By: Prince Iniobong - August 22nd, 2025
Prof. Allen Aziba-Odumomsi Agih is the current Vice Chancellor of Niger Delta University who was appointed in June 2023 for a single five-year term.
ACADEMIC FIELD:
Educational Management.
Joined Niger Delta University in 2002 as an Assistant Lecturer, and became a Professor in 2017.
POSITIONS HELD:
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics): 2019–2021
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration): (2021–2023)
Director, Advancement & Linkages Centre: (2012–2019)
Acting Head of Department, Educational Foundations: (2012–2013)
Hall Warden: (2011–2013)
CONTRIBUTIONS AND RECENT INITIATIVES
The MoU with The University of the West Indies (UWI) which was signed in February 2025, enabling student and faculty exchange, joint research, and scholarships in faculties like Agriculture and Engineering.
Partnership with National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) - In August 2025, he initiated discussions to enhance research capabilities, capacity building, and commercialisation of innovations via a proposed MoU.
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
Ranked among Niger Delta University's top academics in Education (including subfields):
- Ranked no.19 at Niger Delta University
- Ranked 1,657 in Nigeria
- Ranked 4,126 in Africa
- Ranked 60,673 globally for H-index in Education.
PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY INTERESTS
Featured on ResearchGate as holding a PhD and managing director role within Niger Delta University’s Educational Foundations, with 6 publications and 77 citations .
Topics include:
Affective domain in teaching and assessment
School management and supervision
Quality assurance culture in the university
Ethics of the teaching profession
Efficiency and productivity in higher education .
