May Ifeoma Nwoye

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May Ifeoma Nwoye
BornFebruary 16,1956
Onitsha
NationalityNigerian
Education1. B.A. Accounting, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1977 to 1980

2. M.B.P.A, Southeastern University, Washington DC, 1980 to 1981

3. Ph.D Management, University of Benin, 1991 to 1997
Occupation1. Professor of Business Administration 2. Author
EmployerNile University of Nigeria
Notable work1. Endless Search

2. Blind Expectations 3. A Child of Destiny 4. Fetters and Choices 5. The Broken Promise

6. Oil Cemetery
Awards1. Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)

2. 2014 ANA Chevron Prize for Environmental Issues

3. The Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna) Platinum Leadership Award of Excellence for her contributions to Educational development of Nigeria

May Ifeoma Nwoye (née Agulue) is a Nigerian author and professor of Business administration. She currently serves as Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria.

Early life and education[edit]

She was born in the mid 1950s in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria to Fidelis and Virginia Agulue of Umunya, Oyi Local Government area. She attended Holy Rosary Primary School, Onitsha, and did her Secondary School Education at Maria Regina Girls High School, Nnewi, Anambra State. She proceeded to the George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America, where she obtained a degree in Accounting; she later obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration (with emphasis in Finance) from the South Eastern University, Washington DC (1980-1981). In 1997, she completed her PhD in Business Administration from the University of Benin.[1][2] She had additionl training at Graduate School of Public Administration and International Affairs, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America where she studied Leadership and Corporate Governance. She is also an alumnus of Oxford Brooks University, Wheatley, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Career[edit]

Nwoye started her career as an accountant at Nutrition Inc, Washington DC before she later returned to Nigeria to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as an accountant with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. She was later employed by the University of Benin as a senior accountant.[3] She also worked at the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria.

Her works are targeted at reducing poverty and environmental advocacy. In her 2013 fictional novel, Oil Cemetery, she writes about the struggles of a poor community trying to address the environmental and societal impacts when an oil company sets up business in their village.[4][5]The novel won her the Association of Nigerian Authors/Chevron Prose Prize on Environment in 2014.[6]

Nwoye has become a proactive influence in the crusade for women’s economic emancipation and empowerment[7] and this in 1988 made the then First Lady of Nigeria appointed her as a member of a special committee set up to articulate programmes for the protection of women’s rights and children in Nigeria.[8] She was the first female to be elected Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) from 2001 to 2004. In 2023, she was awarded a National Honors Award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.[9] She is currently a professor of business administration at Nile University of Nigeria.

Selected works[edit]

Creative writings[edit]

  • Endless Search (1994)
  • Tides of Life (1995)
  • Blind Expectations (1997)
  • Death by Instalments (1997)
  • A Child of Destiny (2000)
  • Fetters and Choices (2003)
  • The Broken Promise (2008)
  • Oil Cemetery (won a Chevron award in 2014)[10]
  • The Mirage (1996)
  • Edible Pet (1995)

Major publications[edit]

  • Small Business Enterprise, Benin Social Sciences Series for Africa
  • Mobilization and Management of Financial Resources in Nigerian Universities, Benin Social Sciences Series for Africa
  • A Focus Group Discussion Approach to the Comparative Analysis of Public and Private Sector Enterprises in Nigeria
  • Entrepreneurship Development and Investment Opportunities in Nigeria among others.

Inaugural Lecture[edit]

  • That Evil Called Poverty: Entrepreneurial Escape to a Comfort Zone

Professional associations[edit]

  • Fellow of Certified National Accountants (FCNA).
  • Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management.
  • Fellow, Chartered Management Accountants.
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Forensics and Fraud Examiners of Nigeria (FCIFFIN)
  • President of Intervention Council for Women in Africa (a non-governmental organisation).[6]
  • Member Board of Trustees, Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED).[6]
  • Board member, International Professional Women's Network, USA.
  • Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International.[11]
  • Lady of the Order of Knights of St. Mulumba.
  • Member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
  • Former National Vice President, Association of Nigerian Authors.[12]
  • Member, Nigerian Academy of Management
  • National President, Association of Entrepreneurship Scholars

Awards and honours[edit]

Personal life[edit]

She is married to Gregory O. Nwoye, a professor of linguistics. They have two children.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nwoye, May Ifeoma (2002-08-01). "A focus group discussion approach to the comparative analysis of private and public sector enterprises in Nigeria". Technovation. 22 (8): 525–534. doi:10.1016/S0166-4972(00)00086-9. ISSN 0166-4972.
  2. ^ "'I'm not a freak of women's rights'". The Nation. May 20, 2015. pp. 42–43. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Fayenjo, Ezekiel (2017). The Writings of May Ifeoma Nwoye :A Critical Literary Analysis. Lagos: Concept Publications Limited. ISBN 9789785400526.
  4. ^ sunnews (2016-04-13). "Nwoye: Mirroring Nigeria's oil of poverty". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  5. ^ "Power, politics, poverty of oil exploration in Nwoye's Oil Cemetery". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  6. ^ a b c d e eribake, akintayo (2013-12-31). "Former UNIBEN bursar bags ANA/Chevron prize". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  7. ^ "'I Feel I'm Being Listened To'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  8. ^ Eke, Kola (2010). "Female Empowerment: A Study of May Ifeoma Nwoye's A Child of Destiny" (PDF). Journal of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria. 13 (2): 391.
  9. ^ "Full list of 2023 National Honours recipients". The Nation. May 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Webmaster (2018-04-07). "REVIEW: Ifeoma Nwoye tackles social-economic ills in 8 novels and short stories". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  11. ^ "NWOYE: Demystifying Gender Barriers". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  12. ^ Rapheal (2022-03-26). "Ifeoma Nwoye as an influential author". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  13. ^ Times, Premium (2023-05-29). "FULL LIST: Special Nigeria National Honours Awards 2023". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ^ "Northern Students Honour Prof. Ifeoma Nwoye With Sir Ahmadu Bello Leadership Award – News Platform". Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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