Vincent Ado Tenebe

Vincent Ado Tenebe (born 17 August 1958) is a Nigerian agronomist. He is the former vice chancellor of Taraba State University, Jalingo, and also the former vice chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria.

Early life and education He was born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on August 17, 1958. He bagged his first degree, B.Sc. (Agric) cum laude, and second degree, M.Sc. in agronomy at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; and he earned his Ph.D. in agronomy at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

Career Vincent Ado Tenebe started as a graduate assistant in 1984 at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. In 1988, he was made the head of the university farm. In 1995, he became the head of the department of Crop Production of the institution. In 2003, he became a professor of agronomy at the African University of Science and Technology, Bauchi. In 2017, he became the vice chancellor of Taraba State University.

Membership and fellowship In 1986, he became a member of Agriculture Society of Nigeria (ASN) 1986. A year later, he became a member of Farm Management Association of Nigeria. In 2002, he became a Fellow of the Institute of Cost Management (FCM). In 2012, he became a Fellow of the National Institute for Education and Research (FNIER) and in the same year he became a Fellow of Nigeria Society for Experimental Biology (FNISEB). A year later, he became a Fellow of the Association of Nigerian Teachers (FASSONT). In 2014, he became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Human Capital Development of Nigeria and in 2015, he became a Fellow of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (FBSN).