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KWASU promotes 17 lecturers to professorial cadre

The university promoted six lecturers to full professor and 11 others to associate professor positions.

• May 7, 2024
Kwara State University (KWASU)
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The Governing Council of Kwara State University at Malete has approved the promotion of six staff members to full professor and 11 others to associate professor.

The KWASU Acting Director of University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, in a statement on Monday listed the new professors to include Prof. Adebayo Olowoake who is with specialisation in Soil Fertility.

Others are Prof. Lawrence Ademiluyi — Entrepreneurship, Office Technology and Management; Prof. Adeoye Afolabi —- Corporate & Public Finance; and Prof. Isiaka Aliagan —- Journalism and Media Studies.

The rest are Prof. Sikiru Ahmed —- Physical and Computational Chemistry, and Prof. Aliru Mustapha —- Analytical, Environmental and Industrial Chemistry.

Aliyu listed the new associate professors to include: Dr. Aliyu Ahmed —- Arabic Language; Dr. Abdulrasaq Mustapha —- Management Accounting, Accounting Theory and Taxation; and Dr. Abdulrahman Mustapha, Enterprise Creation, Incubation and Development.

Others are Dr. Abdulwaheed Musa —-Engineering Wireless Communication, Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy; Dr. Sefiu Bello —- Materials Characterisation and Development; and Dr. Abdulrafiu Isiaka —- Information System and Pattern Recognition.

The other associate professors are: Dr. Kafayat Olatinwo —- International Space Law; Dr. Oyeshola Animashaun —- Tax Law, Business Regulations and Corporate Law; and Dr. Adediran Olushola —- Pure Mathematics.

Also, Dr. Sunday Ojo —- Parasitology; and Dr. Abdullahi Taiwo Ajao —-Environmental Microbiology.

(NAN)

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