The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has promoted Mr Sunday Joel Ichedi and eight others to the post of Director of Statistics, according to a circular issued by the Bureau on the 2nd of December, 2021.
Born in Odugbo in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr Ichedi attended Saint Michael’s primary school from where he proceeded to Saint John’s Secondary Amoke in the same APA LGA.
After his secondary. school education. , Ichedi proceeded to School of Basic Studies Makurdi and later Ahmadu Bello University where he graduated in Economics in 1988.
Upon completion of his University degree, Ichedi joined the services of the then Federal Office of Statistics in 1992 as a Statistician 2 and rose to the rank of Director of Statistics today being 2nd December, 2021.
The newly promoted director, also acquired post graduate diplomas in Statistics, Advertising and Public Relations, journalism and MBA from University of Ibadan, IIJ Abuja and ESUT respectively.
He also holds a professional diploma of NIPR.
Ichedi also attended a French proficiency course in the institute fracais Abuja and he is currently a post graduate student of Economics in Nasarawa State University where he is carrying out a serious research on the impact of farmers/ herders conflict on the livehoods of the people of Agatu LGA.
The newly promoted director is in charge of Communication and PR dept of NBS. He is married with children.
