Eskor Toyo
Eskor Toyo | |
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| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 7 December 2015(aged 85–86) |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
Eskor Toyo(bornAsuquo Ita;[1]1929 – 7 December 2015) was a NigerianMarxist scholar,writer and academic.[2]Until his death, he was a professor of economics at theUniversity of Calabar.[3]
Biography[edit]
Born in 1929 inOron,Akwa Ibom State,Eskor completed his education inCalabarandLagos.While in Grade One in 1945, he obtained theCambridge School Certificateand theCambridge Higher School Certificatewhich he passed.[4]After obtaining a Diploma inPublic Administration,he proceeded to theUniversity of Londonwhere he obtained a BSc in economics. Eskor furthered his education by obtaining a postgraduate diploma in National Economic Planning, an MSc and a PhD in economics.[4]
As an academic, Eskor taught economics in some universities in Europe and Nigeria before he became head of Department of Economics in the Universities ofMaiduguriand Calabar.[4]
Eskor was one of the pioneering founders of defunct Nigerian Marxist–Leninist partySocialist Workers and Farmers Party of Nigeria.[5][6]After suffering from series of strokes, he died on 7 December 2015 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital inCalabar.[7]
References[edit]
- ^"Buhari pays ultimate tribute to Eskor Toyo".The News Nigeria.3 March 2016.Retrieved4 March2016.
- ^Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (2002).To Serve is to Live: Autobiographical Reflections on the Nigerian Condition.Spectrum Books.ISBN978-978-029-144-0.
- ^Leadership Editors (29 December 2015)."Professor Eskor Toyo (1929–2015)".Leadership Newspaper.Retrieved19 January2016.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^abc"Eskor Toyo: Exit of a renowned scholar and activist".The Sun Newspaper.23 December 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2016.Retrieved19 January2016.
- ^Edwin Madunagu (2001).The Making and Unmaking of Nigeria: Critical Essays on Nigerian History and Politics.Clear Lines Publications.
- ^Edwin Madunagu; Biodun Jeyifo (2006).Understanding Nigeria and the new imperialism: essays 2000–2006.Clear Lines.ISBN978-978-38525-1-8.
- ^Todo, Tina (10 December 2015)."Eskor Toyo dies at 85".The Guardian Newspaper.Calabar.Retrieved19 January2016.
Bibliography[edit]
- Eskor Toyo (1976).The Petroleum and Angolan Crises and the Nature of Imperialism.Department of Economics, University of Maiduguri.
- Eskor Toyo (1993).The International Politics of Capital Drain: Being the 1993 NSIA Lecture, Delivered on 27 September 1993, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affair[s], Lagos.Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) Press.
- Eskor Toyo (2001).Delusions of a popular paradigm: essays on alternative path to economic development.Nigerian Economic Society.ISBN978-978-2984-01-2.
- Eskor Toyo (1976).The Petroleum and Angolan Crises and the Nature of Imperialism.Department of Economics, University of Maiduguri.
External links[edit]
- TributeonThe News Nigeria
- TributeonVanguard Newspaper
- TributeonThe Nation Newspaper
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