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CHIJIOKE NWAOZUZU

DSC (VGU), Ph.D. (Dundee), MBA (Heriot-Watt), MBA in Oil /Gas (Dundee), BSc (UNN)

Chijioke Nwaozuzu was recently appointed the Director, Emerald Energy Institute  EEI, Federal University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He is a former British Chevening Scholar, and a former Nigerian Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) PhD Scholar.

He was appointed Professor of Petroleum Economics, Management & Policy in 2015,and a  Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc), by Victoria Global University, in 2014. He obtained a PhD in downstream petroleum management and policy from the Centre for Energy and Petroleum (CEPMLP), University of Dundee.

He has published several books and has written and published numerous articles relating to downstream petroleum management & policy. His first book is titled “The Regulation of Fuel Retailing & Rural Development Policy” and the second “A Contemporary Review of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry (2011-13): An Investor’s Guide”.

He is a FELLOW of numerous professional associations, including the International Association of Research Scholars & Administrators (FIARSA), Institute of Management Specialists UK (FIMS); Certified Institute of Public Administrators (FCIPA); Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC); Chartered Institute of Administrators (FCIA); National Institute for Education and Research (FNIER), Occupational Safety and Health Association UK (FOSHA), etc.

He has received numerous awards, notably Zik Leadership Award (2015), United Nations (POLAC) Ambassador for Peace Award (2015), African Leader of Integrity Award (2016), British High Commission Leadership Award (2016), Nigeria Humanitarian Icon Award (2017), City Pride Award (2017), African Leader of Excellence Award (2017, Outstanding Personality Service Award for Distinguished Africans (2018), etc.