J.K. Obatala a Public Lecturer, Amateur Astronomer and The Guardian contributor for 33 years has long sought to focus attention on “helium,” as a neglected national resource. In May, 2015, for instance, he published a series of columns, in The Guardian, entitled “The Helium Conundrum”. Two years later, the then Vice Chancellor, at the Federal University […]
Professor Akii Ibhadode is a distinguished Professor of Manufacturing Engineering and Shell Professor of Lightweight Automobile Engine Development. He obtained a B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) in the First Class, University of Lagos in 1981, M.Eng. (Production Engineering), University of Benin in 1984, and a Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1987.
Prof. Ibhadode’s unprecedented footprints as a distinguished scholar, researcher and administrator bestride the University of Benin from 1982, and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State where he was the Vice-Chancellor. He has engineered ground breaking researches leading to outstanding innovations that have attracted both local and global accolades. Amongst these accomplishments include: