Prof. Fabian Osuji, the former Minister of Education, has died. He died on Wednesday morning, according to a family member who confirmed the news.
Recall that Osuji was appointed minister of education by President Olusegun Obasanjo after his 2003 reelection.
He had returned from a vacation in the United States on Saturday and had been treated for undisclosed medical issues.
Fabian Ngozichukwu Chinedum Osuji was born on January 20, 1942, and attended Holy Ghost College in Owerri, Government College in Umuahia, the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu State, and the University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
He conducted his post-doctoral research at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London.
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He became a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan in 1973, a post he held till 1981.
He was also a Visiting Scientific Fellow at the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
He became a Dean of the College of Science, Dean of the College of Postgraduate Studies, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and member of the Governing Council of Imo State University.
He was appointed Professor of Applied Biology, at St. John’s University, New York (CUNY) USA (1997-1999).
He was also a Visiting Professor at several universities in Nigeria and worldwide.
Known as a scholars’ scholar, he published 35 papers and books to his credit.
He celebrated his 80th birthday in 2022 when family and friends gathered to extol the virtue of a man highly regarded as a sound educationist.
The former educationist died aged 81.
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