Ayodele Agnes ADESIGBIN,

Biographical record

Surname

ADESIGBIN,

First Name

Ayodele

Other Names

Agnes

Gender

Female

Date of Birth

November 8, 1912,

State of Origin

Lagos

Name of Spouse

Latunde Olufemi Adesigbin 1939

Number of Children (Male)

1

Profession

Educationist

Schools Attended with Dates

Girls’ Seminary, Lagos, 1919-20; Private Primary School, Deal, Kent, and Westgate-on-Sea, UK, 1920-24; Elementary and Secondary School, 1924-30; King’s House School, Muswell Hill, London, 1931-34; Frobel Education Institute, Roehampton, 1934-38; Teachers’ College, Columbia, USA, Julliard College, Atlanta, USA.

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, M.A

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Women’s Interest, Board of Education, Institute of Education, University of Lagos; World member, International house, 1938; British Federation of University Women Limited, 1964.

Previous Appointments

Teacher, American Baptist Academy, 1938-39; Teacher, Anglican Girls
Secondary School, 1943-47; Education Officer, and Teacher in History and English,
Queen’s College, Lagos, 1947-49; Establishment Officer, Lagos Public Service
Commission, 1949-50; Education Officer, Women’s Teachers’ Training College, Kano,
1950; Education Officer, Edo College, Benin City, 1950-51; Education Officer,
Government College, Ibadan, 1951-52; Assistant Director of Education, Teacher Training,
Secretariat, Ibadan, 1952-53; Education Officer and First African Principal, Teacher
Training College, Ilesha, 1953-56; Senior Assistant Secretary and Principal Assistant
Secretary, Ministries of Education, Agriculture and Treasury, Secretariat, Ibadan, 1956-
62; Vice-Principal, Advanced Teachers’ Training College, Ibadan, 1962; Liaison Officer,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Lagos and London Offices, 1963-65; Principal, St. Agnes
Teachers’ Training College, Maryland, 1966-68; Teacher, Baptist Academy, 1969;
Contract Teacher with Lagos State Ministry of Education, 1970-72;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Olurombi’s Promise and The Magic Umbrella, Stories and Poems, Evans, 1971.

Hobbies

Writing, music, art, reading.

Residential Address

23 Bornu Crescent, P.O. Box 3698, Apapa, Lagos.