Biyi Afonja
Biyi Afonja | |
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| Born | Yewa, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Professor of Statistics, University of Ibadan |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
| Spouse | Yewande Sosanya |
Biyi Afonja (born 1935) is a Nigerian academic[1] and retired professor of Statistics at the Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan. He is the first Nigerian to be President of African Statistical Association.[2]
Education
[edit]He started his educational journey at All Saints' School, Araromi Orita then proceed to Government College, Ibadan for his secondary school.[3] His higher education took him to The University College, Ibadan (now University of Ibadan, Nigeria) with Bsc. degree in Mathematics, University of Aberdeen, Scotland with a Diploma in Statistics and University of Wisconsin, USA with a PhD in Statistics.
Public roles and honours
[edit]He also served in various capacity as the Head, Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Commissioner for Education in the former Western State of Nigeria Chairman, National Advisory Council on Statistics Chairman, Governing Council, Ogun State College of Education and Pro-Chancellor Ogun State University, (Now Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye)[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Suleiman, Toba. "Nigeria: When Prof. Afonja Celebrates His 70th Birthday". All Africa. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Nigerian Statistical Association". www.nsang.org. Archived from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ Afonja, Biyi (2005). In His Hands: The Autobiography of a Nigerian Village Boy. STATCO. ISBN 9789783313460.
- ^ Admin (2016-08-26). "AFONJA, Prof Biyi". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Biyi Afonja (1950) Clocks 82, launches a book titled "I SMELL A RAT: A Pro-Chancellor's Adventure in University Governance" | GCI Museum". www.gcimuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.