Benjamin Okike
Prof. Benjamin Okike | |
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| Faculty Member of the Department of Computer Science, [University of Abuja] | |
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| Born | Benjamin Okike November 22, 1970 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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| Known for | Fairness |
Benjamin Okike is the first Nigerian indigenous Professor of Information Encryption.[1]. He is currently a Faculty Member of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Abuja
Early Life[edit]
Benjamin Okike was born on 22nd November, 1970 to the family of Mr Okike Onwuasoanya and Mrs Nwannedia Okike. His parents are from Amangwu Arochukwu in present-day Abia State, Nigeria. He parents were both traders. In 1977, Benjamin enrolled into Umunnabuo Community School, Umuchi-Akuma, Ihechiowa in Arochukwu Local Government Area in Abia State for his primary education. Between 1982 and 1986, Benjamin attended Abakaliki High School (Presco) in Ebonyi State and from there proceeded to complete his secondary education in Mary Slessor Secondary Technical School, Arochukwu in 1987.
Tertiary Institutions[edit]
From 1988 to 1992, Benjamin attended [University of Nigeria], Nsukka (UNN) [2] where he obtained a combined honors degree in Computer Science and Statistics. On completion of his Bachelor of Science degree, he embarked upon a mandatory [National Youth Service] in Governor's Office, [Edo State], Nigeria. After the completion of his National Youth Service in 1994, he proceeded for Masters of Science degree in Computer Science between 1995 and 1998 in [University of Benin], Nigeria[3]
Between 2001 and 2006, Benjamin bagged his Doctor of Philosophy (ph. D.) degree in Computer Science with emphasis in Information Encryption from [Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University], ATBU, Bauchi, Nigeria .
Personal Life[edit]
In 2007, Benjamin got married to Cynthia, a graduate of Computer Science, [University of Abuja], Nigeria. This marriage is blessed with two boys and a girl. They are: Chidubem (11/01/2009), Chibukem (09/06/2011) and Chinonyerem (20/12/2015).
Career Progression[edit]
In 2000, Benjamin was appointed as an Assistant Lecturer in the defunct Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, [University of Abuja], Nigeria. Benjamin was promoted to the rank of a Lecturer II in 2004. Two years after (2006), he earned an accelerated promotion to the rank of a Lecturer I and was also promoted to a Senior Lecturer rank in 2009. In 2013, he was promoted to an Associate Professor and subsequently became a Professor in 2016.
Official Responsibility[edit]
Between 2014 and 2016, Benjamin was appointed the Head of Department of Computer [4]. His appointment made it possible for the department to earn an accreditation for the first time since 2009 when the department got her independence form the defunct Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science which started operation in 1990. His tenure as the Head of Department marked the commencement of both undergraduate which lost accreditation in 2010 and stopped admission since then and also Postgraduate Programme (Masters and Ph. D.), which stopped operation in 1995 as a result of brain drain of lecturers to other parts of the world for greener pasture. Also, from 2017 through 2019, he was appointed as a Deputy Director, Learners’ Support Services for the university's Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education (CDL & CE) section.
Engagement beyond Border[edit]
Between 2013 and 2014, Benjamin was a Visiting Scholar to the [Department of Computer Science], [University of Ghana], Legon[5]. There, he taught some Computer Science courses and supervised projects. Also, Benjamin was a Research Scholar in Cyber Security in [Fayetteville State University], [North Carolina], [United States] between 2016 and 2017 under Professor Nicklov Radoslav as Departmental Chair.
Open Letters[edit]
Benjamin Okike has written some open letters to leaders at various levels. One of these letters is as below:
An Open Letter To United States President, Donald John Trump [6].
References[edit]
- ↑ Aro, Ikeji. "The plight of a university don, his accident and abandonment by employer". News Express. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ Stromeyer, Rebecca. "Security & Defence Learning". www.security-defence-learning.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ↑ Okebukola, Peter. "NUC Directory of full professors | National Universities Commision". www.nuc.edu.ng. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ↑ adeniyi, abdulwaheed. "UNIABUJA VC Appoints New Deans, Directors & HODs". www.academicarena.com.ng. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Worthy Sons and Daughters of the Great Arochukwu Kingdom – Past and Present". AbaCityBlog. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ↑ "An Open Letter To United States President, Donald John Trump". https://www.modernghana.com/news/1037309/an-open-letter-to-united-states-president-donald.html. Retrieved 15 Jan 2021. External link in
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