Prof. Ifeoma Magriter Nweze

Director, IRUKA Centre

Ifeoma M Nweze is a Nigerian and a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, Faculty of Arts, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndifu-Alike Nkwo Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Her discipline is Linguistics/Igbo. Her area of specialization is Syntax and Semantics. She is a renowned Linguist. Going through her publications lately, her major area of focus in the publications is Linguistics/Igbo drawing emphasis on the syntax, semantics and sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics.

 

Her teaching career started in State Secondary Schools in Nigeria where she taught for some years. She began her lecturing job at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She later joined the services of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndifu-Alike Nkwo, Nigeria in the above department in the year 2013.  Currently, she is teaching Syntax, Socio and Psycholinguistics. Outside her area, Prof. Ifeoma Nweze mentors and supervises students. She has made much impact in both her area and outside her area. As a seasoned and experienced teacher, she is at home with her profession and field of study. Her contributions to the field of Linguistics and Igbo are evident in her publications.

She is a member of many professional bodies:

  1. LAN: Linguistics Association of Nigeria
  2. ISA: Igbo Studies Association, Chicago/UNN
  3. APNILAC: Association for Promoting Nigerian Languages and Culture
  4. SIS: Society for Igbo Studies etc.
  5. ASON: Acoustics Society of Nigeria
  6. The following are her institutions of learning and also qualifications:
  7. University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2008 – 2013 – (Ph.D Linguistics).
  8. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (U.N.N) 2004 – 2006 (MA)
  9. University of Nigerian, Nsukka -1988 -1991 (BAED LING/IGBO)
  10. College of Education, Nsugbe 1983 – 1986, (N.C.E)
  11. Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha -1977 - 1981 (WAEC).

 

Ifeoma Nweze has served the Institutions and the communities in the following capacity:

 

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

 

Date Position Title Institution
1/8/2026 Director of IRUKA Centre Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
1/09/2023 – 2025 Head of Department Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
23/8/2016- Date Head of Unit Igbo/Linguistics Programme Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
2018 - 2019 Ag Director, Igbo Centre Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
2020 – Date Faculty PG Coordinator Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
Sept. 30, 2016 - Date Project Coordinator Linguistics and Igbo unit. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
Sept. 30, 2016 - Date Coordinator, Igbo Programme, Funai Continued Education Services and Predegree Studies. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
March 31, 2017 -2018 Member, Exam Monitoring Committee, Faculty of Humanities Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
2015 – Date Member, Departmental Research Committee Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.
2016 – 2018 Member, Faculty of Humanities’ Accreditation Committee Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike.

 

HONOURS AND AWARDS:

 

Date Award Significance (e.g. voted by students best teacher)
July, 26, 2019 Special Teacher of an Outstanding Tutelage. Linguistic Students’ Association of LLLTA, AE-FUNAI
2021 The most Dedicated Lecturer LINSA AEFUNAI CHAPTER
2018 Faculty of Humanities welfare Association Pioneer Leadership Award

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

 

Date Activity Relationship with University’s objectives
External Examiner, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. April 26th, 2024 moderation of questions, scripts and projects Comments for improvement in the University’s academic standard
Post Graduate External Examiner, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. June, 2021 and 2023 moderation of questions, scripts and projects √

Undergraduate External Examiner.

Abia State University, Uturu, 2018-2021.

moderation of questions, scripts and projects √
2014 - Date.Chief Examiner & Item Writer(Igbo), Joint Universities Preliminary Board (JUPEB) Item generation, moderation and Exam supervision/invigilation Teaching, evaluation and admission into the University
4. Book Reviewer (Igbo Primer), National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) (2018)  Editing and review

Review of books -

Igbo Primers

 2021 -  JUPEB SYLLABUS REVIEWER

2021 JUPEB syllabus Review Exercise

 

Reviewing syllabus, correcting and Recommending texts etc.
Book Review – Igbo Dictionary. Oct. 2021 AEFUNAI Publication and Quality Control Elementary Aro Igbo Dictionary. Review, conduct quality assurance and content validity

Book Project Review: Igbo Language for JUPEB and Predegree Students -

4TH July – Sept. 2022

Review, edit and propose design. Receive all the proposed JUPEB and Predegree chapters, effect corrections, conduct quality assurance and content validity, make a proposed design for the book covers, etc.

 

 

Teaching and Research Interest:

  1. General linguistics
  2. Syntax and Morphology
  3. Semantics and Pragmatics
  4. Sociolinguistics