Prof. O. O. Soriyan, B.Sc, M.Sc, Doctor of Philosophy (Ife)
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Prof. O. O. Soriyan is a Professor of Chemistry and the Acting Provost of the College of Education. He graduated in 1981 from the University of Ife with the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) honours, degree in Chemistry. He subsequently bagged Master of Science (M.Sc) degrees of the University of Ife (1987) and as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry) of the Obafemi Awolowo University (2007). Professor Soriyan joined the service of the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1983 as a graduate assistant. He was regraded assistant lecturer on the completion of his M.Sc. programme in 1984; promoted a lecturer II in 1987, lecturer I in 1992, a senior lecturer in 1996 and a reader in 2007. Osun State University appointed him a Professor of Chemistry in 2010.

All the published articles of Prof. O. O. Soriyan were in the kinetics and mechanisms of chemical reactions in miceller medium and different media. He is a member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria, Science Forum of the commonwealth of the Bahamas, and New York Academy of Science. He was an examination officer of the department and students’ advisor as well as a class administrator. He was appointed to the Faculty Research Committee.

He was an elected member of Senate 1998 – 2000 and during this period, he represented the senate on the A & P committee. He was chairman of the task force on OAU dam in 1999; member of several investigating panels (e.g. series of theft in Maintenance Division) and served as a fellow of Awolowo Hall from 2001 – 2003. Prof. Soriyan has shown evidence of maturity and academic leadership by his publications and supervision of many undergraduate, supervision of five Masters graduate students and two Ph.D students who have successfully completed their degrees. Professor Soriyan was appointed the Acting Provost on 1st of August, 2011.

Prof. Funmi Adewumi, B.A. Hons. (Educ.) (Hist.), M.Ed. (Industrial Relations), Ph.D. Industrial Relations & Industrial Sociology
Acting Provost, College of Humanities and Culture
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Prof. Funmi Adewumi is a Professor of Industrial Relations in the College of Management and Social Sciences, Okuku Campus. He recently completed a research on Workers’ Rights in the Oil, Telecommunications and Banking Sectors in Nigeria (2009/2010).

Before joining the services of Osun State University, he was Professor of Industrial Relations and Dean, of the College of Business and Social Sciences, Crawford University, Igbesa Ogun State. Currently he is the Editor, Nigerian Journal of Industrial Relations.

Professor A.W. Gbolagade, B.Sc (Ilorin), M.Sc (Ife), PGD and Ph.D (Ilorin)
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Prof. Alagbe Wasiu GBOLAGADE, a Professor of Mathematics, obtained the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Mathematics with Second Class Honour Upper Division from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin in 1986 and Masters of Science (M.Sc) degree in Mathematics from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1990. In addition, he obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso in 1994 and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Mathematics from University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State in 1997. His area of specialization is Fluid/Solid Mechanics and Computational Mathematics.

Professor Gbolagade A.W had received several academic scholarship and fellowship awards including the Federal Government of Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship (1988); Obafemi Awolowo University Fellowship award (1989); UNU-IIST Visiting Fellowship at the University of Calgary, Canada (2005). Professor Gbolagade had supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research works. He had also served in several administrative capacities within the University system including membership and chairmanship of several Academic Committees and as Head of Department of Mathematics. He was also an External Examiner of Postgraduate Programme in Mathematics at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.

In Osun State University, Osogbo, he served as the Head of Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (2009-2010); Director of Foundation Degree Programme (2010-2011 Academic Session) and Provost of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (August 2011 till date).

Prof. D.I. Akintayo, B.Sc (Hons) (U.I), M.Sc (Jos), Ph.D (Uniport)
Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences
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Professor Akintayo Dayo Idowu is currently the Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences. He was born four decades ago at Odeomu township in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. He attended Community Grammar School. Ayetoro Tonkere between 1981-1985, where he obtained O/Level School Certificate with distinction.

He further attended the then Oyo State College of Arts and Sciences (now Osun State College of Sciences), Ile-Ife between 1986-1988, where he obtained Advanced Level WAEC Certificate. He further his education to the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, where he obtained B.Ed English Studies certificate with Second Class Upper Division between  1989-1992.

He served his nation between 1992-1993 through  the NYSC programme where he served as the Corps Liaison Officer in Enugu State. He got the award as the best Corper of the year. He advanced in his education by obtaining Academic Master Degree certificate in Social Welfare between 1994-1995 at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. He enrolled for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in 1997. He completed his PhD Degree programme in  year 2000 with specialization in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management.

He further bagged his Bachelor of Theology (BTh) and Master of Theology (MTh) at the Christian Theological Seminary, Ibadan, between 1995-1996 and 2001-2002 respectively. He registered for post Doctoral master degree in Managerial Psychology, at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, between 2002-2004. He joined the service of Olabisi In a banjo University Ago-Iwoye in Year 2002 as a Research Fellow II. As a result of his outstanding research outputs, he was regraded to the grade level of Research Fellow I in year 2003.

He was promoted to the position of Senior Research Fellow in year 2006. In year 2009, he was employed as an Associate Professor of Human Resources Management by Osun State University, Osogbo. Thus he became the pioneer acting Head of Department of Human Resource Management at Okuku Campus. He got. his Professorial Chair in Osun State University, Osogbo in year 2012. He is currently the Head of Okuku campus of Osun State University.

Professor AkIntayo has attended some local, National and International Conferences. He has published over Sixty journal articles in both local, National and International reputable refereed journals. He is gainfully married and blessed with children. He is currently the Dean. Faculty of Management Sciences and the Head of Okuku Campus. He has taught courses at both Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the University.

ADIAT, Kadir Olalekan
Principal Confidential Secretary II
Room No. 101, Provost's Office, Okuku Campus
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 A young and seasoned secretary of over 20 years experience span from private and public sectors, a native of Iwo in Iwo Local Government of the State of Osun. He had his primary education at L. A. Primary School, Laito, Iwo (1979-1984) and secondary education at Islahudeen Community Grammar School, Iwo (1984 – 1989) all in Osun State. Attended Osun State Polytechnic, Iree where he bagged National Diploma in Secretarial Administration in the year 1996, he also proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he graduated with Upper Credit at Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretarial Administration in the year 2004. He joined the Service of Osun State University in the year 2007 a Confidential Secretary I and has a result of hard work and improved performance had rose to the rank of a Principal Confidential Secretary II. He has attended several workshops both local and international.

He is happily married with children.

As a Principal Confidential Secretary II, I performed the following duties:
1. Drafting and typing of memorandum and letters for the Provost’s endorsement.
2. Receiving and attending to visitors both internal and external.
3. Serves as Secretary to various University, College and Faculty Committee.
4. Managing the office of the Provost
5. Supervision of staff (clerical, office assistant, corps members etc) in the Provost’s office.
6. Performs other functions as may be directed by the Provost.

Professor Olaide Abass Gbadamosi  LL.B., LL.M., Ph. D, B. L., ACIArb, MCIM, MCIPS
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Professor Olaide Abass Gbadamosi, a Professor of Migration Law is a member of Senate, Committee of Provosts, Deans and Directors, Board of Postgraduate Studies. Professor. O. A. Gbadamosi attended Igbinedion University, Okada, University of  Benin and Nigerian Law School, Abuja respectively.

He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom, Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, United Kingdom, Nigerian Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management, Nigerian Marketing Association, Nigerian Association of Law Teachers and International Bar Association.

He is a Reviewer for Law Journal of the University of Western Cape, South Africa; Commonwealth Law Bulletin, Routledge publishers, Taylor and Francis Group, Oxford; Global Public Health, Columbia University, New York and Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ)/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad (PER). North West University, South Africa; Journal of Political Science, Osun State University  and Joseph Ayo Babalola Law Journal.

He is one of the Editors of UNIOSUN Journal of Law, Development and the Humanities and an External Examiner to Babcock University, Igbinedion University, Ekiti State University etc. He had won research grants from United States Political Consulate, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters, Tertiary Educational Trust Fund and Centre for Reproductive Rights, New York. Professor Gbadamosi has contributed immensely to teaching, research, community service and knowledge through several scholarly publications in Nigerian and foreign journals of high repute and international recognition. He has presented papers in conferences in Nigeria and across the continents of Africa, Europe, America, Asia and Australia.

Professor Gbadamosi has served in many University’s committees. He is presently the Provost and Dean, College of Law, Osun State University, Ifetedo campus and Chairman, Anti Corruption and Transparency Unit.

Prof. FOLORUNSO, Abayomi Kizito, B.A. Hons. (French), M.A. (Ibadan), Ph.D (Lyon, France)
Provost, College of Humanities and Culture
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Prof. Abayomi Kizito FOLORUNSO, Professor of French Language and Linguistics is currently the Provost of the Humanities and Culture. Throughout the three years he spent at the University of Benin, Professor Folorunso enjoyed the Federal Government Merit Award and also attended the prestigious University of Ibadan for Master degree in French in 1985. He bagged his Ph.D in Lyon, France. He was an Associate Professor in 2008 and became a Professor in 2011.

At the French Village, he was the Head of the Academic Unit in 2001 before he later became the Head of Linguistics Department when various Departments were created in 2003.

Professor Folorunso has served in various capacities as a lecturer, administrator and researcher. He has to his credit over thirty journal articles published in both local and foreign journals of high repute and international recognition.

Dr. Anthony Kola-Olusanya, B.Sc, M.Sc, PhDActing Dean, Faculty of Education 

 Anthony Kola-Olusanya, PhD is presently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, College of Management and Social Sciences, Osun State University. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto, specializing in Environmental Sustainability. He has honed his teaching and research skills at the Osun State University, Nigeria; Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada and the Lagos State University, Nigeria.

His research interests include human dimension of environmental crises, resources and environmental management, sustainable development (green growth and economy), environmental sustainability, resources and environmental management, indigenous environmental practices and management, as well as socio-environmental issues arising from environmental degradation and climate change. He has presented papers on wide ranging environmental issues including human dimensions of environmental problems, at numerous national and international conferences. As well, Dr. Kola-Olusanya has also published in both local and international learned journals and has contributions in books.

In 2013, Dr. Kola-Olusanya was a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Environmental Philosophy, University of North Texas, USA. He is a member of several academic and professional organizations including Association of Nigerian Geographers, Environmental Management Association, International Water Association (IWA), Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) and Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) to name a few. In 2014, Dr. Kola-Olusanya was appointed an Associate Expert at the UNESCO Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU), Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Dr. Kola-Olusanya has served on various university statutory and ad hoc committees including the Appointment and Promotions Committee, Board of Postgraduate Studies, Committee of Deans, Provosts and Directors, Business Committee of Senate, Development Committee. He has been the Vice Dean Student Affairs between 2009 and 2012, Acting Dean of Students’ Affairs 2012/2013 academic session. He was also the Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences 2013/2014: Presently he is the Acting Dean of Student Affairs for the University. He is the inaugural editor-in-chief of Annals of Social Science, the official peer reviewed journal of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, Osun State University.

Mr. ADEGBITE Samson Adebolu
Acting Bursar
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Mr Adegbite Samson Adebolu was born at Modakeke on 1st October 1963. He attended his primary education at both Modakeke and Abeokuta and had his secondary education at Modakeke High School before proceeding to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he graduated with B. Sc. Honours degree in Economics in 1983.

After his NYSC, he had a bite of teaching in the secondary schools in the old Oyo State precisely at Ibadan before joining the firm of Oyewale Okeyode in 1988 for his accountancy training. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in May 1992.

He later joined the firm of Coopers and Lybrand (an international firm of Chartered Accountants) in Lagos in February 1993 as Audit Senior. From there, he moved to NIPOL, a plastic manufacturing company in Ibadan where he rose to the position of Finance and Admin Manager/Company Secretary before he left the company for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho in 2005.

He joined Osun State University, Osogbo as a foundation staff in 2007 where he rose to the position of Chief Accountant in 2012. He has served in various units of Bursary Department at both Lautech and Osun State University.

Mr Adegbite became a fellow of ICAN, FCA in January 2007 and he is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI) since 1995. He bagged M. Tech higher degree in Management and Accounting from Ladoke Akintola University (Lautech), Ogbomosho in 2013 and he is currently undergoing his Ph. D. degree in Management Accounting in Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State. He has attended both national and international conferences. He is a devoted Christian married with children. 

Mr. Mukail O. OYEKANMI
Email: mukail.oyekanmi@uniosun.edu.ng

Mukail Oyesegun Oyekanmi (ACA) attended Seventh Day Adventist Grammar School Ede and Olivet Baptist High school Oyo. He holds B.sc (Hons.) Accounting from University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State (1997). He also qualified as a Chartered Account in 2005. He started his carrier as a public Accountant at Osun State Polytechnic Irre in 2005 when he was appointed as Auditor II. He joined the services of Osun State University as one of the few Pioneer staff in 2007 when he was appointed as a Senior Accountant. He had a rear privilege of setting up the University Audit Unit and be the pioneer Ag. Head in 2007. He has also headed various Units in Bursary at one point in time or the other. He served as a member of many university committees either as a direct member or as Bursar representative.

Prof. Adeunji L. KEHINDE B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D 
Provost/Acting Dean, College/Faculty of Agriculture
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Office location: Faculty of Agriculture complex, Ejigbo Campus

Adetunji Lawrence Kehinde the Provost College of Agriculture and a Professor of Agricultural Economics with specialization in Production and Resource Economics. Apart from his role as a Provost, he is affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, of his College. He trained as an Agricultural Economist at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where he was awarded Ph.D degree (2005) in Agricultural Economics. 

He has committed close to 17 years in teaching, research and service to the community.
Adetunji teaches Production Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Statistics and Research Methods and Project Monitoring and Evaluation. He was recipient of the Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETFund), Idachaba Foundation for Research and Scholarship (IFRES), African Forestry Reseach Network (AFORNET) research grants in 2014, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

His current research work is on estimating the cost of adaptation to climate change by arable crop farmers in Nigeria and analysis of harvests of selected agricultural produce in Osun state. His research publications in several peer review scientific journals traverse different areas of his specialization. Quite a number of his works has also been presented at conferences. He has attended several workshops in his academic and other professional areas. Of special notes are workshops on Quality Assurance issues and Open and distance learning education which he is passionate about.

He is currently a member of the editorial board of UNIOSUN Journal of Sciences (UJS), Managing editor of UNIOSUN Journal of Agriculture and Renewable Resources (UJARR). He is a member of Nigeria Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), Africa Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) and the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), among others.
Adetunji has been extensively involved in training farmers in areas such as farm management, and agricultural produce marketing.

List of Publications:
Some of Adetunji Kehinde’s publications are listed as follows:

1. Kehinde, A.L., Busari, A.O., Layonu, L. D. and K. F. Adesanya (2018) Effects of Climate Change on Rice and Maize Production in Nigeria from 1970 – 2012. African Journal of Sustainable Development.

2. Kehinde A. L. (2017) Strategic planning: A key to a successful journal. UNIOSUN Journal of Sciences. 2(1): 1 – 4.

3. Kehinde A.L., Apata T.G. and M.D. Matthew (2016) Assessment of Arable Crop Farmers’ Access to Fertilizer through the E-wallet Scheme in Nigeria, Uniosun Journal of Sciences 1(1) 29 – 36.

4. Temidayo Gabriel Apata, Moshood Olatunde, Adetunji Lawrence Kehinde, Olasimbo Apata, Timothy Olusola Agboola (2016) Agricultural Sector and HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa: The Economic Retrogression Model, Agricultural Sciences, 7, 206 -224.

5. Kehinde, A.L., Awotide, D.O., Odeniyi, K.A. and A. Ogunrinde (2015). Comparing Technical Efficiencies of Female and Male Vegetable Farmers in Osun State Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science 5 (1&2) 655 - 665

6. Awotide, D.O., Kehinde, A.L. and Akorede, T.O. (2015). Metafrontier Analysis of Access to Credit and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Southwest Nigeria. International Journal of Business Reseach, 8 (1): 132 – 144.

7. Babatunde, F.E., Kehinde A.L. and A.B. Okesina (2014). Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunity Through Production of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Seedlings in Osun State, Nigeria. International Journal of Phytofuels and Allied Sciences, 3 (1): 89 - 98 (A journal of the Society for the Conservation of Phytofuels and Sciences).

8. Kehinde A.L. and M.H. Falaye (2014). Determinants of Expenditure on Fertilizer Among Arable Crop Farmers In Osun State. FUTA Journal of Research in Sciences, 10 (2): 180 – 187.

9. Kehinde A.L., Busari A.O. and Odunuga A.A (2013). Child Labour Involvement In Arable Crop Production In Iwo Agricultural Development Programme Zone of Osun State, Nigeria. Annals of Child and Youth Studies, 4 (1): 54 – 65.

10. Agbola P.O., A.A. Adewunmi, O.C. Nwoke., and A.L. Kehinde (2013). Effect of Income Diversification Strategies on Food Insecurity Status of Farming Households in Africa: Result of Analysis from Nigeria. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology: 949 -955.