Human Resource Management and Dr. Tobechi Faith Agbanike, Reader in Development Economics. Others include: Dr. Azubuike Peter Ebokaiwe, Reader in Biochemical Toxicology; Dr. Casmir N. Nnaemele, Reader in Sculpture; Dr. Peter Chukwunnso Okoli, Reader in Analytical & Environmental Chemistry; Dr. Chinedu Ogbonnaya Elieazu, Reader in Nutritional Biochemistry and Dr. Lasbery Iheanyichukwu Anochiwa, Reader in Development Economics.
The Council further approved the promotion of seven (7) academic staff to the rank of Senior Lecturers and one staff to Lecturer 1.
On the part of the non-teaching staff, Council also approved the promotion of Dr. Uche Elizabeth Ufere-Okoroafor, Dr. Williams Osatuyi and Innocent Igweoko to the positions of Deputy Registrars respectively while Dapo O. Jegede and Clementine Uzoije were promoted to Deputy Bursars and Cornelius U. Offia was elevated to the position of Deputy Director, Audit.
Meanwhile at the same meeting, the Governing Council also approved new guidelines for academic promotions. This comes on the heels of a report by the Committee on the Review of Guidelines for Academic Promotions, 2024.
Some notable takeaways in the new guidelines are captured in Section 4 (i– iv) – accelerated promotion in recognition of excellence/commendation, accelerated promotion would be from the rank of Senior Lecturer to Full Professor, the time lag required (waiting period) for promotion from senior lecturer to full professor would be five (5) years etc.
Instructively, Section 8.2 (D i – iii and vi) also underscores the minimum journal article requirements to be promoted/appointed to the rank of a Professor/University Librarian, Reader/Deputy University Librarian, Senior Lecturer/Principal Librarian etc, as the case may be.
While commenting on the staff promotions and the new guidelines for academic staff, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Elom, noted that it was the fulfillment of one of his pledges on assumption of office to ensure the yearly promotion of qualified, committed and competent staff, assuring of his administration’s sustained determination to enhance the welfare of all staff.

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aefunai governing council approves promotion of 3 professors, 10 readers and 5 non-teaching staff to directorate cadre
• Council also approves new promotion guidelines for academic staff
The Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, at its 41st Regular Meeting held on Thursday, 8th August, 2024, approved the promotion of 3 academic staff to the rank of professor. It also approved the elevation of 10 lecturers to the rank of Reader and 5 non-teaching staff to the Directorate cadre.
The 3 newly promoted Professors include: Ifeoma M. Nweze, Professor of Igbo Language; Marimus S. Yong, Professor of French/Translation Studies and Nnamani Sunday Nnamani, Professor of Music Education.

For Readers, the Council approved the elevation of Dr. Emmanuel Nweze, Reader in Mathematics; Dr. Christopher Eze Okonkwo, Reader in Labour History; Dr. Omaka Arua Oko, Reader in War and Society; Dr. Joy Nnonyelum Ugwu, Reader in Human Resource Management and Dr. Tobechi Faith Agbanike, Reader in Development Economics. Others include: Dr. Azubuike Peter Ebokaiwe, Reader in Biochemical Toxicology; Dr. Casmir N. Nnaemele, Reader in Sculpture; Dr. Peter Chukwunnso Okoli, Reader in Analytical & Environmental Chemistry; Dr. Chinedu Ogbonnaya Elieazu, Reader in Nutritional Biochemistry and Dr. Lasbery Iheanyichukwu Anochiwa, Reader in Development Economics.
The Council further approved the promotion of seven (7) academic staff to the rank of Senior Lecturers and one staff to Lecturer 1.
On the part of the non-teaching staff, Council also approved the promotion of Dr. Uche Elizabeth Ufere-Okoroafor, Dr. Williams Osatuyi and Innocent Igweoko to the positions of Deputy Registrars respectively while Dapo O. Jegede and Clementine Uzoije were promoted to Deputy Bursars and Cornelius U. Offia was elevated to the position of Deputy Director, Audit.
Meanwhile at the same meeting, the Governing Council also approved new guidelines for academic promotions. This comes on the heels of a report by the Committee on the Review of Guidelines for Academic Promotions, 2024.
Some notable takeaways in the new guidelines are captured in Section 4 (i– iv) – accelerated promotion in recognition of excellence/commendation, accelerated promotion would be from the rank of Senior Lecturer to Full Professor, the time lag required (waiting period) for promotion from senior lecturer to full professor would be five (5) years etc.
Instructively, Section 8.2 (D i – iii and vi) also underscores the minimum journal article requirements to be promoted/appointed to the rank of a Professor/University Librarian, Reader/Deputy University Librarian, Senior Lecturer/Principal Librarian etc, as the case may be.
While commenting on the staff promotions and the new guidelines for academic staff, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Elom, noted that it was the fulfillment of one of his pledges on assumption of office to ensure the yearly promotion of qualified, committed and competent staff, assuring of his administration’s sustained determination to enhance the welfare of all staff.

Purely ethnic affairs.

The analysis is solid

Congrats to them all. Ifeoma Nweze was my Igbo teacher in secondary school