The Governing Council has appointed Professor (Mrs) Adenike Temidayo Oladiji as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA).
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, has appointed Professor (Mrs) Adenike Temidayo Oladiji of the University of Ilorin’s Department of Biochemistry as the University’s Eighth substantive Vice Chancellor. The appointment was ratified by the Council at its Special Meeting on Thursday, May 12, 2022, presided over by the Pro-Chancellor, Chairman of Council, Ambassador (Dr.) Godknows Igali.
At the start of the process, the Council shortlisted 20 candidates for interviews out of the 27 male and two female candidates who applied for the position. There were 19 candidates interviewed, with one of the shortlisted candidates failing to appear. Following the interview, the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board recommended three candidates for appointment in accordance with the process’s current regulations. Because the scores of the three recommended candidates were so close (a difference of 0.1 percent), Council decided to put it to a vote, and Professor Oladiji won.
As a result, her appointment. The appointment of Vice-Chancellors of Universities is currently vested in the Governing Council of Universities, which has the authority to choose from any of the three best candidates submitted to it on the advice of an internal selection committee.
Professor Oladiji’s appointment, which takes effect on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, is for a single term of five years, according to a letter of appointment personally signed by Ambassador (Dr.) Igali.
Oladiji was born on 27th April, 1968. She attended Christ Anglican School, Ijomu-Oro, Iludun Oro Nursery and Primary School between 1972 and 1977 and St. Claire’s Anglican Grammar School, Offa from 1977 to 1982, all in Kwara State, for her secondary education. She holds a B.Sc Biochemistry, Second Class Upper Division Degree from the University of Ilorin, 1988, MSc. Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, 1991 and Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Ilorin, 1997. She joined the services of the University of Ilorin in July 1992 as Assistant Lecturer and was appointed a Professor in September 2011.
She has over 29 years of continuous service in the university system. She has held various positions and served on almost all University Committees as Chairman and Member. She has also served in various capacities including Head of Department; Sub Dean of Faculty; Deputy Director, Center for International Education; Director, Center for Research and Development and In-House Training; Director, Central Research Laboratory; Dean, School Of Basic Medical Sciences (Kwara State University); Dean, School of Life Sciences and Member, Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa and Crown Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Ilorin.
A prolific reseacher with over 100 publications, Professor Oladiji has won many distinctions and awards which include University’s Merit Award, Certificate of Merit and scholarships among others. She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science and Fellow, Nigerian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She has served as Member of various Scienctific Committees at the National Universities Commission, NUC, Tertiary Education Fund, TetFund and has been an external examiner in over 20 Universities in Nigeria and outside the country. She is a Member of Professional Bodies such as the West Africa Research and Innovation Management (WARIMA), American Society of Nutrition, Organization for Women in Science for Developing World (OSWD), Science Association of Nigeria and Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology.
She is happily married and blessed with children.
Professor Oladiji succeeds Professor Joseph Fuwape, whose term ends on Monday, 23rd May, 2022.
SIGNED
Mr. Richard Arifalo
Registrar and Secretary to Council
