Dr. Martin Ogharandukun graduated from the University of Jos with Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Physics in 1981 and served in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps from October 1981 to October 1982. Thereafter in January 1983, he began his working career as an Academic Instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna (NDA). His progression at the NDA also witnessed his subsequent conversion to Lecturer in the NDA Degree Awarding Programme. He moved to the Lagos State University in April 1991 and served briefly as the Head of Physics Unit in the Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
In September 1992, he joined the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and was immediately deployed as Desk Officer (Nuclear Energy Matters). His responsibilities included coordination of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Cooperation Projects in Nigeria. He also assisted the Director General as the Liaison Officer of the IAEA International Nuclear Information System (INIS). His professional development saw him attend the prestigious Energy Planning and Policy Programme at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, and the first IAEA Regional Training Course on Planning, Organization and Implementation of Radiation Protection at the National Level in Johannesburg in 1997.
Upon the establishment of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) in 2001, he was seconded to the NNRA from ECN as one of the pioneer staff. He formally fully joined the NNRA in 2003 as an Assistant Director. His present appointment as Director (Nuclear Safety, Physical Security and Safeguards was in September 2006. He is married with children.
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