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The University of Ilorin governing council has announced the promotion of 51 academic staff to the positions of professors and readers in various faculties of the institution. 

According to a statement by the university registrar, Mr. Adeleke Alfanla, 20 readers were promoted to the professorial level, while 31 senior lecturers were upgraded to the position of readers.

The statement said, “The Appointments and Promotions Committee (A&PC), at it’s 186th meeting held on Monday, 27th January 2025, considered the recommendations from the 2024 promotion exercise for the promotion of some eligible members of the academic staff of the university to the positions of Professor and Reader.”

The Vice Chancellor, Professor Wahab Egbewole SAN, presented the recommendations to the Council meeting on Monday, January 27, 2025.

The newly promoted professors include Olufunmilayo A. Abiodun and Fausat I. Kolawole of the Department of Home Economics and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture; A.G. Animasawun of Peace and Conflict Studies, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts; A.S. Afolabi of the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts; E.E. Anyebe of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Clinical Sciences; and H. M. Omokanye of the Department of Orthorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences.

Others are K.T. Omopupa of the Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences; L.K. Mustapha and Kehinde K. Kadir of the Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences; A.O. Akanbi of the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education; J. A. Adeniran of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology; Olubunmi A. Mokuolu of the Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology; A. M. Ismail of the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law; and O. A. Iyiola of the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Also promoted as Professors are Shakirat I. Bello of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; A. A. Kilishi of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences; A. Y. Ahmed of the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences; O. A. Fawole of the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences; Nusirat Elelu of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; and L. O. Raji of the Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

The 31 new readers include Dr. S.O. Akanbi of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture; Dr. A.O. Dauda of the Department of Home Economics and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture; Dr. Folusho A. Bankole of the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture; and Dr. A.A. Aliy of the Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts; Dr. A. Mahmoud-Mukadam of the Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts; Dr. Theresa N. Odeigha of the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts; and Dr. T.O. Ayinde of the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences.

Others are Dr Grace G. Ezeoke of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences; Dr S.O. Onidare of the Department of Telecommunication Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences; Dr Eniola K. Ola-Alani of the Department of Adult and Primary Education, Faculty of Education; Dr M.A. Lawal of the Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education; Dr S.O. Olatunji of the Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education; Dr A.A. Falade of the Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education; Dr I. Ologele of the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, Faculty of Education; and Dr K.O. Afolabi of the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education.

Also promoted Readers are: Dr Khadijat S. Ameen of the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education; Dr Dorcas S. Daramola of the Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education; Dr M.O. Ibitoye of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology; Dr A.O. Otuoze of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology; Dr Taibat R. Adebiyi of the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Dr A.B. Ola of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Dr Khadijat A. Abdulkareem of the Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences; Dr T. Garuba, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences; Dr S. Oyedeji, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences; and Dr E.O. Dunmade, Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Faculty of Management Sciences;

The rest are Dr Iyiola T. Akindele, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences; Dr F.U. Attah, Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Dr O. K. Yusuff, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences; Dr A.I. Abdulrahman, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences; Dr A. Raji, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences; and Dr M. Adam, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

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