He was named the 1st runner-up and awarded the prize in CCAPS Program on Environmental Security,sponsored by Strauss Center, the Institute for Security Studies, and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change (2011).

He is the Coordinator, Research and Consultancy, Centre for Environmental Management and Control, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus -2006. Member, Federal Ministry of Environment EIA Expert Review Team for the proposed Shoreline Protection and reclamation of 900 hectares of land -Phase 1 of the Eko Atlantic. He successfully supervised many PhDs and M.Sc projects in Geography Department UNN and Centre for Environmental Management and Control (CEMAC) UNEC. He is the Dean, Faculty of the Social Sciences University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He among other bodies is a member of the following bodies: Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG), Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society, Global Development Network, Environment, Health and Development Network etc. He obtained Ph.d, M.Sc, P.G.D.E and B.Sc in Geography from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka.