Department of Mathematics,

Plateau State University Bokkos,

Plateau State, Nigeria.
8th August, 2016.
.
The Vice Chancellor,
Federal University Otu-Oke
Bayelsa State,
Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF SENIOR MATHEMATICS

LECTURER

I hereby apply for the position of a Mathematics Lecturer in your University.

I studied for and obtained my first degree from University of Jos, Nigeria and have
post graduate diploma Banking& Finance and Education, respectively. I also have
obtained Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in
Mathematics from Abia State University, Uturu.

I have taught at both secondary and tertiary levels, spending more than eleven
years at tertiary level, and attended several seminars and workshops on Methods of
Teaching Mathematics. Currently I am a Lecturer 1 at Plateau State University
Bokkos, Plateau State Nigeria.
Attached are my curriculum vitae and photocopies of my credentials.
I look forward to receiving your favourable consideration and shall be very
grateful if my application is considered for my appointment into the post I have
applied for.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Silas Abahia Ihedioha

Curriculum Vitae

IHEDIOHA, SILAS ABAHIA

Mgbelu Ikpa, Otampa, Isuikwuato, Abia State

Tel:-+2348080170536 or +2348100015340E-mail:- silasihedioha@yahoo.com

Core Mission in Community Service, Teaching and Research

1.

To contribute through dedication, enthusiasm, honesty and with little or no supervision to

the development of the productive and effective business objective of any group.

2.

To be an active instrument of any organization / institution to compete favorably with any

other rival institution anywhere in the world as required of this 21st century and beyond.

3.

To contribute in value-adding and globally acceptable research, training and services in

mathematics (as well as mathematics teaching methodology) in any region of the world.
These are done respectfully and creatively in collaboration with other academics and
organizations involved in internationally leading subject matter and capacity building.

Mailing Address-

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural and Applied

Sciences, Plateau State University Bokkos, Plateau State Nigeria.

LGA

Isulkwuato

State of Origin

Abia

Nationality

Nigeria

Date of Birth

17th April, 1960

Marital Status

Married with Children (4)

Next of Kin/Son

Ihedioha, Iheuwadinachi Uminski

Mgbelu Ikpa, Otampa, Isulkwuato.
(08132781860 or 08059837747)

Position Applied for: Senior Mathematics Lecturer.

SCHOOLS ATTENDED WITH DATES

Abia State University Uturu Nigeria.

2009- 2015

Abia State University Uturu Nigeria

2006-2008

Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

1999-2000

University of Jos, Nigeria.

1980-1984

Isuikwuato High School Isuikwuato

1973-1977

Otampa Central School, Isuikwuato

1966-1972

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION WITH DATES

Ph.D. Mathematics

2015

M .Sc. Mathematics

January 2013

PGD (Education)

2008

PGD Banking and Finance

2000

B Sc (Hon) Mathematics

1984

WASC (Div II)

1977

First school leaving Certificate (Credit Pass)

1972

OTHER CERTIFICATES

Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria

2012

The International Basic Certificate in Millennium Development 2012

Education

International Certificate of Teaching Mastery

2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Institution

Date

Office

Plateau State University Bokkos

2016-Date

Lecturer 1-Mathematics

Kano State Polytechnic, Kano

1989-1997

Lecturer II

Borno State College of Education, Bama

1987-1989

Lecturer III

College of Education (ATC) Akwanga

1984-1985

Lecturer (NYSC)

FCT-SEB-Govt. Sec. Sch. Bwari Abuja

2007- 2016

HOD, Dept. of Mathematics/ Principal

Education Officer.

Abia State Secondary Education Board

2000-March
2007

Senior Education Officer

St Thomas College Kano

1997-2000

Senior Tutor/Exam Officer

Borno State Ministry of Education

1985-1987

Educ. Officer VIII

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS/COMMUNITY SERVICE:

1

Facilitator

CENSUS

1991

Supervisor

FEDECO 1993 Elections

Supervisor

INEC

1999&2007 Elections

Supervisor

CENSUS 2003

Book Review

ABIA SEMB 2004

Chairman Otampa Youths Association Kano Branch-1990-2000.

Vice Chairman Otampa Dev. Union Kano Branch -1992-2000.

Financial Secretary Isuikwuato Dev. Union, Kano Branch-1993-2000.

COMMENDATION:
Outstanding Teacher of the Year 2010-Teachers Without Borders.

SPECIAL SKILLS
1

Analytical Ability.

Ability to work under pressure and longer hours.

Innovativeness.

Co-ordination and general administration.

DEGREE/DIPLOMA RESEARCH WORKS

The Role of Banks in a Deregulated Monterey Economy - (April 1999).

Some Banking Operations in Nigeria-A case study of First Bank Plc Kano Main Branch
- (June 1999).

Banks Internal Control Systems Impact on Fraud Detection and Control-A case study of
Tropical Commercial Bank Plc, Kano- (October 1999).

Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of Probability Theory in Senior Secondary
School in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State (2008).

Optimal portfolio selection for Pension Funds with variable rate of return and transaction
costs: A case offinite horizon.

Optimization of an Insurance companys Investment Returns, Consumption and

Probability of Survival.

RESEARCH AREAS: Optimization(Financial Mathematics) and Mathematics Teacher

Education.

PUBLICATIONS:

1.

Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha (2011). Use of Stochastic Asset-Liability Model to
find Unique Price of Asset. British Journal of Mathematics & Computer Science
1(2):101-111, 2011. DOI: 10.9734/BJMCS/2011/183.

2.

Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Optimal Portfolio Selection for Pension
Funds with Variable Rate of Return and Transaction Costs: Finite Horizon Case. Global
Journal of Pure & Applied mathematics.ISSN0973-1768 vol. 8 3(2012), pp 275- 286.

3.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012). Optimal Portfolio Selection for Pension
Funds with Transaction Costs: Finite Horizon Case. International Journal of
Advancement in Physical Science, Vol 4, No.3: 36-44.

4.

Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Lifecycle Optimal Investment Policy for
Pension Funds with Transaction Costs. Mathematical Finance Letters, 1 (2012), No.1,
22-42.

5.

Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Optimal Lifecycle Investment for Pension
Funds with Variable Rate of Return and Transaction Costs. International J. of Math.
Sci. & Eng. Appls. (IJMSEA)ISSN0973-9424, Vol. 6, No. IV, (July, 2012) pp.343- 360.

6.

Bright O. Osu, Obiageri E. Ogwo and Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Uncertainty Claim
Pricing using Weibull Distortion Operator. Journal of the Nigerian Association of
Mathematical Physics, Vol.21 (July, 2012), pp 73-78.

7.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Students Perception of Algebraic Symbols, Letters and Signs,
and their effects in Learning Algebra Learning Algebra. International Journal of
Innovations in Educational Methods, Vol.4 (1)2012.ISSN:2276-6103.

8.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Dike O.A (2012) Students Number Sense: Appraisal of the Effect of
Operations. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact Algorithm 2012(3):129-130.

9.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012) An Assessment of Secondary School Students
Understanding of Equivalent Expressions in Number Sense. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd,
Inventi Impact Algorithm 2012(3):135-140.

10.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012) An Assessment of Students Proficiency In

Using Number Line to Solve Mathematical Problems.Gen MathNotes.Vol.12 No.1,pp 1119. www.i-csrs.org. Available free online athttp://www.geman.in

11.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012) Survey of Counting and Computations in Number Sense of

Secondary School Students. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Algorithm vol.
2012(4):191-196,

12.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012). Comparative Effectiveness of Inductive

Inquiry and Transmitter of Knowledge Models on Secondary School Students
Achievement on Circle Geometry and Trigonometry. Bulletin of Society for Mathematical
Services and Standards, Vol. 1, No. 3 (2012), pp.33-46. www.ijmsea.com

13.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012).Effectiveness of Transmitter of Knowledge and Conventional

Teaching Models on Secondary School Students Achievement on Circle Geometry and
Trigonometry. Gen MathNotes.Vol.12 No.1, pp 35-47.www.i-csrs.org. Available free
online at http://www.geman.in

14.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012) An Assessment of Students Number Sense: Case of Multiple

Representations. International Journal of Research and Advancement in Educational
Methods, Vol. 9 No.1.61-68.

15.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Assessment of Students Number Sense: The Case of Number
Concept. International Journal of Advancement in Physical Science, Vol.4 No.2, 74-81.

16.

Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). An Analysis of the Intervention in the
Learning of Mathematical Proofs in Nigeria High School; Case Study: Isuikwuato High
School, Isuikwuato. International Journal of Physical, Chemical Mathematical Sciences,
Vol.1, No.2: ISSN: 2278-683X.

17.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012). The Opinion of the Academic Staff on the

Effect of Mentoring on Students General Development in Government Comprehensive

Secondary School Bwari, Abuja Nigeria. The International Journal of Engineering and
Science, Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 143-150, 2012.www.theijes.com. ANED-DDL
09.1913/01201430150 www.aned.us
18.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). The Effects of Deboarding Exercise of Junior Secondary

School Students on their Academic Achievement in Mathematics. African Journal of
Educational Research and Administration, Vol.5, No.2, 6-10.

19.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Students Perception of Algebraic Terms, Expressions and

Equations and their Effects in Learning Algebra. African Journal of Educational Research
and Administration, Vol.5, No.2, 23-30.

20.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Students Perception of Language issues, Variables, and Specific
Unknowns in Algebra and their Learning of Algebra. African Journal of Educational
Research and Administration, Vol.5, No.3, 45-55.

21. Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). The Affect of Using Differentiated Instruction in Teaching of
Mathematics: Fractions with Letters in the Denominators. International Journal of
Innovations in Educational Methods, Vol.4 (2)2012.ISSN:2276-6103.
22.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012) .Exploring the Effect of Differentiated
Instruction on the Learning of Loci Construction. Inventi Rapid: Algorithm, 2013(1):1- 5.

23.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012) .How Inductive Inquiry Model compares with Conventional
Teaching Model on Secondary School Students Achievement on Circle Geometry and
Trigonometry. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Rapid: Algorithm, 2012(4):1-6.

24.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2012) .Comparative Effectiveness of Advance

Organizer, Inductive Inquiry and Conventional Teaching Models on Secondary School
Students Achievement in Algebra. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Rapid: Algorithm,
2012(4):1-6.

25.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2012). Survey of National Teachers Institutes Graduate Mathematics

Teachers knowledge of the subject matter of Mathematics. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd,
Inventi Rapid: Algorithm, 2012(4):1-5.

26.

Ihedioha, S.A and Gimba,I. (2012). Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of
Probability Theory in Senior Secondary Schools.Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Rapid:
Algorithm, 2013(1):1-6.

27. Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2013).Finite Horizon Lifecycle Investment for
Pension Funds with Constant Rate of Return and Transaction Costs. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd,
Inventi Impact: Microfinance & Banking, 2013(3): 125-131, 2013.
28. Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha (2013).Optimizing the returns and probability of
survival of Insurance company with time varying investment returns. Journal of Advances
in Mathematics, Vol.3, No. 1, 152-158.
29.

Bright O. Osu and Silas A Ihedioha, Optimization of time varying Investment Returns of
Insurance Company under Power Utility Function. ISSN: 2277- 2790 E-ISSN: 2249-8605,
Volume 8, Issue 1, 2013 pp 42-50.

30. Bright O. Osu and Silas A. Ihedioha, (2013). The price of portfolio selection Under Tail
conditional expectation with consumption cost and transaction cost. Afrika
Statistika.Vol.8, 545-559.
31.Ihedioha, Silas A. (2013). Survey of Primary School Teachers Number Sense. Inventi Rapid:
Algorithm, 2013(2):1-5.
32. Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2013). The Effect of Inductive Inquiry Model
on Students Performance in Geometrical Constructions. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd,Inventi
Impact: Algorithm, 2013(1):1-5.
33.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Lawal A. Babatunde (2013). Analysis of Students Opinion

On the Impact of Mentoring Exercise on Students General Development in Nigeria. Case
Study - Government Comprehensive Secondary School Bwari, Abuja Nigeria. Inventi
Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Algorithm, 2013(1):6-11.

34.

Stanley S Egba and Silas A Ihedioha (2013). Exploring Secondary School Bursars
Knowledge of ICT for Effective Jobs Execution. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact:
Human Resource, 2013(3): 122- 127.

35.

Silas A Ihedioha and Onwuka Onyemachi (2013). Analysis of the Intervention on the
Uses and Application of Fertilizer by Nigerian Farmers; Case Study: Isuikwuato Local
Government Area, Isuikwuato, Abia State. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Agro

Tech, 2013(3):110- 113..

36. Silas A. Ihedioha (2013). An Assessment of Senior Secondary School Students
Knowledge of the Subject Matter of Mathematics .International Journal of Research and
Advancement in Education,Vol.10, No.1, 51-56, 2013.
37.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2013). Survey of ICT Competency of Secondary School Mathematics

Teachers. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Tech Research & Reviews, 2013(3):
117-121, 2013.

38.

Silas A Ihedioha. Optimization of Investment Returns of Insurance Company Utility

Function. Inventi Impact: Business Research & Reviews, 4(1):1-7, 2014.

39. Silas A Ihedioha, Bright O. Osu. Optimization of Probability of Survival of Insurance

Company Investment with Power Utility Function. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi
Impact: Microfinance & Banking, 2014(1):26-31, 2014.
40.

Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2014).Optimization of insurance brokers

investment, consumption and the probability of survival with constant rate of
return under exponential utility function. Journal of Advances in Mathematics
Vol 7, No. 1, 1105-1114.

41. Bright Okore Osu, Silas Abahia Ihedioha, Joy Ijeoma Adindu-Dick (2014). On
the Survival of Insurance Companys Investment with Consumption under Power
and Exponential Utility Functions. American Journal of Applied Mathematics.
Vol. 2, No. 1, 2014, pp. 8-13. doi:10.11648/j.ajam.20140201.12.
42. Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2015).Optimal Probability of Survival of an Insurer
and a Reinsurer under Proportional Reinsurance and Power Utility Preference. International
Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Volume 3, Issue 5, ISSN (Online):
2347 9051
43. Silas A. Ihedioha (2014). Students Ability and Achievement in Recognizing Multiple

Representations in Algebra. Asian Journal of Education and e-Learning (ISSN: 2321 2454)
Volume 02 Issue 01, 89-97.
44. Silas A. Ihedioha (2014). Analysis of the Inventories on the Impact of Mentoring Students
Attitude and Interest in Mathematics. Asian Journal of Education and e-Learning (ISSN:
2321 2454) Volume 02 Issue 01, 98-107.
45. Silas A Ihedioha(2014).The Effect of Non-science Students Meta-cognitive Awareness
on their Performance in Mathematics. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Algorithm,
2014(4):191-194, 2014.
46.

Silas A. Ihedioha (2015). Dynamic Optimization of an Insurers and a Reinsurers

Investment Returns under Proportional Reinsurance. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi
Rapid: Microfinance & Banking, 2016(1):1-11

47. Silas A. Ihedioha (2015). Optimal Portfolios of an Insurer and a Reinsurer under
Proportional reinsurance and power utility preference.Open Access Library Journal,
2:e2033. Available free online at.:http://dx.doi.org/10.4236oalib.1102033.
48. Silas A Ihedioha (2015). Analyses of the Responses of Staff and Students on
Mathematics Mentoring in Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. Open
Access Library Journal, 2: e2035, 2015.http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1102035.
49. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016).Optimal Investment of Insurance Company with Time varying
Rate of Return, consumption and Transaction costs under Power Utility Function.Inventi
Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Business research & Review, 2016(2):85-95, 2016.
50. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016). The Portfolios of an Insurer and a Reinsurer under
ExponentialUtility Function, Constant Rate of Returns and Proportional Reinsurance.
Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Impact: Microfinance & Banking,2016(2):65-76, 2016..
51. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016).Exponential Utility Optimal Investment problem of Insurance
Company with Constant Rate of Returns, Consumption and Transaction Costs. Global

Journal of Computational Sciences and Mathematics (GJCSM); ISSN: 2248-9908.

52. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016). Pension Funds Managers Optimal Portfolio without and with
Transaction Costs, Tax, and Dividend under Exponential utility function. Global Journal of
Computational Sciences and Mathematics (GJCSM); ISSN: 2248-9908. Volume 5 No 1
(2016)
53. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016).Exponential Utility Optimal Investment problem of Insurance
Company with Constant Consumption and Transaction Costs. International Journal:
Mathematical Manuscripts (IJMM), ISSN:0974-2883, Volume 5 No 1 (2016).
54.Silas A. Ihedioha (2016). Exponential Utility Maximization of the Portfolios of an Insurer
and a Reinsurer under Time varying rate of Returns and Proportional Reinsurance:
International Journal: Mathematical Manuscripts (IJMM), ISSN: 0974-2883. Volume 5 No 1
(2016).
55. Silas A. Ihedioha(2016). Optimal investment problem of Insurance Company with
Constant Rate of Return, Consumption and Transaction Posts under power utility function.
International Journal: Mathematical Manuscripts (IJMM), ISSN: 0974-2883
56. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016). Exponential Utility maximization for the Probability of Survival
of an Insurer and a Reinsurer under Proportional Reinsurance.Global Journal of
Computational Sciences and Mathematics (GJCSM); ISSN: 2248-9908.
57. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016). Optimal investment problem of an Insurer with Consumption and
Dividends under Proportional Reinsurance and Exponential Utility preference: The
Implication of Mode of Taxation and Transaction Costs charging.Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, ,
Inventi Rapid: Microfinance & Banking,2016(2):1-10, 2016
58. Silas A. Ihedioha(2016).Exponential Utility optimization of an Investors Optimal
Portfolios, under Constant Elasticity of Variance Model.International Journal of Innovative
Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) Volume 3 Issue 7, ISSN: 2394-4404, 330-335.

59. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016).Optimization of an Investors Portfolio under Constant Elasticity

of Variance Model and Power Utility Function. Inventi Journals (P) Ltd, Inventi Rapid:
Emerging Economies ,vol.2016, issue 4 [ISSN 2231-2617].
60. Silas A. Ihedioha (2016).On an Investors Optimal Portfolio under Constant Elasticity of
Variance Model and Logarithmic Utility Preference,Universal Journal of Mathematics
(UJM), ISSN: 2456-1312,Volume 1, Number 3, 101-107.
61. Silas A. Ihedioha and Chidima Olunkwa (2016).Logarithmic Utility optimization of an
Insurance Companys Wealth with Consumption and Dividends under Proportional
Reinsurance . : The impact of mode of charging Tax and Transaction costs,Universal
Journal
of Mathematics (UJM), ISSN: 2456-1312,Volume 1, Number 3,108-115.

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:

1. Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2016).The Effect of Mode of
Taxation and Transaction Costs on Stochastic Power Utility Maximization of an Insurance
Companys Wealth with Consumption and Dividends, under Proportional Reinsurance.
Journal of Research in AppliedMathematics (JRAM) (Quest Journals); ISNN: 23940743 / ISNN: 2394-0735.

WORKS UNDER REVIEW:

1. Silas A. Ihedioha and Bright O. Osu (2016).The Optimal Portfolio of a Pension Funds
Manager without and with Transaction Costs, Tax and Dividends under Power Utility
function.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
1. The impact of students visual recognition of circle theorems on their performance on circle
theorems
2. A comparison of the performance of mathematics students taught by mathematics teachers of
different levels of meta-cognitive awareness
3 The impact of self-regulated instruction on secondary school students attitudes to, and
performance in mathematics
4.Comparative analyses of Urban and Rural students Meta-cognitive awareness and its effect
on their Performance in Mathematics: a case study of Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital
Territory Abuja, Nigeria.

WORKSHOP SEMINERS ATTENDED

Intermediate/Advanced computer workshop (Kano Poly 1989).

Population Family Life Education (UNDP 2001).

Tech. Education Workshop; -Strategies for Effective skill Acquisition in Technology

(STAN 2005).

Methodology of Teaching Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools-(2005).

Methodology of teaching Mathematics in senior secondary schools-(MAN 2006).

Intel Tech Program - Computer Training

The Effects and Consequence of Drugs Abuse among Students.- ERC Abuja.

ICT Training for Teachers (2nd To 22nd June 2008).

Management of Schools during Economic Melt Down-ERC Abuja (2009).

10

Teaching of Difficult Topics in Mathematics ERC Abuja (December 2009).

2007.

AFFILIATIONS
1

West African Examination council

1985 to date.

National Teachers Institute

1986 to date.

National Examination Council

2001 to date.

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1987 to 1989) IJMB, A Level Mathematics.

HOBBIES: Reading, Watching video lectures, Worshipping and Football.

REFEREES
Name

Address

Phone Number e-mail

Assoc Prof. Bright Dept. of Mathematics,

08032628251
O. Osu
Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia,
Abia State, Nigeria

megaobrait@yahoo.com

Dr. P. T. Ajai

philipajai2k2@yahoo.com

Dept. of Mathematics

07038211215

Plateau State University Bokkos,

P.M.B. 2012, Jos, Nigeria.

Dr. Ohakwe,
Johnson

Dept. of Mathematical, Computer & 08050560750

Statistical Sciences,

ohakwej@gmail.com

Federal University, Otuoke,

P.M.B. 126,Yenegoa,
Bayelsa State.

Dr. B. A. Lawal

Dept. of
Education.,

Physical

&

Health 08050759632

FCT College of Education, Zuba,

Abuja.

lbabdulwahab@yahoo.com