President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Professor Joseph Ugboaja,OON as the Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi, Anambra State.
This reappointment, which will see Professor Ugboaja serve for another four years, recognizes his leadership and achievements since taking office in 2021.

Ugboaja oversaw the relocation of the hospital to its new, state-of-the-art permanent site in Nnewi.
Prof Ugboaja’s reappointment is part of President Tinubu’s recent appointments of Nigerians into various boards and parastatals
Joseph Odirichukwu Ugboaja is an obstetrician and gynaecologist. He is currently the Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) and an Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).
Prof Joseph Ugboaja holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree. He is a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, West African College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons, Minimal Access Surgery and the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria. Until his appointment as CMD, he served as the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of NAUTH.