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Sunday Essang
Sunday Matthew Essang (born 24 December 1940) was the Finance Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the Nation's 2nd republic (1979 to 1983). Early life and education Essang was born on December 24, 1940, in Oron, a city in Cross-River state, Nigeria. Essang attended King's College, Lagos. He received a B.Sc Economics degree from the University of Ibadan in 1964. Essang went on to receive his Masters and Doctorate degrees from the University of Michigan, US. Career Essang was the Head of the Department of Economics in the University of Calabar from 1976-1979 before he was appointed into office. He was also the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Calabar. Essang was appointed the Minister of Finance during the Shehu Shagari Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018), titled Turakin Sokoto from 1962, was the first democratically elected President of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Oluleye
James Oluleye (20 April 1930 – 2 July 2009) was a Nigerian Army major general who served as Federal Commissioner of Finance (1977–79), Federal Commissioner of Establishment and Service Matters (1975–77), and who commanded the Nigerian Army's 2nd Division from 1970 to 1975. Background and education James Oluleye completed his primary education in 1946 and thereafter taught for two years at St. Michael's School, Ikoro-Ekiti, and for a year at Anglican Primary School, Araromi Ago-Owu near Ikira in Oyo State. He later attended Ibadan Archdeaconry Teacher Training College where he obtained his Teaching Certificates (Grades II and III). Military career Oluleye enlisted in the Nigerian Military Force (which later became the Royal Nigerian Army in 1960) with the enlistment number NMF/1003 on September 9, 1959. He had his basic military training at the Regular Officers Special Training School, Teshie, Ghana from September 1959 to March 1960. He later underwent officer training at M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Calabar
The University of Calabar is a public university, public List of universities in Nigeria, university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The Vice Chancellor is Florence Banku Obi, Florence B. Obi. The post of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, DVC (Academic) is held by Angela Oyo Ita, while Grace Eno Nta is the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, DVC (Administration). The architecture was designed by John Elliott (architect), John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto "Knowledge for Service". The University of Calabar was one of the foremost Nigerian Universities to automate students' registration processes through the College Portal, and has taken a step further to automate her alumni relations which includes an online transcript request and processing first of its kind in the country. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Cross River State
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University Of Ibadan Alumni
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University Of Michigan Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finance Ministers Of Nigeria
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Living People
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1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehu Shagari
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018), titled Turakin Sokoto from 1962, was the first democratically elected President of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic. An experienced politician, he briefly worked as a teacher before entering politics in 1951; and was elected into the House of Representatives in 1954. At various times between 1958 through independence of Nigeria in 1960 and 1975, he held a cabinet post as a federal commissioner or as a federal minister. As President, Shagari presided over the mass deportation of West African migrants in 1983, which primarily impacted Ghanaian migrants in Nigeria. Early years Shehu Usman Shagari was born on 25 February 1925 in Shagari to a Sunni Muslim Fulani family. Shagari was founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa'i. He was raised in a polygamous family, and was the sixth child born into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's College, Lagos
King's College, Lagos (KCL) is a secondary school in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It was founded on 20 September 1909 with 10 students on its original site at Lagos Island, adjacent to Tafawa Balewa Square. The school admits only male students although historically some female HSC (A-Level equivalent) students were admitted before the establishment of Queen's College Lagos, popularly known as King's College's sister school. King's College conducts exams for the West African School-Leaving Certificate and the National Examinations Council. History In 1908, the Nigerian Acting Director of Education in Lagos, Henry Rawlingson Carr advised Governor Walter Egerton on a detailed scheme of education in Lagos. Carr's suggestions and proposals were the basis for the formation of King's College. Carr convinced the London Board of Education that King's College's education mission would not overlap but supplement the education initiatives of missionary societies. As a result, some authors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onaolapo Soleye
Onaolapo Soleye is a Nigerian scholar and former Minister of Finance during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari. He served for (20) twenty months as the minister of finance. He was also a former commissioner for Finance and Industry in Ogun State. He sits on the board of the Obasanjo Presidential Library. He was a former lecturer at the university of Ibadan, he was also the commissioner of industry in the western region before he was appointed as the minister of finance. Soleye preferred administrative controls on foreign exchange, he rejected proposals to drastically devalue naira. He also decided to print new notes in April 1984, to prevent the repratriation of Naira through smuggling. Education Dr Soleye attended Baptist Boys' High School, Abeokuta, one of the earliest secondary school established in Nigeria. He trained as a Sociologist and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross River State
) , image_map = Nigeria - Cross River.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location of Cross River State in Nigeria , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Geopolitical Zone , subdivision_name1 = South South , established_title = Date created , established_date = 27 May 1967 , seat_type = Capital , seat = Calabar , government_footnotes = , governing_body = Government of Cross River State , leader_party = APC , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Benedict Ayade , leader_title1 = , leader_name1 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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