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Adebayo Adedeji, educationist, administrator and economist, 85, December 21. Born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, he was educated at the University College, Ibadan, 1953-1954; Leicester University College, 1955-1958; Harvard University, 1960-1961, and the University of London, 1967. Adedeji was appointed assistant secretary, ministry of economic planning, Western Region, 1958-1961; principal assistant secretary, finance, 1962-1963; chairman, Western Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation, 1966-1967; member, Nigeria National Manpower Board, 1968-1971; federal commissioner for economic development and reconstruction, 1971-1975; former chairman, directorate of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC; member, committee on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors, United Nations, 1975; fellow, African Academy of Science, 1991, and has served as economic adviser to many African countries.
— Dec 14, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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