Management Team
PROF. UDO HERBERT
Professor Udo Herbert holds B.Agric. (Animal Science) (UNN), M.Sc. Animal Science and Ph.D. Animal Physiology (UI) degrees. He pioneered research on the construction and evaluation of an artificial vagina for collecting rabbit semen in Nigeria. His research focus is on assisted reproductive technologies and reproductive management of farm animals. Professor Herbert was National President of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production and Nigeria’s Representative in the Standing Committee of the International Congress on Animal Reproduction
Dr. Musa Jimoh Yusuf
Dr. Yusuf Musa Jimoh, Director Finance & Accounts, has diverse experience in academics, industry research, supervision, and contributions to knowledge and service to humanity in Nigeria. My academic qualifications include a Doctorate of Philosophy Degree in Economics (2020), Master of Science Degree in Economics (2003), Master of Business Administration (2000), Post Graduate Diploma in Education (2023), and Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting - Second Class Upper, 2.1 (1991).
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants, Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, Chartered Management Consultant, Member of Nigerian Economic Society, Member of the Chartered Institute of Economics, Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Member of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria and Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
I have 31 years of working experience in various sectors of the economy ranging from academics and research, auditing, consultancy, industry, private and the public sector services.
Mr Fitzgibon Ukambo Ekpo
Mr. Fitzgibon Ekpo, an indigene of Nsit Ubium in Akwa Ibom state was born on March 9, 1970 in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
He is a graduate of animal science from university of Calabar (B. Agric., Animal Science) and University of Uyo (M. Sc., Animal Production and Management).
Mr. Ekpo started his working career with the Akwa Ibom state agricultural development programme in 2000 as an extension officer and later a subject matter specialist, (sms) (livestock) saddled with the responsibility of training farmers, extension agents and block extension supervisors on modern innovative techniques of animal agriculture. Mr. Ekpo remained an SMS team leader from 2002 to 2011.
He joined the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science in 2011 as a Chief Animal Scientist and was deployed to south- south zone as the zonal development officer. He coordinated / executed the activities of the institute in the zone from 2011 to 2019.
He was promoted to an Assistant Director in 2015 and later Deputy Director in 2019. In 2020, he was transferred to Abuja and started as head, Research and Extension Department, Abuja.
Dr Babatunde Fola Adebayo
Dr Babatunde Fola ADEBAYO was born March 19th, 1974 to the family Engr. and Mrs Ayoade Adebayo of Saka’s compound, Iwo, Iwo Local Government of Osun State. He had his elementary education at C.A.C Primary School, Jebba, Kwara State and A.U.D Primary School, Iwo, Osun State from 1979 to 1982, and from 1982 to 1984, respectively. He proceeded to Iwo Grammar School, Iwo in 1984 where he concluded his secondary education in 1989. He was admitted to Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology in 1991 where he obtained his OND (Upper Credit) in Animal Health and Production Technology in 1994. He proceeded to the University of Ibadan to study Animal Science from where he graduated with Second Class Upper Division in 2001. Immediately after his National Youth Service in 2002, he returned to the University of Ibadan for his Masters Degree in Animal Science which he successfully completed in 2004 with a Ph.D grade. He went back to the University of Ibadan in 2014 for his Ph.D programme at the Department of Animal Science on a part-time basis. He concluded the programme with a successful defense of his thesis in June, 2021.
Dr Adebayo is a Registered Animal Scientist (RAS) with the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science. He is also a member of Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN),
Dr Babatunde Fola Adebayo was the Head, Department of Training and Internship from 2019 to 2024.
Mr Galadima Ditcha
Mr Galadima is the Director Regulatory Affairs Department
Educational qualification
1. MTECH ANIMAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (MAU YOLA)
2. Back ANIMAL SCIENCE (UNIMAID)
marital status: MARRIED WITH THREE BLESSED CHILDREN
state of origin: TARABA STATE.
WORKING EXPERIENCE: 24 YEARS working experience
Mr Dauda Pela
Dauda Mbursa Pela joined the services of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science in 2011 as Assistant Chief Animal Scientist- after a brief career as a Lending & Admin. An officer with the defunct Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative & Rural Development Bank (NACRDB) Ltd, now Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Ltd and has served as a Senior Member of staff and also in Senior positions in different locations across three geographical zones of the nation before his deployment to the Research and Extension Department in the Institute’s Head Office in 2025. He started his career as the pioneer Head of the Unit, Curriculum Development of the Institute and later as Team Lead, Membership registration and other matters in the Department of Regulatory Affairs, during 2011-2013.
He was later deployed to the South-West Zonal Office Ibadan and North-West Zonal Office Kaduna respectively to support the Zonal Management teams therein in successfully carrying out the objective mandates of the Institute in the years 2013 through 2020.
From years 2020 –2024, Mr. Pela also served as the Pioneer College Co-ordinator; NIAS Post-Graduate College of Animal Science, Kaduna and the defunct North-West Zonal Office II, Sokoto.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science (B.Sc.) from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID),1996, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen, Scotland,2010.
He is a Registered Animal Scientist (RAS), a 2012, Member of, the Chartered Institute of Operations Managers of Nigeria,2012, Member of, the Chartered Institute of Administration,2020.
Mr Pela is a family man and proudly hailed from the missionary village/town of Garkida, Gombi Local Government Area, Adamawa State.
Mr Umoh Iyamba Umoh
Mr Ibe Victor Nnadozie
