The University of Ibadan (UI) has promoted the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, and 22 other academics to the rank of professor.

Also elevated is Dr Samuel O. Orekoya of the Department of Economics, whose promotion takes effect from 2024.

The promotions were approved at a meeting of the university’s Appointments and Promotions Committee for Academic Staff held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Oyebanji, who was a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Management before her elevation, is now a professor in the same department.

The promotion is part of the university’s approval of the elevation of 46 academic staff members, comprising 23 promoted from Reader to Professor and another 23 elevated from Senior Lecturer to Reader.

The effective dates of the promotions range from 2017 to 2025.

Other academics promoted to professors include Dr I. A. Salami of the Department of Early Childhood and Educational Foundations, with effect from 2022, and Dr Kemi Ogunsola of Data and Information Science, among others.