Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola: 30th Inaugural Lecture

The Vice-Chancellor of Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, Prof. Ibrahim Umar, invites the university community and the general public to the institution's 30th Inaugural Lecture. This significant academic milestone features Prof. Okoronka Ugwumba Augustine, a renowned Professor of Physics Education, who will be addressing critical challenges within the Nigerian educational landscape.

The lecture, titled "The Sorry State of Physics Teaching and Learning in Nigeria: What Remedies?", seeks to provide a diagnostic view and practical solutions to the declining quality of physics education, emphasizing the need for innovative pedagogical strategies and infrastructure reform.

Event Logistics and Schedule
The university has organized the event to facilitate maximum attendance from both staff and students:

Date: Wednesday, 25th February, 2026

Time: 10:00 a.m. prompt

Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, College of Medical Sciences, Modibbo Adama University, Yola

The Lecturer: Prof. Okoronka Ugwumba Augustine
Prof. Okoronka is a leading voice in Science Education, specifically focused on the cognitive and instructional determinants of physics learning outcomes. His extensive research has frequently explored:

Model-Based Instructional Strategies: Investigating how analogies and concept mapping improve conceptual understanding.

Gender and Cognitive Styles: Analyzing how different learning profiles affect achievement in secondary and tertiary physics.

Curriculum Evaluation: Critiquing Nigerian physics textbooks and curricula against global standards of history and philosophy of science.

Context of the 2025/2026 Academic Session
This inaugural lecture comes at a time of significant growth for MAU under the leadership of Prof. Ibrahim Umar. Following the university’s successful 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies in early February 2026, where over 7,000 students graduated, the institution is shifting its focus back to academic discourse and the implementation of 20 newly approved NUC programmes, including Mass Communication and Nursing.

The Vice-Chancellor encourages all stakeholders—particularly those in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Physical Sciences—to participate in this discourse, as the findings presented by Prof. Okoronka are expected to inform departmental teaching policies and student engagement strategies for the current session.