Chidi Nnanna AMUTA

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

AMUTA

First Name

Chidi

Other Names

Nnanna

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

July 24, 1953

Status

Alive

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Tosin Amuta, 1980

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Journalist
Lecturer
Author

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. John's School, Nvosi, 1959-65; Asa High School, 1966-72; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1973-83.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

African Literature Association; Modern Language Association.

Present Appointment

Chairman/CEO, Wilson & Weizmann Associates Ltd, Jan 2000 – Present; Chairman, Outcomes Communications Ltd, Jan 2010 – Present; Chairman, Port Harcourt Literary Society, Jan 2014 – Present;

Previous Appointments

Lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1979-81;

Lecturer and later Senior Lecturer, University of Port-Harcourt, 1981-86;

Visiting Fellow, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Boston USA;

Founding Editorial Board member, The Guardian, 1986;

Director, Imo State Directorate for Rural Development, 1987;

Editor, Platform Magazine,1988-;

Group Editorial Adviser and Chairman Editorial Board, The Daily Times;

Managing Director, The Post Express Newspapers, Jun 1996 – Dec 1999;

Executive Director, Tanus Communications.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Publications:
Towards A Sociology of African Literature (Zim Books, 1986);
The Theory of African Literature: Implications for Practical Criticism (Zed Books. 1988);
Prince of the Niger: The Babangida Years (1992);
IBB: Bio-bibliographical Insights;
Writing the Wrong: A Collectionof Articles by Chidi Amuta (2014);
Dynamics of Change: The Amaechi Years (Edited by Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi).

Hobbies

music, reading, watching people.

Email Address

[email protected]

Official Address

Office Address:
WEIZMANN HOUSE
7, Asenuga Street, Off Opebi-Oregun
Link Road, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos.


Telephone Number(s):
Phones +234-0909-580-4755


Email Address:
[email protected]

Website:
www.wilsonandweizmann.com