OBITUARY: Nigel Henry, UI longest-serving lecturer , is dead Nigel Henry died on Saturday at the age of 71. The longest-serving academic staffer of the University of Ibadan, Nigel Henry, is dead. This was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Group of Academics and colleagues of the deceased at the university. Mr Henry died on Saturday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. He was 71 years old (December 14, 1950 – January 30, 2021). “With a deep sense of sorrow but profound appreciation for a life well spent in academia, the Department of Classics announces the passing of Mr Nigel Henry, which regrettable event occurred on the night of 30 January, 2021, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan,” the statement reads.