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Amina Mohammed Centre for Climate Change (AM3C), Nasarawa State University, Keffi
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Nasarawa State University, Keffi

SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE THROUGH EDUCATION AND INNOVATION

A postgraduate research and teaching centre at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, tackling the urgent complexities of climate emergency.

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  • 49students admitted into Cohort 1
  • 433unique applicants on the waiting list
  • 15programmes running in the first semester
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The Centre is named for her

Convocation message from Her Excellency Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Nasarawa State University, Keffi  ·  25 March 2022

Her Excellency Amina J. Mohammed GCON, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, accepted the honour of the Centre’s name in person and delivered this message to the convocation of Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

What we work on

Thematic & focal areas

Four academic departments, approved by Senate against demonstrated demand.

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Ecosystem-based agriculture, circular food systems, soil health, land management, blue economy

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Climate-Smart Precision Agriculture

Digital agriculture, IoT and sensors, precision livestock, AI for climate and energy systems, climate data analytics

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Climate Finance and Policy

Climate policy and governance, climate finance and investment, environmental economics, ESG and carbon accounting

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Climate Change and Gender Studies

Gender justice, humanitarian action and displacement, planetary health, climate change nutrition and global health

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Leadership

Management Team

Prof. Olumuyiwa James Jayeoba — Director, AM3C
Prof. Olumuyiwa James Jayeoba
Director, AM3C
Dr. Ibrahim Azara — Deputy Director, AM3C
Dr. Ibrahim Azara
Deputy Director, AM3C
Mr. Ovie Newton Akpona — Centre Administrator
Mr. Ovie Newton Akpona
Centre Administrator
Temitope Ausi — Lead Fellow, AM3C Career Hub Fellows
Temitope Ausi
Lead Fellow, AM3C Career Hub Fellows

Governance

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board members are not AM3C staff. They advise the Centre in their own institutional capacities.

Umar Abdulhamid — National Project Coordinator, ACReSAL
Umar Abdulhamid
National Project Coordinator, ACReSAL
Chairman
Dr. Ishiyaku Musa Mohammed — Federal Permanent Secretary
Dr. Ishiyaku Musa Mohammed
Federal Permanent Secretary
Prof. Muhammad Maikano Ari — Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), NSUK, and Chairman of the AM3C Academic Board
Prof. Muhammad Maikano Ari
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), NSUK, and Chairman of the AM3C Academic Board
Princess (Dr.) Margaret Itake Elayo — Hon. Commissioner for Environment, Solid Minerals and Mining, Nasarawa State
Princess (Dr.) Margaret Itake Elayo
Hon. Commissioner for Environment, Solid Minerals and Mining, Nasarawa State
Hon. Umar Tanko Tunga — Hon. Commissioner for Livestock Development, Nasarawa State
Hon. Umar Tanko Tunga
Hon. Commissioner for Livestock Development, Nasarawa State
Hon. Commissioner for Women Affairs, Nasarawa State
Hon. Rebecca Adamu Kpadji
Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Nasarawa State
Newton Ovie Akpona — Executive Secretary, Network for Agricultural Technical Education of Nigeria (NATEN)
Newton Ovie Akpona
Executive Secretary, Network for Agricultural Technical Education of Nigeria (NATEN)
Oko Pius Agaji — Programme Manager, GreenFaith
Oko Pius Agaji
Regional Programme Manager, GreenFaith
Prof. Olumuyiwa James Jayeoba — Director, AM3C
Prof. Olumuyiwa James Jayeoba
Director, AM3C
Secretary to the Board

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AM3C Advisory Board meeting, ACReSAL Federal Project Management Unit, Wuye, Abuja, 3 September 2026 News & Events
3 September 2026 AM3C Advisory Board endorses the International Biochar Conference

The Board met in Abuja on 3 September 2026 and received the Director’s report on the Centre’s first teaching cohort.

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Screenshots from the AM3C Cohort 1 familiarization session held on Zoom, 6 April 2026 Academy
7 April 2026 AM3C Cohort 1 meets: thirty students, three minutes each

Thirty admitted students were each given three minutes to present who they are, their background, their research interest and the impact they intend to make.

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Board members and principal officers at the inauguration of the AM3C operational boards, Council Chamber, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 30 June 2025 Governance
30 June 2025 NSUK inaugurates the operational boards of the Amina Mohammed Centre for Climate Change

The Board of Trustees, the Advisory Board and the Academic Board were inaugurated together at the Council Chamber, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, on Monday 30 June 2025.

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