List of Department Staff
Christian Studies Unit
The Christian Studies unit is as old as the department. The undergraduate Christian Studies programme started in the 2009/2010 session with only four (4) students and three members of academic staff namely: Dr (Mrs) Lydia B. Akande as permanent staff while Professors R. A. Akanmidu and Professor R. W. Omotoye were Adjunct Professors from the University of Ilorin. The academic staff strength has since increased through the engagement of the services of more personnel on full-time, sabbatical, adjunct or contract appointments. Thus, the lecturers in the Christian Studies programme are presently ten (10) in number with relevant qualifications across all cadres. The Staff list is as shown below:
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History Unit
The Kwara State University, established in 2009, recognizes itself as a centre for community development and entrepreneurship and therefore strives to make its impact felt in the community. As part of this vision, the B. A. History programme was approved for commencement in 2009 to train and produce students with national and community focus as well as strong engagement in archival and field research. However, the programme did not commence until 2012 with forty-three (43) students as its pioneers. The programme now has a total of Seven Hundred and Eighteen (718) students. Hitherto, History co-existed with Heritage Studies as a department from the inception of the programmes in the University until its merger with the Department of Religions in 2017. Subsequently, both History and Heritage Studies exist, till now, as separate units in the Department of Religions, History and Heritage Studies.
The History programme took off with two permanent staff, Dr. Abdul Salau and Mr. Ismail Otukoko, two adjunct staff, namely Prof. S. A. Ajayi and Prof J. O. Aleru, and two other visiting scholars namely, Dr. Usman Aribidesi and Dr. M. B. Salau, both from the USA. The academic staff strength has steadily increased by the engagement of the services of more personnel on full-time, sabbatical, adjunct or contract appointments. Presently, the History programme has eight (8) academic staff with relevant qualifications across all cadres. The academic staff list is as shown below:
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Archaeology Unit
At the inception of the programme, Archaeology co-existed with History as a department until a merger of the programmes with the Department of Religions in 2017 thereby giving the department its present identity as the Department of Religions, History and Heritage Studies. That notwithstanding, the Archaeology programme reclined on History for the graduation of students in the programme. There are presently five (5) academic staff for Archaeology and Heritage Studies as indicated below:
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Islamic Studies Unit
The Islamic Studies unit is as old as the department. The undergraduate Islamic Studies programme started in the 2009/2010 session with its first set of students who were eight in number, and with three members of academic staff namely: Professor Sulaiman Jamiu who was then on sabbatical leave from Bayero University, Kano as pioneer Head of Department but later joined the Department as permanent staff, Dr. AbduLateef Oladimeji, an Adjunct Lecturer from Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, and Mal. Sulaiman Adua. However, more personnel later came on board through full-time, sabbatical, adjunct or contract appointments. Presently, there is a total of ten (10) academic staff on the programme across all cadres. The academic staff list is as shown below:
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