Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, has died.
Williams, who pioneered Nigeria’s accounting profession and was instrumental in developing the country’s financial sector, died at the age of 104.
A source, who did not want to be mentioned, told PUNCH online that Williams died at his house in Lagos, on Monday (today).
In this report, PUNCH highlights 12 things to know about the late pioneer chartered accountant.
- Chief Akintola Williams was born on August, 9 1919, in the UK.
- He began his education at Olowogbowo Methodist Primary School, Bankole Street, Apongbon, Lagos Island, Lagos, in the early 1930s.
- He went to Yaba Higher College on a UAC scholarship, obtaining a diploma in commerce. In 1944, he travelled to England where he studied at the University of London. Studying Banking and Finance, he graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He continued his studies and qualified as a chartered accountant in England in…