Igbinedion Varsity Vice Chancellor Bags Africa Green Ambassador Award

 
The Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University Okada, Professor Lawrence Ikechukwu Ezemonye, Ph.D., FAS, was honored on Thursday, May 11, as the “Africa Green Ambassador” for the year 2023 by the ‘ Interconnections for Making Africa Great, Empowered, and Sustainable (IMAGES) ‘ at its fourth Annual Circularity Africa Conference in Ibadan, Oyo State.
 
The conference, which was held in a hybrid mode (on-site and virtually) with the theme “Enhancing Sustainable Management of Food Waste and Food Loss in Africa,” brought together indigenous innovators and entrepreneurs across Africa to showcase their circularity products as well as chart a path for their sustainability.
 
The 4th Annual Circularity Conference was jointly organized by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Africa Circular Economy Research and Policy Network (ACERPiN). ACERPiN is facilitated by the Interconnections for Making Africa Great, Empowered, and Sustainable (IMAGES) Initiative.
 
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Lawrence Ikechuwkwu Ezemonye, PhD, FAS, lauded the development of the organizers, describing the theme of the conference as a revolutionary concept that every organization should adopt.
 
He further reiterated the need to consistently expand the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation (STI). Stressing that research has gone beyond the phase of “Research and Development” (R & D) to “Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment” (RDD&D).
 
An initiative that Igbinedion University Okada has since adopted towards graduating future-ready and industrially relevant students.