Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie lost her dad on Wednesday, June 10 at 88 years old.
DailyTrust reported that he died in Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu, Oyi local government area of Anambra state, where he was admitted and that it was confirmed by his son Okey Adichie.
Professor James Nwoye Adichie was an achieved man. He was a Professor of statistics and mathematics at the University of Nigeria Nsuka and was the first to do so.
He attended University College, Ibadan, 1957-60, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1963-66
He was research Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria, July-September, 1960; Statistician, Federal Office of Statistics, Lagos, September- December, 1960; Lecturer in Mathematics, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Enugu, January-September, 1961; Assistant Lecturer in Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1961-66; Lecturer, 1966-72; Senior Lecturer, 1972-74; Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1974-76; appointed Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, since 1976 and he retired in 1997 from UNN.
He was research Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria, July-September, 1960; Statistician, Federal Office of Statistics, Lagos, September- December, 1960; Lecturer in Mathematics, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Enugu, January-September, 1961; Assistant Lecturer in Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1961-66; Lecturer, 1966-72; Senior Lecturer, 1972-74; Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1974-76; appointed Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, since 1976 and he retired in 1997 from UNN.
Our prayers are up for Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie and her family.
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