Southwestern University has appointed Jide Oluwajuyitan, a professor of political science and Director of its Business School.

Announcing the appointment, the vice-chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Oludimu, said Oluwajuyitan would enrich the institution with his wealth of experience acquired in the last 40 years.
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Oluwajuyitan was a Daily Times scholar at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he obtained his first degree in Political Science, as well as a Federal Government scholar at the University of Lagos where he earned a Master of Science (MSc) in

Mass Communication and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Comparative Politics.

He was a regular contributor to the Daily Times, Sunday Times, and a columnist for the Lagos Life, Lagos Weekend, and Times International.

At The Guardian, he was a columnist, member of the Editorial Board, and the brain behind the now rested Guardian Opinion Polls.
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