Dr. Chideraa Courage Offor
Dr. Chideraa Courage Offor is a LECTURER I in PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY Department, Faculty Of Physical Sciences in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Chideraa Offor is a Lecturer in the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. He holds a PhD in environmental chemistry with a growing interest in environmental toxicology and disease infection. He has several articles published in SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNALS, relating to health risks assessment of organic and inorganic pollutants in water, soil and dust. Looking forward, he wants to build on his research experience through postdoctoral studies.
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Address: | Pure And Industrial Chemistry, Faculty Of Physical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES |
Department/Sub-Unit: | PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, November, 2024) September, 2018 to November, 2024 PhD Environmental Chemistry |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, August, 2018) September, 2015 to July, 2018 Master Degree Environmental Chemistry |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2013) September, 2009 to July, 2013 B.Sc |
| 4 | Federal Science College, Ogoja. (SSCE, June, 2008) September, 2005 to July, 2008 WAEC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | ICT Officer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka January, 2024 to January, 2026 |
| 2 | Member, departmental research project committe, Pure and Industrial Chemistry Dept, Nnamdi Azikiwe University October, 2021 to Present |
| 3 | Member, departmental dress code committe, Pure and Industrial Chemistry Dept, Nnamdi Azikiwe University October, 2021 to Present |
| 4 | Hostel Warden, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka September, 2021 to Present |
| 5 | Member, departmental sandwich programme committe, Pure and Industrial Chemistry Dept, Nnamdi Azikiwe University January, 2021 to Present |
| 6 | Lecturer II, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka December, 2020 to Present |
| 7 | Ass. Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka December, 2019 to December, 2020 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | Okerulu, I.O., Anarado C.J., Ogbuagu, A.S., Anarado, C.E., Ekpunobi, U.E., Arinze, R.U., Obumselu, O.F., Offor, C.C. (2022, November) Basic Organic Chemistry for Tertiary Institutions SCOA Heritage System Nigeria |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chideraa Courage Offor, Martin Osita Anagboso. (2026, June), "Spatiotemporal analysis and risk assessment of toxic metal(loid)s in harvested rainwater: Insight into storage chemistry as passive treatment processes in oil-impacted Eastern Nigeria", Results in Engineering |
| 2 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka. (2026, June), "Temporal variation, storage-induced transformations, and non-carcinogenic health risks of metals in rooftop-harvested rainwater: insights into microbial influences in a soot impacted area of Eleme, Niger Delta", Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
| 3 | Anthonet Ndidiamaka Ezejiofor, Prosper Manu Abdulai, Ismail Olawale Akande, Chideraa Courage Offor, Barido Donatus Dooka, Chiara Frazzoli, Orish Ebere Orisakwe. (2026, May), "Sunlight exposure–driven changes in heavy metals and organic pollutants in bottled water: implications for Human Health in Nigeria", npj Emerging Contaminants |
| 4 | Eudora Nwanaforo, Cecilia N Obasi, Ismail Olawale Akande, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chideraa Courage Offor, Prosper Manu Abdulai, Godswill J Udom, Orish Ebere Orisakwe. (2026, May), "Monte Carlo-Based Assessment of Toxic Metal Contaminations in Urban Agricultural Systems: A Case Study of Lead, Cadmium, and Copper in Vegetables and Fish from Nigeria", Biological Trace Element Research |
| 5 | Anthony Saah Tengbeh, Ismail Olawale Akande, Chideraa Courage Offor, Prosper Manu Abdulai, Chiara Frazzoli, Orish Ebere Orisakwe. (2026, April), "Spatial distribution and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soils around industrial, slum, and mining areas in Liberia", Environmental Geochemistry and Health |
| 6 | Anthony Saah Tengbeh, Ismail Olawale Akande, Chideraa Courage Offor, Prosper Manu Abdulai, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chiara Frazzoli, Orish Ebere Orisakwe. (2026, February), "Atmospheric distribution and exposure implications of heavy metals around industrial, mining, and slum areas in Liberia", Atmospheric Environment: X |
| 7 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Genevieve Chinyere Iloka. (2026, February), "Hazards and risk assessment of metals in car-surface dust from automobile workshops of Eastern Nigeria", Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals |
| 8 | John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chioma Perpetua Okafor, Chideraa Courage Offor. (2026, January), "Potentially toxic element hazards and fatty-acids profile of fish species from Agulu Lake of Southeast Nigeria", Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| 9 | Christian Chukwuemeka Oli, Emeka Christian Ezeudu, Chideraa Courage Offor, John Dozie Okongwu, Franklin Nnanna Ibe. (2025, February), "Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Salad Creams Made from Yellow Corn Flour", International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) |
| 10 | John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chioma Juliet Alluwo, Chideraa Courage Offor and Ogechi Irene Eboh-Ajoku. (2025, December), "Environmental fate behavior and risk implications of legacy and emerging PFAS across multiple media: a spatiotemporal perspective from Africa and beyond", Environ. Sci.: Adv. |
| 11 | Timothy Titus Falae, Chika Pearl Ossai, Muyiwa Michael Orosun, Prosper Manu Abdulai, Godswill J Udom, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chideraa Courage Offor, Orish Ebere Orisakwe. (2025, July), "Probabilistic health risk assessment of heavy metals in vegetables cultivated near tin mining sites in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria", Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances |
| 12 | Chioma Perpetua Okafor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Peter Olisaemeka Okafor, Chideraa Courage Offor. (2025, June), "Behavioural Dynamics of Water Quality Parameters and Human Exposure Assessment of Trace Metals in Agulu Lake Water, South-East Nigeria", Cleaner Water |
| 13 | John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chideraa Courage Offor, Vivian Onyinyechi Mgboh. (2025, September), "Health risk status of roadside dwellers by heavy metal (loid) contamination of dusts of major and remote roads from selected areas of Eastern Nigeria", Discover Environment |
| 14 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Henrietta Ijeoma Kelle. (2025, July), "Exposure risk and source analysis of toxic metal (loid) s in indoor dust of Eastern Nigeria during COVID-19 lockdown.", Indoor Environments |
| 15 | John Nduka, Chideraa Offor, Henrietta Kelle, Chioma Okafor. (2025, June), "Exposure and comparative risk assessment of PAHs in dust from roadside solid surfaces in three semiurban areas of Eastern Nigeria", Environmental Science: Atmospheres |
| 16 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka. (2024, June), "Risk assessment of PAHs in dusts from surfaces of abandoned automobiles at auto-workshops of three semi-urban areas of Eastern Nigeria: Compositional patterns and source apportionments", Environmental Pollution and Management, Vol. 1, pp 24-31 |
| 17 | Christian Chukwuemeka Oli, Chideraa Courage Offor, Emeka Christian Ezeudu, Chinecherem Lilian Muotanya. (2024, March), "Exposure hazards of As in semi-urban rivers of Anambra, South-East Nigeria: Concentrations, source apportionments, health risks, and irrigation quality assessments", HydroResearch |
| 18 | Emeka Christian Ezeudu, Chideraa Courage Offor, Christian Chukwuemeka Oli, Adaobi Susan Nzelu. (2024, January), "Groundwater contamination and its potential health risk in Oba community, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria: an index analysis approach", Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology |
| 19 | Onyeka Fabian Obumselu, Nwabueze Igu, Ebere Anarado, Chinonso Mgbeokwere, Chinenye Okolo, Chideraa Courage Offor. (2024, October), "Effects of land use types on the soil physicochemical characteristics of Inyi community, Enugu State, Nigeria: Application of multivariate statistical, and eco-toxicological and human risk model approaches", Environmental Advances |
| 20 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka. (2024, March), "Appraisal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) in indoor of Eastern Nigeria and its implications in the COVID-19 years", Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances |
| 21 | C.C Offor, I.O., Okerulu. (2019, July), "Assessment of heavy metals contamination in sediment of obii stream, Ufuma, Anambra State, Nigeria", Journal of Basic Physical Research |
| 22 | I.O Okerulu, C.S, Offor. (2019, January), "Seasonal variations of heavy metal concentrations in water and fish (Malapterurus electricus) from the Obii stream, Ufuma, Anambra State, Nigeria", Journal of Basic Physical Research |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka. (2024, March), "Exposure risk and bioremediation study of heavy metals in harvested rainwater of Eleme refinery area, Rivers, Nigeria", |
| Other Relevant Publications | |
| 1 | Chideraa Courage Offor. "Groundwater contamination across an urban community in SouthEastern Nigeria: an index analysis approach.", (Presentation, 2023 April) |
| 2 | Chideraa Courage Offor, John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Perpetua Chioma Okafor. "Trace metal concentrations and health risk assessment of rooftops harvested rainwater (HRW) from Chokocho, Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria.", (Presentation, 2022 March) |
| 3 | John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Chideraa Courage Offor, and Perpetua Chioma Okafor. "Concentration and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor and outdoor dusts of selected locations from Eastern Nigeria.", (Presentation, 2022 March) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Collaborator: "Institution Based Research Tetfund Grant" (April, 2026). Ongoing sponsored grant by Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
| 2 | Awardee: "Aerosol trace element deposition and bioaccessibility over the Southern Ocean (ABSO)" (June, 2026). Ongoing sponsored grant by African-Japan Collaborative Research (AJ-CORE) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Manure and iron oxide show potential for reducing uptake of arsenic and mercury in lettuce grown in a contaminated mining site" (February, 2025) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "Development of a scalable and efficient big data analytical framework" (February, 2026 to April, 2026). Completed Internal-External Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | ICT officer, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (January, 2024) |
| 2 | Departmental Co-Class Adviser, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (January, 2023) |
| 3 | Hostel Warden, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (September, 2021) |
| 4 | Member departmental dress code committe, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (October, 2021 to January, 2024) |
| 5 | Member departmental sandwish programme committe, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (January, 2021) |
| 6 | Member departmental research project committee, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (October, 2021 to January, 2024) |
| 7 | Vice President, "Ekwulobia Studens Union" (December, 2020 to December, 2012) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" - RAESON 2023/020M (member since 2023), https://www.unn.edu.ng/renewable-alternative-energy-society-of-nigeria-raeson/ |
| 2 | Full Member, "Chemical Society Of Nigeria" (member since 2021), https://www.chemsociety.org.ng |
Relevant Events Attended
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| 1 | "Chemistry: Resource Utilization And Industrial Development", (Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) Anambra State Chapter), 7th November, 2016 to 10th November, 2016; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 2 | "Chemistry As A Vehicle For Improving Human Well Being", (Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) Anambra State Chapter), 1st November, 2011 to 4th November, 2011; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 3 | "4th Workshop Practice On The Manufacture Of Disinfectant, Toilet Wash, Washing Soap, Toilet Soap, Hair Cream, Bleach, Wet Lips, Air Freshner And Bleaching Powder", (Students Chemical Society of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka chapter), 1st November, 2011 to 1st November, 2011; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 4 | "3rd Training Workshop On The Manufacturing Of Paint And Body Cream", (Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Chapter), 7th May, 2010 to 7th May, 2010; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |