History was once again made in the FUTO on 13th April 2021 as the Governing Council of the revered University led by Prof. John Offem graciously announced Prof. Mrs. Nnenna Nnannaya Oti as the incoming Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the institution.
It is historic, in the sense that, the professor in question will be the first ever female VC in the history of FUTO since inception.
Prof. Mrs. Oti, who us expected to succeed the outgoing VC Prof. F. C. Eze in June 2021, would be recognized as the 8th Substantive VC of the University.
It's noteworthy that she is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) on Academics of FUTO, and the first woman to assume such position since the establishment of University.
Prior to her present position, Prof. Mrs. Oti served as the Dean of Post-Graduate School of FUTO, a position in which she obviously distinguished herself as a professor of note.
She graduated with First Class Honours in Soil Science 1982 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN); further obtained her M.Sc. in Soil Microbiology/Biochemistry, 1986, UNN; PGD in Irrigation Engineering (Distinction) 1987, KUL Belgium; Ph.D (Soil /Env. Contr FUTO), 2002; NUC- Best Ph.D, Award [NUDTAS] 2002; Member, 2014 National Confab.; FSSSN; MASN; MSSSA; MCSSA; MASA; JP.
Professor (Mrs.) Nnenna Nnannaya Oti is from Afikpo, Ebonyi State. A highly seasoned, versatile and accomplished scholar, Nnenna is a Professor of Soil Science and Environmental Conservation, who was recently appointed the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO).
Prof. Nnenna Oti made a First Class Honours Degree in Soil Science, and has an M.Sc in Soil Microbiology/Biochemistry from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), before proceeding to the Katholieke Universitiet Leuven, Belgium, where she bagged a PGD (Distinction) in Irrigation Engineering.
