DR IKPA TERHEMBA LIVINUS WAS BORN ON THE 13TH OF MARCH 1978 IN JOS-SOUTH LOCAL GOVERMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA.ATTENDED HIS PRIMARY EDUCATION AT THE N.V.R.I STAFF SCHOOL IN VOM,PLATEAU STATE (1984 TO 1990). ATTENDED ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE IN VOM (1993 TO 1996) FOR THE SECONDARY EDUCATION. I OBTAINED MY FIRST DEGREE DOCTOR OF VETERNARY MEDICINE (DVM) AT UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI BORNO STATE NIGERIA (1997 TO 2005). I DID MY NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE IN THE SOUTHERN STATE OF AKWA IBOM NIGERIA. I HAD A SECOND DEGREE MASTER OF VETERINARY SCIENCE (MVSC) IN RUMINANT MEDICINE FROM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA. PRESENTLY I WORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AS A PRINCIPAL VETERINARY RESEARCH OFFICER, NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE VOM, MYCOPLASMA RESEARCH LABORATORY.

IM A CHRISTIAN A CATHOLIC BY PROFESSION, MY HOBBY IS PLAYING BASKET BALL , I LIKE ADVENTURES AND LISTENING TO COOL ROCK MUSIC.