The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has approved the promotion of 45 academic staff to the professorial cadre.
This decision was ratified during the institution’s 78th Governing Council meeting held on April 1, 2026, according to a statement released by the Acting Director of University Relations, Saeedat Aliyu.
Breakdown of Promotions
20 staff were elevated to full Professors
- 25 staff were promoted to Associate Professors
List of Newly Promoted Professors
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
- Prof. Henry Olawale Sawyerr – Environmental Health Toxicology & Risk Management
Faculty of Agriculture
- Prof. Olayinka Jelil Yusuf – Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology
- Prof. Kayode Ayantoye – Agricultural Development & Policy
- Prof. Isaac Ade Afe – Agronomy
Faculty of Arts
- Prof. Tajudeen Yusuf – Arabic Linguistics
- Prof. Saeedat Bolajoko Aliyu – Environment & Gender in African Studies
- Prof. Reuben Kehinde Akano – African Literature & Cultural Studies
- Prof. Ayoola Oladunke Aransi – Yoruba Literature, Cultural & Gender Studies
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Prof. Sikiru Ottan Abdulrahman – Materials Development & Mining Engineering
- Prof. Kabiru Mustapha – Sustainable Composite Materials
- Prof. Fadeyibi Adeshina – Post-Harvest Technology & Food Engineering
- Prof. Adeniyi Ganiyu Adeogun – Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
- Prof. Samson Odeyemi – Structural & Materials Engineering
- Prof. Lambe Mutalub Adesina – Electrical Power Systems & Renewable Energy
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
- Prof. Shehu Usman Adam – Environmental Economics
- Prof. Zekeri Abu – Entrepreneurial Marketing & International Business
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
- Prof. Adeyinka Elizabeth Ajiboye – Food/Industrial Microbiology
- Prof. Majekodunmi Rachael Adedayo – Food/Industrial Microbiology
- Prof. Lukman Bola Abdulrauf – Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
- Prof. Jimoh Ajadi – Mineral Exploration & Geochemistry
List of Newly Promoted Associate Professors
Faculty of Agriculture
- Dr Wasiu Awoyale – Food Processing & Storage Technology
Faculty of Arts
- Dr Hakeem Olawale – Yoruba Literature & Cultural Studies
- Dr Michael Olanrewaju Agboola – Drama: Theory & Criticism
- Dr Bamidele Olusegun Fawenu – Old Testament Interpretation & Eco-theology
- Dr Adesina Abiodun Olubitan – African Christian Theology
- Dr Peter Olanrewaju Awojobi – Biblical Studies & African Christianity
Faculty of Education
- Dr Adedayo Adesokan – Learning Disability
- Dr Joshua Sule Mamman – Accounting Education
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Dr Morakinyo Wasiu Kareem – Renewable Energy/Fluid Engineering
- Dr Mutiu Akinpelu – Structural & Materials Engineering
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
- Dr Jumoke Falilat Ajao – Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence
- Dr Abdulsalam Olaniyi Sulaiman – Data Mining & AI
- Dr Akinbowale Nathaniel Babatunde – AI & Information Security
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
- Dr Nurudeen Bello Ahmed – General Management
- Dr Ismaila Yusuf – HR Management & Entrepreneurship
- Dr Lukman Adebayo-Oke Abdulrauf – Corporate & Development Finance
- Dr Ahmed Oluwatobi Adekunle – Energy & International Finance
- Dr Musa Ilias Biala – Environmental & Behavioural Economics
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
- Dr Damilola Temitope Ogundele – Analytical/Environmental Chemistry
- Dr Wahab Adesina Osunniran – Inorganic/Bio-inorganic Chemistry
- Dr Gabriel Babatunde Egbeyale – Numerical Analysis
- Dr Risqot Ibrahim-Garba – Algebra & Semigroup Applications
The promotions cut across seven faculties, reflecting academic growth across disciplines
Strong representation in Engineering, Sciences, and Arts
Increasing emphasis on Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Studies