Former UNIZIK VC, Esimone For Public Servant Of The Year Award

Former UNIZIK VC, Esimone For Public Servant Of The Year Award

Former UNIZIK VC, Esimone, to Receive Public Servant of the Year Award

The former Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Professor Okechukwu Esimone, is amongst distinguished personalities to acquire award at upcoming AMTY Award rite scheduled for March 22nd, 2025. The occasion so that it will preserve on the Stanel Dome in Awka, Anambra State is predicted to convey collectively stakeholders and specialists from various fields.

Professor Esimone, an across the world identified Professor of Pharmacy could be embellished with Public Servant of the Year Award for his accomplishments as former Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State.

Professor Esimone, who led UNIZIK from 2019 to 2024, is being celebrated for his transformative management and willpower to educational excellence. During his tenure, the college witnessed first rate progress, marked through improvements in studies tasks and the growth of infrastructure. His tenure became characterised through a sturdy dedication to improving the fine of training and fostering a lifestyle of innovation and learning.

Under his stewardship, Nnamdi Azikiwe University made good sized strides in worldwide rankings. For instance, withinside the Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Ranking, the college secured a worldwide rating of 501+ and stood because the fifth fine college in Nigeria. In Sub-Saharan Africa, it ranked thirty first and 4th in Nigeria, showcasing a first rate upward trajectory in worldwide and countrywide standings. In the World rating , Esimone additionally moved the organization from 4047 function to 1,501+ withinside the global and eighth in Nigeria, up from tenth in 2023.

Esimone’s proactive method to infrastructural improvement noticed a strategic shift toward securing non-public donations and tasty in endowment tasks , attracting investments really well worth about US$ 2 hundred million. He led the organization to go into into partnerships with groups just like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Bank of Industry (BOI), BUA Group, T. Y Danjuma Foundation,Dangote Group for tasks withinside the school.

In addition to infrastructure upgrades, Professor Esimone spearheaded administrative reforms, introducing digitalization of tactics and improving centers in hostels. There also are brilliant affects in sports activities and environmental sustainability with the status quo of an 18- hollow golfing course, a Zoo, and a tree-planting initiative in collaboration with the Nigeria Conservation Foundation.

His emphasis on studies and innovation fostered the status quo of essential studies facilities and promoted entrepreneurship amongst students.

Professor Esimone has expressed gratitude for the nomination for the Public Servant of the Year Award and appears ahead to the popularity at the imminent AMTY Awards rite .

Anambra Man of the Year Award (AMTY) became birthed in 2020 to have fun tremendous people who’ve made brilliant affects withinside the state.