As an Addition, to an earlier reported news of a New VC of the Premier University of Ibadan, i believe it's pertinent to give a little information (profile) about the new man at helm of affair in UI. Who is Prof Abel Idowu Olayinka?

Prof. Idowu Olayinka was born on 16 February, 1958. He attended Saint Bartholomew’s Primary School, Odo-Ijesa, from 1964 to 1969 and was appointed the Senior Prefect in his final year. He was admitted to Ilesa Grammar School, Ilesa, in 1970 and completed his secondary school in 1975, finishing in Division One.

Abel Idowu Olayinka read Geology at the University of Ibadan (1977 - 1981), obtaining a BSc (Geology) with Second Class Honours (Upper Division). He read Geophysics at Imperial College, University of London and obtained an MSc and the Diploma of Imperial College, in 1984. He attended the University of Birmingham (1985-87), for his PhD with sponsorship from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of United Kingdom Universities.

He had post-doctoral training as a German Academic Exchange Scholar at the Technical University Braunschweig (1996) and as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Technical University Berlin (1997-1999).He joined the University of Ibadan in 1988, as Lecturer Grade II, and was elevated to the rank of Professor in 1999. He has supervised five PhD theses and 76 MSc projects.

He has authored/co-authored 41 journal articles, one book and co-edited/written 11 chapters in books. He has presented nearly 100 Conference papers. He is a member of many learned societies. As Dean Postgraduate School and Head Geology Department, at the University of Ibadan, he was involved in encouraging scholarship and scholarly publications, mentoring of emerging scholars and capacity building including skills for writing competitive grant proposals. He has an impressive record of fund mobilisation and management. He has received travel grants from and served as Consultant to many organisations. Prof Olayinka is a former Deputy vice chancellor Academics of University of Ibadan.

Before this, he had also contested for the Post of the vice chancellor of Osun state University. (Indeed, the patient dog, eats the fattest bone).

Incidentally, the immediate VC Isaac Adewole who also is an ijesha man like Olayinka was his senior back then in School (Ilesha Grammar School). So, it's more like an Old student handing over to his junior. Lolz

Congrats Prof from Micronut.

http://idowuolayinka.org/

http://sssn2015.lmu.edu.ng/speaker-lineup/cody-vara/

Congratulation to him

MUST YOU STUDY IN THE UK/US BEFORE ATTAINING ANY JUICY POST IN NIGERIA.

CONGRATULATION TO YOU SIR.
IGBA YIN ATUWA LARA OOOO

Congrats to you sir

Nice CV

Seun, lalasticlala and ishlove FTC

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Professor

Now UI Geology will soar higher! I am proud to be a Geologist! Prof., you deserve this lofty position.