Nigerian Broadcasting Corp., Lagos, Nigeria:
talks producer, 1954-1957
controller of Eastern Region in Enugu, 1958-1961
founder, and director of Voice of Nigeria, 1961-1966
University of Nigeria, Nsukka:
senior research fellow, 1967-1972
professor of English, 1976-1981
professor emeritus, 1985-present
Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria:
pro-chancellor and chairman of council, 1986-present
University of Massachusetts at Amherst:
visiting professor of English, 1972-1975
professor, 1987-1988
University of Connecticut:
visiting professor, 1975-1976
Lecturer at various Nigerian and American universities including the University of California at Los Angeles
Citadel Books Ltd., Enugu, Nigeria:
chairman, 1967
Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., Ibadan, Nigeria:
director, 1970-present
Nwamife Publishers, Ltd., Enugu, Nigeria:
director, 1970-present
Uwa Ndi Igbo: A Bilingual Journal of Ibo Life and Arts:
founder and publisher, 1984-present
Newsconcern International Foundation:
governor, 1983
Member of:
University of Lagos Council, 1966
East Central State Library Board, 1971-1972
Anambra State Arts Council, 1977-1979
National Festival Committee, 1983
Okike Arts Centre, Nsukka, Nigeria: director, 1984-present
People's Redemption Party:
deputy national president, 1983
Served on diplomatic missions for Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-69
President of town union, Ogidi Nigeria, 1986-present
United Nations:
Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund, 1999
Currently member of:
International Social Prospects Academy, Geneva
Writers and Scholars International, London
Writers and Scholars Educational Trust, London
executive committee, Commonwealth Arts Organization
Association of Nigerian Authors (founder; president, 1981-1986)
Ghana Association of Writers
Royal Society of Literature, London
Modern Language Association of America (honorary fellow)
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (honorary member)
Last Modified: 5 February 2002