Jonathan O. Ndagi


Jonathan Osman Ndagi OON, OFR, is a Nigerian scholar, elder statesman and educator. He also holds the chieftain title Wazirin Makaranta Nupe.

Background

Born in the place now known as Katcha, Nigeria, he started his education at Christ Church School, Gusau, in 1940 and finished 1944. Then he attended the Nigeria College of Art, Science and Technology, Zaria, and finished in 1957. He attended University College Ibadan, now known as the University of Ibadan, from 1959 to 1963, and he gained his MS in educative administration at the University of Wisconsin in 1969. He started his career as a teacher in Teachers College Minna and Niger Middle Bida, later in 1969 he joined Government College Bida.
He was appointed the vice chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, being the first holder of the position when the institution was established in 1983; he left the position in 1990 after serving for seven years. At the time he left the office of vice chancellor, 42 students were expelled from the school. Professor Jonathan Ndagi was the vice chancellor of the institution from 1983 to 1990.
He was a prolific writer.

Publications

He is married to Comfort Yiye and they have one son and four daughters.