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FUTO Alumni Association postpones Homecoming Event to August 14 - 16

Kings Olajide

The leadership of the Alumni Association of the revered Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has graciously postponed the scheduled 3-day Homecoming and National Convention event of members of the body to 14th to 16th August, 2025.

It could be recalled that the said occasion had earlier been widely reported to hold on July 24 - 26, 2025.

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In a letter dated 11th July 2025, signed on behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association by Prof. Laz Uzoechi and Engr. Inuaeyen Nyaudo, the National President and National Secretary, respectively, and addressed to the FUTO Management alongside the Alumni Community, it was stated that the postponement was informed by the need to ensure an all-encompassing attendance among its overall members and FUTO graduates in their entirety.

While apologizing for the inconvenience caused, the invitees were meant to know that the event venues, which are the University campus and the city of Owerri, remained unchanged.

When reached via a telephone call, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Obinna Moughalu, disclosed that the notice was as a result of the resolution reached by the NEC during its emergency virtual meeting held on 10th July 2025.

Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & digital - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As Telecommunications and Automation engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).