{"id":45851,"date":"2021-01-03T22:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T21:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=45851"},"modified":"2021-01-03T22:19:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T21:19:43","slug":"former-unilag-vc-prof-ibidapo-obe-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/former-unilag-vc-prof-ibidapo-obe-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Unilag VC, Prof Ibidapo Obe, Is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former University of Lagos Vice-chancellor, Professor Ibidapo Obe, has died of COVID-19 complications.<\/p>\n<p>The former University don passed away on Sunday, 3rd January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, was former President of the Nigeria Academy of Science, attended both Ilesa Grammar School and Igbobi College from 1962 \u2013 1968 and the University of Lagos from 1968 \u2013 1971.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He was awarded a Bachelor of Science [B.Sc.(Hons)] degree in Mathematics in the First Class Division by the University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1971; a Master of Mathematics [M. 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