Nationality: Nigerian
Qualification
Awards
Qualification
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- B.A. (History) (First Class Honours, Ife, 1981)
- M.A. (History) (Ife, 1984)
- Ph.D. (International Relations, London, 1988)
Awards
Other Awards and Distinctions
1.The British Council Travel Grant to Conduct Research in Britain, 1998
2.The Academic Council of the United Nations System Award to Participate in the Tenth ACUNS Annual Meeting on Regionalism, Sub-regionalism and the United Nations System, in San Jose, Costa Rica, 25-27 June 1997
3.The International Peace Research Association (IPRA) Scholarship to attend the ICON Sessions of the 1994 IPRA Conference, Malta, 31 October – 4 November, 1994
4.Fellow, Advanced Seminar on the U.S. Foreign Policy Process, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland, USA, 1992
5.Mountbatten Memorial Award for Commonwealth Students, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, 1988
6.University of London Central Research Fund Grant for Research in Canada, 1987
7.Suntory-Toyota Studentship, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, 1985 – 88.
8.U.K. Committee of Vice-Chancellors’ Overseas Research Students’ Award, 1985 – 88
9.Federal Government of Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship Award, 1982 – 84
10.University of Ife Alumni Association Prize for the Most Outstanding Student of the Year in the Humanities, 1981
11.Faculty of Arts Prize, University of Ife, for the Best Overall Result in the final B.A. Degree Examinations, 1981
12.Nigerian National (Undergraduate) Merit Award, 1978/79 – 81.
Work Experience in Obafemi Awolowo University
1.Professor of History, 1st October 1999 to date
2.Reader in History, 1st October 1997 – 30th September1999
3.Senior Lecturer,1st October 1992 – 30th September 1997
4.Lecturer I, 1st October 1988 – 30th September 1992
5.Lecturer II, 1st August 1988 – 30th September 1988
6.Assistant Lecturer, July 1984 – 31st July 1988
7.Graduate Assistant, 2nd August 1982 – July 1984
Work Experience in Other Universities/Higher Institutions
1.Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, England, 2001 – 02
2.Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advanced Social Science, Port Harcourt, 1994
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
•Fellow, Historical Society of Nigeria
•Member, American Studies Association of Nigeria
•Member, Nigerian Society of International Affairs
•Member, Association for Commonwealth Studies