BREAKING: AE-FUNAI appoints Prof Daniel Nwachukwu 4th Vice Chancellor

The Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, AE-FUNAI, Ebonyi State, has appointed a professor of Cardiovascular Physiology, Daniel C. Nwachukwu the 4th Vice-Chancellor of the university.

His appointment was announced on Saturday, after a painstaking and transparent process that involved over 40 seasoned professors. 

Nwachukwu who is a Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, was elected the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UNEC in 2023.

He had his first degree at the University of Lagos in Human Physiology in 1995 and later moved to the University of Benin for his master’s degree in 1997 and PhD in 2012.

Nwachukwu has had an illustrious career in the academia spanning over 26 years having joined the services of UNN as a lecturer in July 1999 and rose to the highest academic rank of a professor in 2016.

He hails from Okposi in Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi State. He is married with children. He was the 201st inaugural lecturer of UNN where he expounded on the potency of zobo drink for the management of high blood pressure. He delivered the lecture at the Enugu Campus of the university on March 7, 2024.

His research interests include Physiology, Flavonoids, Hypertension, Saponins, Hepatotoxicity, Antihypertensive, and Alkaloids. Prof. Nwachukwu has published numerous papers in reputable journals and has supervised several postgraduate students.