About UgoKel Associates Nigeria Limited

UgoKel Associates Nigeria Limited is a multifaceted Nigerian business incorporated and registered in 2013 with registration number RC 1130685.

We started business in 1997 with the business name A U Ventures. The need for expansion brought about the new acquisition of the company by UgoKel Associates Nigeria Limited.

At UgoKel Associates Nigeria Limited, we are experts in agricultural consultancy, food production, processing, marketing, and packaging. We are also into media and marketing of oil and gas products.

Management Profile

In order to continue to be on the front burner of activities, below is the management profile of drivers of UgoKel in Nigeria.

Ugochukwu Chimeziri

He is the founding managing director of UgoKel Associates Nigeria Limited. He is in charge of driving of the company being a seasoned expert in Accountancy as his first course of study and agriculture as his second line of specialization.

Ugochukwu is seasoned in finance functions such as financial statements and cash flows, audit functions, tax management, and setting controls. He has also various training in agriculture as evident below.

He is trained in agriculture production, processing, and packaging. He has traveled far and wide in the search for tropical solutions to tropical problems and challenges facing agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.

Currently, he is the CEO of UgoKel Associates Nigeria Limited where he oversees the development of alternative income agro-based models through livestock and arable farming activities, organizing seminars, and workshops, and managing various crop farms of the company, including animal farms of the organization.

Qualifications

He is an Associate Member (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and holds Higher National Diploma (Upper Credit), in Accounting from Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri.

Certificate in Better Science Reporting, by Wren Media UK. He has undergone a series of short-term professional training in pollution, environment, and mining as well as petroleum products marketing.

Special Skills

He has acquired some kind of special training on breeding and care of cold water fishes, pond construction and poultry pens, snail farming, and swine health management. Training on prevention and control of land and aquatic pollution, as well as practical pest control technologies.

Looks like a deviation from his job, he has also been into energy product promotion and marketing and represents direct sellers of bonny light crude oil, forcados etc.

Working Experiences

  • Pioneer Managing Director, A U Ventures, and a core agriculture company from inception in 1997 till May 2013 when UgoKel Associates Nigeria Ltd was incorporated to take over assets and liabilities of A U Ventures.
  • Consulting Editor, The Agriculturist. The Prime Nigeria Magazine running on agriculture news in Nigeria January 2012-2012, December
  • Consulting Finance Adviser, Esrte Graceland Ltd. Following an unprecedented expansion in the operations of the company especially as it has to do with relationships with the financial sector; Ugochukwu was moved to head the finance functions following his wealth of knowledge in the world of finance. On this, he left the company as the finance controller of over N2.6 billion valued Esrte Graceland ltd. 2010-2012
  • Head Operations, Esrte Graceland Ltd. Esrte Graceland is a core agricultural company involved with the full business in agriculture consulting, production, processing, and marketing. He oversees operational works in all locations of the company. 2009-2010
  • Associate Editor Commodities, Financial Standard Newspaper. In charge of all publications in commodities, reports, and news publications on environmental issues, editing of all news/features materials on agriculture, international trade, and the environment including materials from the outstations before publications. 2005-2009
  • Logistics Manager, Alpha Ventures Ltd. Preparation of feasibility studies and loan applications to the export financing banks. Defending feasibilities, financial statements, and loan applications before the credit managers. 2002 -2005
  • System Accountant, NSL Consulting Ltd. Generating and distributing bills for clients, periodic assessment of subscribers’ account performance. 1999-2002.

Social

He likes playing piano, writing, and teaching. He is married with three children.

Azuka Adiele

He is the Head of Finance functions with UgoKel Associates Nigeria Ltd. He has M.Sc in Accountancy. Out of passion, he holds a Certificate in agriculture production and processing from Multimix Agric Training Academy in Ghana.

Also a holder of a certificate in maize and fish from the University of Agriculture Thailand and a certificate in Corporate Governance for CEO by the British Council in 2010.

He is a member of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of Nigeria.

Working Experiences

He worked with Fortune Resources Ltd Ikeja as the pioneer assistant manager between 1994 and 1996 where he was in charge of pond construction, fountains and waterfalls, hatchery operations, and procurement of different aquatic species.

While working with Beta Services as Projects Coordinator from 1996 to 2000, he was in charge of ponds designs and construction, production of fingerlings, stocking maintenance, packaging of ornamental fishes for export, designs of feasibility studies, etc on fish production, micro livestock breeding, etc.

Personal works

Study on effectiveness of the hymen nopteran dinarmius basalis as a control agent of cowpea weevil collosobrucus maculates. Research on the gera systems, fishing technologies, species of fishes, and seasonality of fishes in Yankari National Park Bauchi. Flood plain fishes study in the Niger Delta. Documentaries on Nigerian wildlife resources including aquatic lives etc.

Professional Association

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Institute of Risk Management of Nigeria, and Nigeria Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (SPS).

Social

He likes traveling, swimming, voracious reading, and attending seminars and workshops. He is married with four children.

Glory Chimeziri

He is the head of Administration in the organization carrying out in-depth research works especially on various functions of the organization. She holds a professional certificate as a chartered secretary.

Having had Higher National Diploma in Secretarial Administration she had worked in the various blue-chip organizations at managerial levels obtaining in addition to various training both locally and internationally deep cognate experiences in core administrative functions.

Work experiences

  • First Bank Plc
  • Access Bank Plc
  • Oceanic Bank Plc Known Ecobank Plc

Responsibilities held/work done

  • Ecobank Plc. Secretary of the group head, Ikeja region. In charge of the handling of and management of all official mails, couriers, emails, other official documents, visitors, and calls of that office.
  • Access Bank Plc. Secretary to the group head, Lagos region. In charge of scheduling meetings for the group head, in charge of staff training scheduling, management of official mails, couriers, visitors, and calls.
  • First Bank Plc. Administrative secretary, Lagos region. In charge of the training of other secretaries in the region, staff training, and meeting schedules for group heads, BOMs, and managers. Handling of and management of all official mails, couriers, emails, other official documents, visitors, and calls of that office.

Special skills

She has the skills how to manage workers' crisis to create a harmonious working environment. Has the capability to work under high pressure with relatively no supervision. Can work with Microsoft Office, Corel draw, and animation software.

Memberships

  • Institute of Chartered Secretaries.
  • Institute of Risk Management of Nigeria
  • Institute of Directors (IOD)

She can speak and write English and a little French. She is happily married.

Wokoma Godwin

He coordinates field activities in the company. He carries out the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAs) of projects to be executed by the company. He is an HSE trainer and has bankable skills in technical report writing as well as reviews.

Currently holds M.Phil in Environmental management from University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, and B.Sc in zoology from the University of Port Harcourt.

Working Experiences

  • Manager, Environmental Services, Hall Fame Nigeria Ltd. He was coordinating EIAs/EARs studies as well as technical report writing and reviews. He was also an HSE trainer and effluent monitor.
  • He conducted environmental audits on the following companies Best Land and Sea Services 2001, Global Offshore Drilling Nigeria Ltd, Universal Dawn Nigeria Ltd, Vetco Gray Nigeria Ltd, Unipetrol Nigeria Plc, Port Harcourt area Office and Transocean Support Services.
  • Assistant Narcotic Officer, NDLEA. He was having the assignment of supervising operations at Onitcha Zonal Command Headquarters. 2001-2202
  • Supervise and coordinate the day-to-day running of the organization, establishment of self-help initiatives for sustainable development in communities, youth enlightenment, and conflict resolution.
  • He co-facilitated developments in various communities in Rivers State such as the provision of potable water for the Amangala community, construction of classrooms in the Amuruto community, and many other bigger community-based projects. This initiative commenced in 2003 till date.
  • Supervisor, Amanda Enterprises Ltd. Here worked as coordinator and supervisor of operations, HSE Coordinator, and HSE training amongst others.

Affiliations

  • Nigerian Environmental Society
  • Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals
  • Nigerian Gas Association
  • He has concluded a series of publications in conjunction with peers and colleagues.

He is married with two children.

Nmezi Uzoaku Great

He is the project manager of agriculture in the organization. He coordinates all activities in agriculture and evaluates the relevance of expected value addition such a project could offer to the economy. He holds B.Sc in plant Biotechnology from the University of Nagoya, Japan, and an M.Sc in agronomy specializing in plant tissue culture and biometrics genetics from the University of Ibadan.

Work Experiences

  • He has worked as the national project coordinator, Presidential Committee on Local Production of Artemisinin-based combination therapies between 2006 and 2008.
  • He is currently a visiting consultant at the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Also had been a research student, at the laboratory of plant Molecular biology and bioscience center and National Grassland Research Institute, Nishi-nasumo, Tochigi-ken Japan from 1996 to 1998.
  • He has also been a visiting research fellow at the Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Dept of crop Science, Royal Veterinary, and the Agricultural University of Denmark. Finally, he is a research scientist, at Rivers State University of Port Harcourt from 1983 to date.

He has stable health and can speak and write English, and Japanese.

Affiliations

International Association for Plant Tissue Culture, Japanese Society of Plant Breeding, Japanese Society of Plant Biotechnology, Japanese Society of Plant Tissue Culture, Japanese Society of Crop Science, Danish Association of Plant Tissue Culture, and Nigerian Society of Biotechnology.

Currently a peer reviewer of African Journal of Biotechnology, Plant Cell Reports, Journal of Medicinal Plant Research, and African Journal of Food Science.

Skills

Can work with MS Word, Excel, SAS, Dbase IV, etc. Likes swimming, reading, gardening, skiing, and playing tennis. He is married to a Japanese woman with two children.

What We Offer

Get in touch with us;

Phone numbers:

0703 101 1221

0703 036 0363

Address:

Ave Maria Palace, 18 Ayanlanja Street off St Saviour Bus Stop, Ijegun Road, Ikotun, Alimosho, Lagos, Nigeria



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