The Governing Council of Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, has approved the promotion of 45 members of its academic staff to the professorial cadre.
The ratification was given at the 78th Regular Meeting of the Council, which held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
The information was made known in a press statement by Prof. Saeedat Aliyu,
Ag. Director, University Relations on Thursday.
20 among the staff attained full professorship while 25 others were promoted to associate professors.
The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences produced Prof. Henry Sawyerr with specialisation in Environmental Health Toxicology and Risk Management while the Faculty of Agriculture produced three professors: Prof. Olayinka Yusuf with specialization in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology; Prof. Kayode Ayantoye with specialization in Agricultural Development and Policy; and Prof. Isaac Afe, a specialist in Agronomy.
In the Faculty of Arts, four professors emerged. They are Prof. Tajudeen Yusuf with specialisation in Arabic Linguistics; Prof. Saeedat Aliyu with specialisation in Environment and Gender in African Studies; Prof. Reuben Akano with specialisation in African Literature and Cultural Studies; and Prof. Ayoola Aransi with specialisation in Yoruba Literature, Cultural and Gender Studies.
The Faculty of Engineering and Technology produced six professors: Prof. Sikiru Abdulrahman, a specialist in Materials Development, Mining Operations, Machineries, Corrosion Phenomena; Prof. Kabiru Mustapha, a specialist in Sustainable Composite Materials Development and Characterisation for Multifunction Engineering Applications; Prof. Fadeyibi Adeshina, Post-Harvest Technology and Food Engineering; Prof. Adeniyi Adeogun specialist in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering.
Others are Prof. Samson Odeyemi, a specialist in Structural and Materials Engineering; and Prof. Lambe Adesina, specialist in Electrical Power Systems, Control and Renewable Energy.
In the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Prof. Shehu Adam, an Environmental Economics specialist and Prof. Zekeri Abu, an Entrepreneurial Marketing and International Business specialist were elevated.
Four professors emerged from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. They are Prof. Elizabeth Ajiboye and Prof. Rachael Adedayo, both of them specialists in Food/Industrial Microbiology.
Also Prof. Lukman Abdulrauf, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry; and Prof. Jimoh Ajadi, a specialist in Mineral Exploration/Geochemistry.
Among the new Associate Professors are Dr. Wasiu Awoyale (Food Processing and Storage Technology) in the Faculty of Agriculture, while from the Faculty of Arts, there are Dr. Hakeem Olawale (Yoruba Literature and Cultural Studies); Dr. Michael Agboola (Drama: Theory and Criticism); Dr. Bamidele Fawenu (Old Testament Interpretation and Eco-theology); Dr. Adesina Olubitan (African Christian Theology and Interaction of Religions).
Dr. Peter Awojobi (Biblical Studies, Christian Theology and African Christianity) was also promoted.
From the Faculty of Education are Dr. Adedayo Adesokan (Learning Disability) and Dr. Joshua Mamman (Accounting Education).
Dr. Morakinyo Kareem (Renewable Energy/Fluid Engineering) and Dr. Mutiu Akinpelu (Structural and Materials Engineering) were elevated to Associate professorship in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
Dr. Jumoke Ajao (Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence); Dr. Abdulsalam Sulaiman (Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence), and Dr. Akinbowale Babatunde (Artificial Intelligence and Information Security) are the newly promoted Associate Professors in the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.
From the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, the new Associate Professors are Dr. Nurudeen Ahmed (General Management), Dr. Ismaila Yusuf (Human Resource Management, General Management and Entrepreneurship), Dr. Lukman Abdulrauf (Corporate Finance and Development Finance), Dr. Ahmed Adekunle (Energy Finance and International Finance), and Dr. Musa Biala (Environment, Energy and Behavioural Economics).
From the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, the newly promoted Associate professors are Dr. Damilola Ogundele (Analytical/Environmental Chemistry), Dr. Wahab Osunniran (Inorganic- Bio-inorganic Chemistry), Dr. Gabriel Egbeyale (Numerical Analysis), and Dr. Risqot Ibrahim-Garba (Algebra (Transformation of Semigroup and its Applications).
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