Festus Iyayi was a Nigerian leftist writer, best known for advancing his politics through realist novels depicting the sociopolitical environment of contemporary Nigeria.
12 Facts About Festus Iyayi
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Festus Iyayi was a former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
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Festus Iyayi died in a road accident on his way to Kano.
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Festus Iyayi's family lived on little means but instilled in him strong moral lessons about life.
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Festus Iyayi started his education at Annunciation Catholic College in the old Bendel State, finishing in 1966, in 1967 he went to Government College Ughelli, graduating in 1968.
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Festus Iyayi rose to the position of president of the national organization in 1986, but in 1988, the union was briefly banned and Iyayi was detained.
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Festus Iyayi was later removed from his faculty position by the Alele Williams administration and he got back his job after winning the court case against the school authority and the government with the help of human rights lawyer Femi Falana.
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Festus Iyayi was one of the best lecturers at the Department of Business Administration, University of Benin.
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Festus Iyayi's interests included behavioural science in business, human resources management, key concepts such as work place alienation, Theory of needs, Work and task, Recruitment and Selection, different paradigms: radical, system, political etc.
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Dr Festus Iyayi was a key resource person who delivered lectures in the University of Benin Business School, whose graduates can attest to the qualities of his lectures and supervisions.
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Festus Iyayi would have been a year into his retirement if he had opted for early retirement but the unexpected happened.
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Festus Iyayi was a member of different Nigerian literary organizations and worked in the private sector as a consultant.