Kate Azuka Omenugha // (born 30 January 1965) is a Nigerian educator and politician who was the Commissioner of Basic Education, Anambra State, Nigeria from 2014 to March 2022.[1]
Kate Omenugha | |
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| Commissioner for Basic Education | |
| In office 2014 – March, 2022 | |
| Governor | Willie Obiano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1965 Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Profession | Educationist |
Early life and education
editKate Azuka Omenugha (nee Nwagwu) is from Ubaha Nnobi, a town in Idemmili South Local government area, Anambra State Nigeria. Her father Chief E. B. Nwagwu was a teacher and she grew up moving from one school to another as the father was transferred thus she had her primary school education in St. Mary’s Primary School, Neni (1971-1972, Girls Practising School, Adazi Nnukwu (1972-1974) and Community Primary school, Adazi Ani (1975). She started her secondary school education at Ojiakor Memorial Secondary School, Adazi Ani (1975-1976) and completed it at Maria Regina Comprehensive Secondary School, Nnewi (1976-1980).
She taught as an auxiliary teacher in Metuh Secondary School Onitsha (1980-1981) before gaining admission into College of Education, Nsugbe (now Nwafor-Orizu College of Education). In 1983, she obtained a National Certificate in Education from Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, Anambra State Nigeria, a Bachelor’s degree in Education/English from University of Nigeria in 1987 and a Masters’ degree in Mass Communication in 1998 from the same university.[2] She also has a PhD in Gender, Media and Cultural Studies (2005) from the University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[3]
Career
editOmenugha served as a secondary school teacher in Queen of Rosary College, Onitsha briefly in 1988 before moving over to Girls' Secondary School, Awka Etiti where she spent 10yrs and rose to become a Vice Principal before joining the University system as a lecturer in 1998. She was the Head, Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (2006-2012). She was also the Director, UNIZIK 94.1 FM, a community Radio station run by her University.[2] She was made the Commissioner, Ministry of Education (2014-2018),[4] Anambra State and became Commissioner of Basic Education from 2014 to date in the same State. She is the Vice President (South East), Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals, Nigeria (ACSPN).[5]
Under her watch as a commissioner in the Ministry of Education in the State, students and teachers have won many laurels all attributed to her leadership. These include;
- Students of Regina Pacies Secondary School Onitsha, who represented Nigeria and Africa at the World Technovation Challenge in the Silicon Valley in San Francisco, and won the Gold Medal in the contest (August 2018)[6]
- Students Advancement Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) competition[7]
- 2019 President’s Teachers and Schools Awards for Excellence in Education organized by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education[8]
- bronze medal in Tunisia at the African Science and Technology competition (IFES)[8][9]
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions in National Essay competition[10]
- Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) Project competition[11]
Family
editOmenugha is married to Dr. Michael Omenugha, a private medical practitioner from Umuru Ebenesi, Nnobi. They have six children.[12]
Publications
edit- Prof Kate Omenugha has more than sixty (60) publications[12] published locally and internationally as book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, solicited papers, technical reports, books and monographs including;
- Kate Azuka Omenugha - Education for Sustainable Development, Education for Employment (E4E), Chief Willie Obiano, Value based education, Anambra State
- Omenugha, Kate & Uzuegbunam, Chikezie & Omenugha, Nelson. (2014). Good Governance and Media Ownership In Nigeria: Dilemmatic Practices, Stoic Challenges. Global Media Journal African Edition. 7. 10.5789/7-2-133.
- Ngugi, Muiru & Fayoyin, & Azuka, Omenugha. (2018). New Media and African Society.
- Omenugha, Kate & Uzuegbunam, Chikezie & Ndolo, Ike. (2016). Celebrity culture, media and the Nigerian youth: negotiating cultural identities in a globalised world. Critical Arts. 30. 200-216. 10.1080/02560046.2016.1187791.
- Omenugha, Kate., Omenugha Nelson, Obinna & Duru Henry Chigozie (2019) The Audience’s Cognitive Attitude to Nollywood Films’ Representation of Pre-Colonial South-East Nigeria.
- Omenugha, Kate & Uzuegbunam, Chikezie. (2012). Media, Government and Good governance in Nigeria: arch foes or potential allies?
- Pratt, Cornelius & Omenugha, Kate. (2014). “My God is Not Your God”: Applying Relationship Management Theory to Managing Ethnoreligious Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Strategic Communication. 8. 100-125. 10.1080/1553118X.2014.882338.
- Omenugha, Kate & Uzuegbunam, Chikezie. (2015). Exploring the ethical challenge of media ownership: Is Nigerian media’s role in good governance possible? Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies. 4. 397-415. 10.1386/ajms.4.3.397_1.
- Kate Azuka Omenugha, Chikezie Emmanuel Uzuegbunam & Ike S. Ndolo (2016) Celebrity culture, media and the Nigerian youth: negotiating cultural identities in a globalised world, Critical Arts, 30:2, 200-216, DOI: 10.1080/02560046.2016.1187791
- Kate Azuka Omenugha; Majority Oji (2008). News commercialization, ethics and objectivity in journalism practice in Nigeria: strange bedfellows?
References
edit- ^ "Anambra Basic Education Commissioner Omenugha Seeks Collaborations To Elevate Education To Enviable Heights". Heartbeat Of The East. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ a b Students (2014-04-24). "Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha appointed Commissioner for Education in Anambra". Students Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Prof Kate Omenugha (Sponsor, Arm Our Youths Campaign, Anambra)". 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Don appointed Anambra Commissioner for Education". Vanguard News. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Prof. Kate Omenugha, Vice President - South East". ACSPN. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Anambra girls hit gold at World Technovation challenge". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Anambra State Government - Light Of The Nation". anambrastate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ a b "Anambra wins 4 national awards in education". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Anambra pupils win global prizes wave in technical education". National Light. 2019-04-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Anambra Students Wins 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Positions In a National Essay Competition". myschool.ng. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Two Anambra students win STAN exhibition". Heartbeat Of The East. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ a b "Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha – The Hon Commissioner for Education, Anambra State". Nextzon Business Services Limited. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
