Felicia Adeyoyin | |
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Born | 6 November 1938 |
Died | 1 May 2021 |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Academic |
Known for | Author of the Nigerian national pledge |
Awards | Order of the Niger |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Birkbeck University; University of Lagos |
Thesis | The Dynamics of Teaching Social Studies at the Grade Two Teachers' College Level in Lagos State (1977) |
Doctoral advisor | J. U. Aisiku; A. I. Asiwaju |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Lagos |
Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin (6 November 1938 – 1 May 2021) was a University of Lagos professor and a princess from the Iji ruling house of Saki, Oyo State. She was the author of the Nigerian national pledge. [1]
Felicia Awujoola was born on 6 November 1938 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. [2] [3] She attended Idi-Aba a Christian Baptist School from 1953 and graduated in 1957 from its teacher programme. [2] In 1965 she married Solomon Adedeji Adeyoyin, who had attended Idi-Aba's brother school, the Baptist Boys' High School. [3] [2]
She received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in Geography from Birkbeck, University of London in 1968 and then her Diploma of Education at the same university in 1976, [4] followed by an M.A. in Social Studies from Columbia University, New York in 1977, before finally earning her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos. [5] [6]
Adeyoyin was Professor of Education at the University of Lagos and a consultant for the United Nations. [2]
In 1976, she wrote the pledge published in the July 15 edition of the Daily Times in an article titled "Loyalty to the Nation, Pledge". Then-Head of State Olusegun Obasanjo modified the pledge and introduced it as the national pledge, decreeing that school children should recite it during assembly. [7] [8] [9]
Adeyoyin was also Deaconess of Yaba Baptist Church, Yaba. [2]
Adeyoyin died on 1 May 2021 after a brief illness. [10]
In 2005, Adeyoyin was given a national award, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). [5]
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Felicia Adeyoyin | |
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Born | 6 November 1938 |
Died | 1 May 2021 |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Academic |
Known for | Author of the Nigerian national pledge |
Awards | Order of the Niger |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Birkbeck University; University of Lagos |
Thesis | The Dynamics of Teaching Social Studies at the Grade Two Teachers' College Level in Lagos State (1977) |
Doctoral advisor | J. U. Aisiku; A. I. Asiwaju |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Lagos |
Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin (6 November 1938 – 1 May 2021) was a University of Lagos professor and a princess from the Iji ruling house of Saki, Oyo State. She was the author of the Nigerian national pledge. [1]
Felicia Awujoola was born on 6 November 1938 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. [2] [3] She attended Idi-Aba a Christian Baptist School from 1953 and graduated in 1957 from its teacher programme. [2] In 1965 she married Solomon Adedeji Adeyoyin, who had attended Idi-Aba's brother school, the Baptist Boys' High School. [3] [2]
She received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in Geography from Birkbeck, University of London in 1968 and then her Diploma of Education at the same university in 1976, [4] followed by an M.A. in Social Studies from Columbia University, New York in 1977, before finally earning her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos. [5] [6]
Adeyoyin was Professor of Education at the University of Lagos and a consultant for the United Nations. [2]
In 1976, she wrote the pledge published in the July 15 edition of the Daily Times in an article titled "Loyalty to the Nation, Pledge". Then-Head of State Olusegun Obasanjo modified the pledge and introduced it as the national pledge, decreeing that school children should recite it during assembly. [7] [8] [9]
Adeyoyin was also Deaconess of Yaba Baptist Church, Yaba. [2]
Adeyoyin died on 1 May 2021 after a brief illness. [10]
In 2005, Adeyoyin was given a national award, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). [5]
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