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FG fires FIIRO’s DG over PhD certificate scandal

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FG fires FIIRO’s DG over PhD certificate scandal

Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Lagos (FIIRO), has appointed Agnes Asagbra as acting director-general to replace Chima Igwe wiith immediate effect.

Asagbara, who holds a doctoral degree in food and industrial microbiology from the University of Ibadan, replaces Chima Igwe who has been involved in a certificate scandal.

Igwe had said he obtained a PhD from the Universite d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic, but he did not have a certificate to show for it.

He was said to have risen through the ranks in FIIRO based on a letter of attestation from the university.

Some officials of the institute had petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe Igwe.

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