Olugboyega Banjo ABIMBOLA

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ABIMBOLA

First Name

Olugboyega

Other Names

Banjo

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Tuesday, November 19, 1940

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Oyo,

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Administrator,

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

University of Ibadan, 1965; University of Birmingham, 1978; University of Reading, 1994;

Educational Qualification

B.A.,M.Soc.Sc

Previous Appointments

Appointed Visiting Librarian, Africana, 1970; Visiting Scholar, Progarm of African Studies, 1978; Head, University of Lagos Library, 1973; Director, Library and Documentation Services, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos, 1996; Operation Director, Blackwell Safari Limited, Executive Director, Spectrum Books Limited, 1999; member, Standing Committee, Social Science Section, 1985-89; member, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, IFLA, 1995; Leader, IFLA Fact Finding Mission to South African, 1993; president, Nigerian Library Association, 1993-98; member, Editorial Advisory Board, Librarianship and Information Work World wide, London, 1993; member, Executive Committtee, Nigerian Association for Oral History and Traditions, 1989; member, National Advisory Council, Nigerian Book Foundation, 1993; member, Panel on Minimum Academic Standards for Library Science Programmes, National Universities Commission, Nigeria, 1995; member, Board of Trustees, Bashorun Abiola Publishing Award;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Official Address

Spectrum House, Ring Road, PMB 5612, Ibadan, Oyo State.