American varsity honours NAFDAC DG, Lawal

Arrangements have been concluded by Texas Southern University in the United States Of America (USA) to honour two of its significant alumni, Dr. Paul Orhii, Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Dr. Kase Lawal, the Chairman of CAMAC International Corporation. N.B Visit www.campusflava.com for updates and information related to other schools.   In a statement from the Marketing and Communication office of the institution, the honour would be bestowed on these alumni for distinguishing themselves in their different professions. To this end, the President of the Texas University, John M. Rudley, along with the Provost, Sunny Ohia, and the University Advancement President, Wendy Adair, are due in Lagos and Abuja between July 10 and 13. The statement further said that the president, following the Nigeria visit, would extend his Africa stay to meet with government and university dignitaries in Ethiopia and Tanzania. The purpose of the tour, according to the statement, is to re-establish an active Alumni Chapter in Nigeria and in all the three countries to meet with government officials and university leaders to develop faculty and student exchanges, to provide information on graduate programmes for potential students, and to raise fund for scholarship for Texas southern students. The statement disclosed that Dr Kase Lawal received his under graduate degree in chemistry from the institution after which he established CAMAC International Corporation, a global energy services business that specializes in oil and gas exploration and production, crude oil and natural gas trading and in transportation. On the other hand, Dr. Paul Orhii is head of the Nigerian government agency responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale and use of food, drugs, medical devices, chemicals and pre-packaged water. Dr. Orhii is a Russian trained doctor who has a Doctorate Degree in Neuro-Pharmacology and a Juris Doctor degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Lae at Texas Southern University.