Background
Jaja, Joseph Siminialayi was born on January 28, 1944 in Opobo-Town, Rivers, Nigeria. Son of Sunday and Lily Ndapa (Obediah) Jaja.
Jaja, Joseph Siminialayi was born on January 28, 1944 in Opobo-Town, Rivers, Nigeria. Son of Sunday and Lily Ndapa (Obediah) Jaja.
Master of Science, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, 1980.
Conference secretary, British Council, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1965-1968;
bank staff, Stadtsparkasse, Marburg, 1973-1976;
bank staff, Kreisparkasse, Marburg, 1981;
computer software specialist, Nixdorf Company, Frankfurt, Germany, 1982-1983;
senior lecturer, U. Science and Technology, Pt. Harcourt, Nigeria, since 1984. Executive director School-to-Land Authority, Pt.
Harcourt, 1987-1992; consultant Rivers State Cooperative Financing Agency, Pt. Harcourt; expert on co-operatives, community development strategies, youth self-employment programs in agriculture.
Member Agricultural Society Nigeria, Plunkett Foundation for Cooperative Studies (Great Britain), Rotary International.
Married Baerbel Kintea, March 19, 1976. Children: Charles, Daniel, Florence.