GOT MY FIRST DEGREE ,BATCHELOR OF SURGERY/MEDICINE FROM THE GREAT UNIVERSITY OF BENIN IN 1983, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA. DID THE MANDATORY ONE YEAR OF PER-REGISTRATION CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 1983/84 AND ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORP. WORKED AS A MEDICAL OFFICER IN THE UCTH 1984 TO 1988 WHEN I REGISTERED OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING IN SURGERY OF THE WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. I TOOK MY FIRST JOB AS LECTURER 1 IN DECMBER1996. I AM NOW AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CURRENTLY THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT SURGERYI WAS EMPLOYED ON THE OCTOBER 30TH, 1996 AS LECTURER 1. UNFORTUNATELY WHILE ON MY ANNUAL LEAVE I HAD A GHASTLY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN AUGUST 1997 AT KEFFI WHEN GOING FOR THE FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH ORGANIZED IN GWAGWALADA ,SPONSORED BY THE FEDERAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (FCDA). I HAD SPINAL INJURY FOR WHICH I WAS TREATED GERMANY. THE LATE SEQUELAE . I RESUMED DUTY IN1998 WHEN I WAS ALSO APPOINTED HONORARY CONSULTANT GENERAL SURGEON BY THE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (UCTH).I WAS PROMOTED SENIOR LECTURER OCTOBER 1, 2008 AND READER IN OCTOBER 1, 2014. WHILE WORKING IN THE UNIVERSITY, IHAVE HELD VARIOUS POSITIONS INCLUDING EXAMINATION OFFICER, AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT 2015-2017 AMONG OTHER COMMITTEES AND BOARDS.