The Governing Council of Kwara State University, Malete, has approved the promotion of 45 academic staff to professorial ranks.
The decision was ratified at the institution’s 78th regular council meeting held on April 1, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Acting Director of University Relations, Saeedat Aliyu.
The statement disclosed that 20 staff members were elevated to full professorship, while 25 others attained the rank of associate professor across various faculties.
Among those promoted to full professor is Henry Olawale Sawyerr of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, a specialist in Environmental Health Toxicology and Risk Management. The Faculty of Agriculture also produced three professors, including Olayinka Jelil Yusuf, Kayode Ayantoye, and Isaac Ade Afe.
In the Faculty of Arts, four academics were elevated, including Tajudeen Yusuf, Saeedat Bolajoko Aliyu, Reuben Kehinde Akano, and Ayoola Oladunke Aransi, with specialisations ranging from Arabic Linguistics to African Literature and Gender Studies.
The Faculty of Engineering and Technology recorded six new professors, among them Sikiru Ottan Abdulrahman, Kabiru Mustapha, and Samson Odeyemi, covering fields such as materials engineering, renewable energy, and structural systems.
Other faculties, including Management and Social Sciences as well as Pure and Applied Sciences, also produced new professors in areas like environmental economics, entrepreneurial marketing, microbiology, and geochemistry.
The council further approved the promotion of 25 academics to associate professor, spanning disciplines such as artificial intelligence, finance, theology, education, and engineering.
The university described the promotions as part of its commitment to academic excellence, research development, and strengthening its teaching capacity across faculties.
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