UMUDIKE, ABIA– In a major relocate to increase farming development and grassroots interaction, the Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Farming, Umudike (MOUAU), Professor Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, has announced the effective revival of the university’s moribund radio station, AGRI-VOICE 106.9 FM.
Teacher Akanwa made the disclosure on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, while providing a comprehensive scorecard of her transformative accomplishments during her very first 100 days in office.
She described her initial tenure as a period anchored firmly on structural consolidation, digital development, deep institutional reforms, and sustainable academic development.
AGRI-VOICE FM to Drive Climate-Smart Farming Education
The revitalisation of the long-silent broadcast station is strategically designed to serve as a high-impact platform for localised agricultural extension services.
Under the new functional roadmap, AGRI-VOICE 106.9 FM will concentrate on the real-time dissemination of peer-reviewed research findings, specialised climate-smart farming education for rural farmers, and enhanced community-wide communication within the university’s host neighborhoods.
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The institution’s seventh and very first female Vice-Chancellor, who presumed workplace in March 2026, discussed that her administration is purposefully linking academic research study directly with grassroots food security.
Along with the radio revival, the university has actually heavily expanded its mechanized agricultural footprint through a brand-new, large-scale cassava growing initiative spread throughout its farm reserves.
Financial Relief and Academic Improving
To enhance workforce efficiency, the Akanwa administration successfully tackled several remaining financial grievances that had formerly strained labor relations on school.
The management has actually fully cleared exceptional salary shortages, settled lengthy internal allowances and external examination honoraria, and upgraded the promo examination backlog for deserving scholastic and non-teaching workers.
Moreover, the administration introduced student-centric software policies that have actually removed traffic jams in semester course registration and made assessment data processing considerably more seamless.
“We have actually taken very deliberate actions to enhance academic quality, personnel and trainee welfare, security, and international exposure,” Teacher Akanwa specified throughout her brief.
“These internal efforts are completely focused on positioning our university for greater global recognition through enhanced research study presence, global ranking efforts, and strategic institutional collaborations.”
Security Architecture and Procurement Reforms
On campus administration, the Vice-Chancellor exposed that major governance splits were performed to obstruct financial leaks and boost openness.
Especially, the Procurement System was totally separated from the Directorate of Physical Planning to enforce rigorous checks and balances in contract awards.
All at once, the campus security grid was restructured with new tactical equipment and patrol schedules.
“Our upgraded security operatives have effectively suppressed school theft and consisted of cult-related disturbances, efficiently bring back safety confidence amongst our staff and students,” the Vice-Chancellor included.
Vowing to sustain the existing momentum, Professor Akanwa revealed her deep thankfulness to the University Governing Council, the management group, and trainee union stakeholders.
She repeated her long-term commitment to implementing aggressive reforms that will ensure food security, technical development, and tidy ecological sanitation throughout the Umudike campus in the years ahead.