Nigerian professors, Olutayo Adesina and Abubakar Sani, were awarded £1.7 million in research grants by the British Academy in the UK to undertake research projects on Nigeria’s historical and cultural domain.
Adesina and Sani, along with eight other professors from across the world, were announced as recipients of the British Academy Global Professorships Award, which aims to foster collaboration between leading international researchers and UK-based institutions.
Who is Olutayo Adesina?
Olutayo Charles Adesina is a Professor of History in the Department of History at the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria, and the president of the Society of Nigerian Archivists (SNA).
Adesina started his academic career as a Teaching Assistant at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in 1989, and has since accumulated over 35 years of research and teaching experience.
He earned his PhD from the Department of History, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and has served as the Centre for General Studies Director at UI.
Throughout his academic career, he has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books and over sixty articles. His research interests are in the fields of West African economic history, with a focus on Nigeria.
