Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba (born 21 March 1954) is a Nigerian
Professor
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of
Obstetrics
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and
Gynaecology
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who served as the 14th Vice Chancellor of the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has thr ...
.
He succeeded
Bath Okolo who was the 13th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria. Ozumba served as the provost of the college of medicine of the same university between the years 2004 and 2008.
Ozumba was born on 21 March 1954, in Abba,
Njikoka
Njikoka is a Local Government Areas in Nigeria, Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. Towns that make up the local government include Abagana, Enugwu-Agidi, Enugwu-ukwu, Nawfia, Nimo, Abba town, and Umuriam-Nawfia.
Schools
He ...
Local Government Area
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of
Anambra State
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.
He attended Government College,
Umuahia
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and
University of Lagos
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to study medicine.
Ozumba was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in June 2014. He served in this post until 2019. Among his activities and accomplishments, he served on the Alliance for African Partnership consortium advisory board.
Ozumba was succeeded by Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe.
Selected scholarly articles
*Benjamin Ozumba; et al. (2010/10/22). Hypertension, diabetes and overweight: looming legacies of the Biafran famine. Public Library of Science.
*Benjamin Ozumba; et al. (2004/2). Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy in an African population. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
References
1954 births
Living people
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Nigeria
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