Unilorin Elevates 20 New Professors and 31 New Readers
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin has
approved the elevatioon of 51 academic staff to the positions of Professors and
Readers in various Faculties of the institution. Twenty among the Readers were
promoted to the professorial level while 31 Senior Lecturers were promoted to
the position of Readers.
This followed the recommendation from the Appointments
and Promotions Committee of the University as presented to the meeting of the
Council held last Monday, January 27, 2025 by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab
Olasupo Egbewole, SAN.
A statement by the Registrar, Mr Mansur Adeleke
Alfanla, last Friday (January 31, 2025) as captured by the University’s weekly
bulletin stated that "the Appointments and Promotions Committee (A&PC)
at its 186th meeting held on Monday, 27th January, 2025, considered the
recommendations from the 2024 promotion exercise for the promotion of some
eligible members of academic staff of the University to the positions of
Professor and Reader".
The 20 professors, whose approval takes effect from
October 1st, 2024 include: Olufunmilayo A. Abiodun and Fausat I. Kolawole, Department of Home
Economics and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture; A.G. Animasawun, Peace and
Conflict Studies, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts; A.S.
Afolabi, Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts; E.E.
Anyebe, Department of Nursing, Faculty
of Clinical Sciences; H. M. Omokanye, Department of Orthorhinolaryngology,
Faculty of Clinical Sciences.
Others are: K.T. Omopupa, Department of Library and
Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences; L.K.
Mustapha and Kehinde K. Kadir, Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of
Communication and Information Sciences; A.O. Akanbi, Department of Science
Education, Faculty of Education; J. A. Adeniran, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology; Olubunmi A. Mokuolu,
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering and Technology; A. M. Ismail, Department of Business Law, Faculty
of Law; and O. A. Iyiola, Department of
Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences.
Also promoted Professors are: Shakirat I. Bello,
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences; A. A. Kilishi, Department of Economics, Faculty of
Social Sciences; A. Y. Ahmed, Department of Geography and Environmental
Management, Faculty of Social Sciences; O. A. Fawole, Department of Sociology,
Faculty of Social Sciences; Nusirat Elelu, Department of Public Health and
Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; and L. O. Raji, Department
of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
The 31 new Readers include, Dr S.O. Akanbi, Department
of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture; Dr A.O.
Dauda, Department of Home Economics and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture;
Dr Folusho A. Bankole, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture; and Dr
A.A. Aliy, Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts; Dr A. Mahmoud-Mukadam,
Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts; Dr Theresa N. Odeigha, Department of
History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, and Dr T.O. Ayinde, Department
of Physiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences.
Others are Dr Grace G. Ezeoke, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences; Dr S.O. Onidare,
Department of Telecommunication Science, Faculty of Communication and
Information Sciences; Dr Eniola K. Ola-Alani, Department of Adult and Primary
Education, Faculty of Education; Dr M.A. Lawal, Department of Arts Education,
Faculty of Education; Dr S.O. Olatunji, Department of Arts Education, Faculty
of Education; Dr A.A. Falade, Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of
Education; Dr I. Ologele, Department of Health Promotion and Environmental
Health Education, Faculty of Education; and Dr K.O. Afolabi, Department of
Science Education, Faculty of Education among otyher readers.
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