OAUSTECH Appoints Four New Professors, Nine Readers to Drive Academic Excellence

The Governing Council of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, has approved the elevation of four academics to the rank of Professor and nine to Reader, strengthening the institution’s push for academic excellence.

The decision was taken at the Council’s 61st Regular Meeting held on 16th June 2026.

Newly Appointed Professors

Prof. Abdulkabir Oladele Oladimeji – Organic Chemistry
Prof. Johnson Adedayo Ogunjobi – Biodiversity Conservation & Environmental Resources Management
Prof. Daniel Adekeye – Philosophy
Prof. Hassan Ayedun – Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology

Newly Appointed Readers

Dr. Peter O. Osarumwense – Organic & Medical Chemistry
Dr. Isaiah A. Adeyemo – Environmental Microbiology
Dr. Felix A. Ikuesan – Environmental Microbiology
Dr. Moses Ayokunle Akanbi – Demography & Social Statistics
Dr. Oluwatoyin Kehinde Ogunbamike – Solid Dynamics
Dr. Kayode Ogunsusi – Biodiversity Conservation & Environmental Resources
Dr. Thomas Ayodele Fatoba – Animal Production
Dr. Rotimi Michael Olojugba – Crops, Soil & Pest Management
Dr. Emmanuel Omowumi Olusola – Mechanical Engineering

Congratulating the appointees, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa, FSSAN, FNAHS, FNMetS, FRMetS, said the promotions were not handed “on a platter of gold” but earned through “years of toil, sacrifice, focus, diligence and commitment.”

Prof. Ologunorisa expressed optimism that the new academic ranks would spur the scholars to add “further value to their fields, the University, their students, the nation and humanity.”

The Directorate of Information, Protocol and Public Relations, OAUSTECH, joined colleagues, associates and well-wishers in congratulating the new professors and readers, wishing them long life, prosperity, good health and more profound attainments.

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