The Governing Council of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has approved the promotion of three academic staff to the rank of professor and 25 others to associate professor.
According to a statement by Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, Acting Director of University Relations, released on Friday in Ilorin, the promotions were ratified during the Council’s 73rd meeting held on Thursday.
The new professors are:
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Prof. Shehu Abdulganiyu Salau – Agricultural Production Economics (Faculty of Agriculture)
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Prof. Moshood Zakariyah – Sociolinguistics (Faculty of Arts)
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Prof. Gafar Olorisade – Educational Administration (Faculty of Education)
The 25 associate professors span multiple faculties:
Faculty of Agriculture:
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Dr. Latifat Kehinde Olatinwo and Dr. Felicia Motunrayo Olooto – Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
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Dr. Olarinke Victoria Adeniyi – Aquaculture Management
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Dr. James Adebayo Ojo – Entomology
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Dr. Akeem Olayemi Raji – Food Processing Technology
Faculty of Arts:
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Dr. Yahya Toyin Muritala – Modern Arabic Linguistics and Translation
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Dr. Yunusa Muhammed Jamiu – Modern Arabic Literature
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Dr. Oluwatomi Oluwatayo Adeoti – Pragmatics and Discourse Studies
Faculty of Law:
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Dr. Sherifat Hussain-Abubakar – Islamic Family Law and Gender Studies
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Dr. Khalid Ishola Bello – Islamic Economics
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Dr. Olariyike Damola Akintoye – Property and Business Law
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Dr. Abdullahi Saliu Ishola – Islamic Law
Faculty of Engineering and Technology:
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Dr. Olalekan Ogunbiyi – Power System and Automatic Control Engineering
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Dr. Rasheed Amao Busari – Farm Power and Machinery
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Dr. Kamoru Olufemi Oladosu – Production and Renewable Energy
Faculty of Education:
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Dr. Usman Tunde Saadu – Educational Psychology
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology:
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Dr. Ronke Seyi Babatunde – Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences:
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Dr. Abdullahi Alabi – Comparative Politics and Administration
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Dr. Idris Danjuma Mohammed – Development Studies and Local Government Administration
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Dr. Ibrahim Ogirima Salawu – Public Policy and Governance
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences:
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Dr. Emmanuel Anyachukwu Irondi – Food and Nutritional Biochemistry
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Dr. Abdulazeez Kayode Jimoh – Numerical Analysis and Computational Mathematics
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Dr. Kazeem Issa – Numerical Analysis
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Dr. Wasiu Akanni Yahya – Theoretical and Computational Physics
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Dr. Abiodun Obembe – Entomology
The university commended the promoted staff for their academic excellence and contributions to the institution’s growth.
