Biyi AFONJA

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

AFONJA

First Name

Biyi

Gender

N/A

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

December 18, 1936,

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Joga, Ogun Slate

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Yewande Sosanya 1966

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

4

Profession

statistician, educationist, administrator,

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

All Saints School, Araromi, Orita, Via Otta, 1942-49, Government College, Ibadan 1950-55, University College, Ibadan 1955-60, University of Aberdeen, Scotland 1961-63, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1967-70;

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, MS, Ph D

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

member International Statistical Institute

Previous Appointments

Pupil Surveyor June - October 1960; Teacher, Abeokuta Grammer School, October-December 1960; Research Officer and later Senior Research Officer, fh,H ^"meni of Agriculture Research Ibadan 1961-66; Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Obafemi Awolowo University), lle-lfe, 1966-72; Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, OAU, 1972-73; Commissioner »or Education, Western State, 1973-75; Reader Statistics, University of Ibadan, 1975-77- appointed Professor of Statistics, University of Ibadan, since 1977; Head, Department of Statistics 1977-80; Chief Statistical Training Adviser, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 1980-81; Chairman National Advisory Council on Statisticsmember, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Governing CouncH- member, Ogun State University Governing Council; Chairman, Ogun State College of Education Governing Council;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Jagunna of Joga;

Hobbies

lawn tennis

Residential Address

29, Amina Way, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State;

Official Address

Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan