Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Admin)

Assoc. Prof. Martin Osita Anagboso, born on August 24, 1981 in Obudu, Cross River State, is An Associate Professor of Environmental and Petroleum Microbiology. He attended St. Stephen Lutheran Primary School, Obudu in Cross River State from 1987 to 1993. Shortly after his Primary Education, the young Martin enrolled in the highly prestigious Government Secondary School, Obudu, in Cross River State in 1993. His performance in the WAEC propelled him into a higher institution where he obtained his BSc Degree in Microbiology with honours from Madonna University, Nigeria in 2007, and his MSc Degree and PhD in Environmental and Petroleum Microbiology from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in 2016 and 2021, respectively.

He started his career in 2007 as a Graduate Assistant at Madonna University, Nigeria and has held so many other administrative positions such as Senate Committee Chairman on Curriculum Review, Member, representing Faculty of Science in the university Senate, Member, Senate Committee on Strategic Planning and Chairman, Student Disciplinary Committee, etc. He currently holds the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), in addition to being the Chairman Governing Council, Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu State. He has held many other academic and administrative positions before his rise to the rank of Associate Professor.

Dr. Martin has also been involved in numerous international assignments, including being a Trustee Member of the Madonna International Charity Peace Award (Foundation), Coordinator of the Madonna University Liaison Office in Europe and America, and a participant in various international events such as the Oslo Centre for Peace Convention, Bill Clinton Global Initiative in New York, U.S.A and Nobel Peace Prize Summit in Oslo, Norway. He is also a member of the Board of Rectors and the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) in Paris, France. He is an external examiner to Medical Laboratory Science Technician Examination Board, Consultant to National Universities Commission (NUC) and member of other international academic Associations. He is a certified Environmental Impact Assessment Consultant and a certified Bioremediologist. He is also a Member of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology, a member American Society for Microbiology, a Fellow Institute of Policy Management and Development (FIPMD), a Fellow Institute of Oil and Gas Research and Hydrocarbon Studies (FIOGR), a Distinguished Fellowship of Africa institute Public Administration(DFAI), and a Certified Management Professional (CMP).

He has researched and published extensively in both national and international journals in the field of Environmental Science and Petroleum Microbiology. His current research is on KINETIC MODELING OF TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON DURING A BIOREMEDIATION OF CRUDE OIL-POLLUTED SOIL USING DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS.

Assoc. Prof. Martin Osita Anagboso, has the following Publications, among others, to his credit.

• Azi, F, Ogbo, FC, Nwankwegu, AS, Odo, MO, and Anagboso, MO (2016). Effect of Pre-treatment Methods on the Quality Characteristics of Stored Irvingia kernel. Microbiology Research Journal International, 1-7.
• Anagboso, Martin O., Okokon, Jude E., and Etim, Emmanuel I. (2023). IN VIVO ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITIES OF CROTON ZAMBESICUS LEAF FRACTIONS AGAINST PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION IN MICE. European Journal Of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences 10 (7), 43-49, 2023
• Okokon, J. E., Anagboso, M. O., Etim, E. I., & Asor, L. O. (2023). Evaluation of inhibitory Effect of Solenostemon monostachyus on alpha amylase and alpha glucosidase enzymes of rats. Journal of Drug Discovery and Research, 1(2), 1–7. 
• Anagboso, MO Orji, MU, and Ikele, MO. (2021). Phytotoxicity and Microbial Activities of Crude-Oil Polluted Pristine Soil during Bioremediation with Saw Dust Amendment from Awka, Nigeria. IJTSRD47560 5 (06), pp.1134-1141.
• Anagboso, MO Orji, M, and Ikele, M. (2021). microbiological and physicochemical examination of crude oil contaminated soil from Awka Anambra Nigeria. IJTSRD46442 5 (06), 635-642.
• Amechi S. Nwankwegu, Chidiebere R. Irondi, Martin O. Anagboso (2016). STUDIES ON THE WORT PROPERTIES OF SOME IMPROVED SORGHUM VARIETIES USING PARTIALLY PURIFIED ALPHA AMYLASE PRODUCED BY ASPERGILLUS ORYZAEUSING BREWERS’ SPENT GRAINS. Asian Journal of Science and Technology 7 (06), 3135-3142.
• Anagboso, MO, Orji, MU, and Nwankwegu, AS, and Azi, F. (2016). Phytotoxicity, Bioload and Heavy Metal Evaluation of a Selected Municipal Dumpsite in Obosi, Anambra State, Nigeria. Advances in Research, 1-7.