BIOGRAPHY OF TETFUND SECRETARY: PROFESSOR SULEIMAN ELIAS BOGORO

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, FAS, the Chairman, Board of the University of Ibadan Research Foundation (UI-RF), Sir Uduimo J. Itsueli, KSG, OON. DSc. and members of the Board, UI-Research Foundation felicitate Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, on his appointment as the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro is a leader on the pioneer Council of the Think Tank for Translating Research to Innovations, Strategies, Evidence for Policy and National Development created by the University of Ibadan Research Foundation.

Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro’s appointment was approved by the Federal Government in a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Information, Ministry of Education, Mr. Ben Goong on Monday, 21 January, 2019, in Abuja.

Professor Bogoro was the Executive Secretary of TETFUND between April 2014 and February 2016.

In the initial part of his first tenure as the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, his interest in research and development (R&D) led to the creation of the Department of Research and Development (R and D) at the TETFUND.

Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro obtained a Bachelor Degree in Agriculture in 1981 from the University of Maiduguri, Master Degree in Animal Science from ABU, Zaria in 1988 and a Ph.D in Animal Science at the Federal University of Technology, now Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi in 1997. He was elevated to the rank of Professor of Animal Science (specialising in Biochemistry and Ruminant Nutrition) in 2003.

Professor Bogoro is among the Senior and accomplished leaders providing oversight as members of the Council for the National Think Tank for Translating Research to Innovations, Strategies and Evidence for Policies in Nigeria. The leaders are academics, national professional officers, technical, business and administrative leaders selected from universities, research institutions, national agencies and the media (www.uirf.ui.edu.ng)

He is a prolific researcher, with numerous publications in international and local journals, whose versatility has also been projected through his consultancy on and management of international, national and regional projects supported by the World Bank, UNDP, USAID, DFID, IPCR, OSIWA, NDI, FHI, NACA, and IFES.

Mr. Goong, in the statement, pointed out that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu confirmed that the re-instatement of Professor Bogoro was with immediate effect.