B.Sc, D,PhiI, geologist, bom May 19, 1944, Ihiala, Anambra State; married, has two sons; Education: St John's Primary School, Onitsha, Anambra State, 1950-57, St Patrick's College, Asaba, Delta State, 1958-62, Government College, Afikpo, Ebonyi State, 1963-64, Imperial College, London University, UK, 1965-68, University of Oxford, UK, 1969-72; Career: Ap pointed Applied Geochemist, Imperial Col lege, London, UK, 1968-69; Geophysical Engineer, Geophysical Service International Limited, Croydon, England, 1969; Consult ant Geologist (Petroleum), ShellUK Limited, London, 1972-73; Consultant Geologist (Pe troleum), Shell UK Limited, London, 1972- 73; Consulting Geologist and Head, Africa Section, Exploration Consultants Limited, Newswatch WHO'S WHO Bucks, UK, 1973-76; Director, Dr. E Dike and Associates and Integrated Exploration Consultants, Stanmore, UK, 1976-79: Con sultant Geologist, Superior Oil Group of Companies (USA, UK, Canada), 1976-79, Consultant Geologist, Shell Exploration and Production, London, 1978-79; Exploration Supervisor, Trinidad Tesoro Petroleum Com pany Limited, Santa Flora, Trinidad, West Indies, 1979-81; Managing Director and Chief Executive, Integrated Exploration Con sultants, Harrow, UK, 1981 -82; appointed As sociateProfessorof AppliedGeologyand Co ordinator,Geology Programme, Federal Uni versity ofTechnology (now Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, since 1982; ap pointed professor of geology, 1995; mem ber, University Governing Council, 1990-97; member, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1969-84; member, Petro leum Exploration Society, Great Britain, 1973-82; member, International Association or Sedimentologists, 1974- 85; member, American Association of Petroleum Geolo gists, since 1975; fellow, Geological Society of London, since 1973; member, Geological Society ofTrinidad and Tobago; member, Pa- Ieontological Association; member Interna tional Association ofRock Mechanics; Chair man, Public Relations Committee, Rotary Club of Bauchi, since 1987; Traditional Titles: Nze of Ihiala;NnanyelugoAmaifeke- Orlu; Publications: Hydrocarbon Prospects ofEnglishChanneland Western Approaches Basins, Maidstone, England, P,W, Design and Reprographics, 1974; Hydrocarbon Pros pects ofWest AfricanCoastal Basinsfrom the Cameroonsto the Cape ofSouth Africa, Vol, 1: Cameroon, EquatorialGuinea, Gabon and Congo Basins, Maidstone, P,W, Design, 1975; Hydrocarbon Prospects of West Afri can Coastal Basins, Vol 2: Angola, Namibia - South Africa Basins, Maidstone, P,W, De sign, 1975; plus many articles in international learned journals; Hobbies: table and lawn tennis, squash, golf; Official Address: Ge ology Programme,AbubakarTafawaBalewa University, PMB 0248, Bauchi; Telephone: 077-23500, extension 331; Home: Block 30. (YELWA) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Univer sity, Yelwa, Bauchi, Bauchi State.
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