{"id":1854,"date":"2026-08-03T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/?page_id=1854"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:59:25","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/?page_id=1854","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1854\" class=\"elementor elementor-1854\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367d782c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"367d782c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_team_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce71262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"3ce71262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Our Team<\/h3><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f9dd36 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46f9dd36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61937a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"61937a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_61937a81_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#61937a81_1854\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1913\" alt=\"director cgs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_61937a81_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Comfort Ayine Adokwe-Obed\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adokwe-comfort-392a4223b\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-61937a81\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_61937a81_1854\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1913\" alt=\"director cgs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIRECTOR-CGS-1.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Comfort Ayine Adokwe-Obed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Director<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Comfort Ayine Adokwe-Obed is a scholar, researcher, academic administrator, and gender policy expert whose work sits at the intersection of public policy, governance, gender analysis, and development. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and currently serves as the Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, a position she has held since February 2026.\nWith a multidisciplinary academic foundation in Public Administration and Gender Studies, Dr. Comfort brings a distinctive policy-oriented perspective to the study and advancement of gender equality. Her area of specialization, Public Policy and Gender Analysis, reflects her scholarly commitment to examining how public policies, governance structures, institutions, and development interventions affect women, men, and diverse social groups.\nShe holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, alongside master\u2019s degrees in Public Administration and Gender Studies. Her academic career at the University spans several ranks and responsibilities, progressing from Graduate Assistant to Senior Lecturer. Her teaching and research interests include public policy analysis, governance, gender and development, women's empowerment, political participation, social protection, public-sector administration, and gender-responsive approaches to development.\nDr. Comfort has demonstrated significant academic and institutional leadership within Nasarawa State University. Before her current appointment as Director, she served as Deputy Director (Academics), Centre for Gender Studies, where she contributed to the academic development and institutional advancement of the Centre. She has also served as Deputy Director of Programs, MPA Coordinator, Postgraduate Examination Officer, Assistant Director at the Centre for Gender Studies, and in several other university-level academic and administrative capacities.\n\nAs a researcher and author, Dr. Comfort has contributed to scholarly conversations on public policy, governance, gender equality, women's political and economic empowerment, social protection, public-sector reform, and development. Her publications include the books Public Policy and Gender Advancement and Navigating Nigeria\u2019s Policy Crossroads, alongside peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and academic training materials. Her research and scholarly engagements demonstrate a sustained interest in connecting academic knowledge with contemporary governance and gender-development challenges in Nigeria.\nHer academic leadership is complemented by extensive engagement in university community service and public-oriented initiatives. She has participated in university ethics and conduct, quality assurance, accreditation, malpractice, faculty development, and institutional training activities. She has also contributed to initiatives focused on mentoring young feminists, ending violence against women and girls, youth career development, women's leadership, and social protection.\nAs Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, Dr. Comfort is committed to strengthening the Centre as a platform for research, teaching, policy engagement, advocacy, capacity development, and evidence-based dialogue on gender and development. Her leadership is anchored in the conviction that meaningful gender transformation requires rigorous scholarship, inclusive institutions, responsive public policy, and sustained engagement between academia, government, civil society, and communities.\nThrough her scholarship, teaching, leadership, and public engagement, Dr. Comfort Adokwe continues to contribute to the advancement of gender-responsive governance, inclusive development, and evidence-informed public policy in Nigeria and beyond.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adokwe-comfort-392a4223b\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbdcb35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"5bbdcb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5bbdcb35_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#5bbdcb35_1854\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1914\" alt=\"dr hajara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5bbdcb35_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Hajara Hassan Ahmed II\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Deputy Director \u2013 Programs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-5bbdcb35\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_5bbdcb35_1854\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1914\" alt=\"dr hajara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Hajara.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Hajara Hassan Ahmed II<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Deputy Director \u2013 Programs<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Hajarah Hassan Ahmed II is a Lecturer I in the Department of Entrepreneurship Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and serves as the Part-Time Coordinator of the Department. Her area of specialization is Entrepreneurship, with interests in women entrepreneurship, innovation, and business development.\nShe holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and has published books and research articles in entrepreneurship and related areas. She has also held various academic and administrative positions within the University.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+1 (859) 254-6589\">+1 (859) 254-6589<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@example.com\">info@example.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bde36b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"3bde36b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_3bde36b3_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#3bde36b3_1854\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1916\" alt=\"dr ochanya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_3bde36b3_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Ochanya M. Yakubu Lamai\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Deputy Director \u2013 Academics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-3bde36b3\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_3bde36b3_1854\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1916\" alt=\"dr ochanya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dr-Ochanya.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Ochanya M. Yakubu Lamai<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Deputy Director \u2013 Academics<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Ochanya Mercy Lamai, PhD, FIPS, NIPR is a Lecturer in the Department of Broadcasting, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and serves as the Deputy Director (Academics), Centre for Gender Studies.\nA distinguished scholar, communication strategist, broadcaster, and gender advocate, Dr. Lamai has built an impressive career spanning academia, media, and public service. Her work focuses on strategic communication, media development, gender equity, leadership, and youth empowerment, with a strong commitment to teaching, research, mentorship, and community impact.\nBeyond the classroom, she is a sought-after public speaker, media consultant, content creator, brand influencer, and development advocate, widely recognized as the \u201cCelebrity Lecturer.\u201d As a Fellow of the International Professional body represented by FIPS and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), she contributes actively to national and international discourse on communication, gender, and sustainable development.\nRenowned for her professionalism, integrity, and visionary leadership, Dr. Lamai continues to inspire positive change through scholarship, advocacy, and transformational service.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b6b10b5_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIfeoma Chidinma Eze\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Personal Assistant to the Director, Centre for Gender Studies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ifeoma-chidinma-eze-ice-66040522a\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-b6b10b5\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_b6b10b5_1854\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma-871x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1917\" alt=\"ifeoma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifeoma.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ifeoma Chidinma Eze<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Personal Assistant to the Director, Centre for Gender Studies<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIfeoma serves as the Personal Assistant to the Director, Centre for Gender Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, providing administrative, organizational, and communication support to facilitate the effective coordination of the Centre\u2019s activities.\nWith experience in digital communication, journalism, digital marketing, and content management, Ifeoma supports the Centre\u2019s academic, research, advocacy, and stakeholder-engagement initiatives while contributing to its professional communication and digital visibility.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ifeoma-chidinma-eze-ice-66040522a\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c91e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"5c91e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5c91e18_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#5c91e18_1854\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alaku-871x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1953\" alt=\"alaku\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alaku-871x1024.jpeg 871w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alaku-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alaku-768x903.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gds.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alaku.jpeg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"  title=\"Our Team\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5c91e18_1854\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Alaku Adamu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Secretary<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-5c91e18\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_5c91e18_1854\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" 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He is an alumnus of NSUK and currently supports the administrative operations of the Centre. 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He coordinates the Centre\u2019s Programmes, Partnerships, and capacity-building Initiatives, with a focus on gender equality, social inclusion, research and sustainable development. Drawing on his experience in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, and applied research, he supports the design and implementation of evidence-based interventions that strengthens institutional impact and community development. 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