By Abdurrahman Muhammad
David Roger Jowitt, the renowned British professor of Nigerian English, who had lived in Nigeria for six decades and became a citizen in 2023, died yesterday after a brief illness.
Professor Jowitt was an academic and an author. His books, Nigerian English and Common Errors in English, are some of the best on the subject. He had reportedly been working on his memoir before his death.
He also taught at Bayero University, Kano, University of Jos, among many other institutions across the country.
Professor Jowitt died at 82