About Us

The Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE) Project is a World Bank initiative in collaboration with governments of participating countries to support Higher Education institutions in specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Environment, Agriculture, applied Social Science / Education and Health.

Contact Info

  • No. 26 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, FCT
  • (+234) 908 804 3393
  • ace@nuc.edu.ng
  • Week Days: 09.00 to 18.00 Sunday: Closed


PUTOR is a World Bank funded African Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research. As a World Bank funded initiative, it is a platform for providing inter-disciplinary academic stream of postgraduate programmes and rapidly bridge the current paucity of adequately trained personnel with terminal degrees in public health, toxicology, nutrition and midwifery/child health nursing in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research

  • Host University:      University of Port Harcourt
  • Vice Chancellor:              
  • Centre Leader:       Dr. Daprim Samuel Tamuno-Ojuemi Ogaji
  • Deputy Centre Leader:     Prof. Orish Ebere Orisakwe
  • Centre’s Website:       https://www.aceputoruniport.edu.ng
  • University’s Website:       https://uniport.edu.ng
  • Contact:       info@aceputoruniport.edu.ng
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