{"id":10376,"date":"2017-02-13T12:42:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T11:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=10376"},"modified":"2017-05-12T09:10:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T08:10:59","slug":"okecha-prof-stephen-agwo","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/okecha-prof-stephen-agwo\/","title":{"rendered":"OKECHA, Prof. Stephen Agwo"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, educationist &#038; researcher, born September 2, 1945; married Rita Ebele Akubeze 1974, four sons, one daughter; Education: Government College, Ughelli, 1956- 61, Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro, Ogun State, 1964-65, Ahmadu Bello. University, Zaria, 1966-70, 1971-73, 1973-76, University of Uppsala, Sweden, 1977-78; Career: Appointed Lecturer II, Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1973-76; Lecturer I, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1976-80; Senior Lecturer, ABU, Zaria, 1980-83; associate Professor, ABU, Zaria, 1983-87; appointed Professor and Head of Department of Chemistry, Delta State University, Ekpoma, since 1987; Teacher &#038; Researcher, Ambrose Alii (Formerly Edo State) University, Ekpoma, 1987- Date; member, Science Association of Nigeria; member, Chemical Society of  Nigeria; editor, Zaria Chemical Society Newsletter, 1980-87; member, Editorial Board, Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, since 1985; Correspondent, Newsletter of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, 1984-87; Acting Director of University Consultancy Services, 1988-89; Chairman,<br \/>\nResearch and Publications Committee, Bendel State University, Ekpoma, 1989-1990; Provost and Chief Executive, Bendel State Uni versity, Abraka Campus, Abraka, 1990-1992; Dean, Graduate School, Edo State University, Ekpoma, 1996-98; Special Adviser, Academic, Edo State University, Ekpoma, 1997-98; Chairman, Committee of Deans, Edo State University, Ekpoma, 1997-99; served as member, Bendel State Government Select Committee for Merit Award of Bendel State, 1990; Publications: Co-author, Science Research in Developing Countries, Offset center AB, Uppsala, Sweden, 1978; Common Student Mistakes in Organic Chemistry Kashim Ibrahim Library, Zaria, 1985; Nigeria&#8217;s Foreign Policy: AScience-Based Appraisal; Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos, 1989; War Chemicals and World Peace, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos, 1991; Chemistry Rules The World: Spectrum Books Limited, Ibadan, 1993; The Family and the Environment, as Resource Person and Editorial Consultant, T&#8217;Afrique International Associates (West Africa)Owerri, 1995; Ndokwaland: Waiting For The Coconut To Fall: T&#8217;Afrique Inter national Associates (West Africa), Owerri, 1995;Memoirs ofa Test-Tube Prophet: Edo State University Publishing House, Ekpoma, 1997; Science in Africa, Stirling-Horden Publishers, Ibadan, 1998; in addition to numerous articles in national and international learned journals; Hobbies:music, athletics, cricket, football, reading; Official Ad dress: Department of Chemistry, Ambross Alii University, PMB14, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria; Home: 38 Senior Staff Quarters, Ukhun Road, Ekpoma, Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,1505],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-10376","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-educationist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10376"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=10376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}