Education / Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Completed | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. | B.A. | 08/1988 | History |
| University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. | M.A. | 02/1991 | History |
| University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. | Ph.D. | 09/1997 | History |
Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours
- Vice President, International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography (ICHTH), a Commission of the International Congress for Historical Sciences (2022 – 2026).
- Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Letters (FNAL). Fellowship conferred at the 25th Annual Convocation of the Nigerian Academy of Letters held at the University of Lagos in August 2023.
- Dean, Faculty of Arts, August 2019 to July 2023 (Two terms).
- 2013 Gerti Hesseling Prize (awarded by AEGIS- Africa Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies) for the Best Contribution to a European African Studies Journal by an African Scholar. [Winning Essay: “A Church in a Cinema Hall? Pentecostal Appropriation of Public Space in Nigeria”, Journal of Religion in Africa, 42:2 (2012), 1-27].
- Member, Editorial and Advisory Board, African Historical Review (Published by Routledge and the University of South Africa), Journal of Religion in Africa (Published by Brill Publishers, Leiden), Religion and Society: Advances in Research (Published by Berghahn Books, London and New York), Religion and Development (Published by Faculty of Theology, Humboldt University, Berlin), Anthem Studies (Book Series) in Religion, Space and Design (Published by Anthem Publishers, London, New York).
- Expert Reviewer for African Studies Review (USA), Africa Today (USA), Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (UK), Journal of Religion in Africa (Netherlands), Critical Research on Religion (USA), Religions (USA), Journal of History and Diplomatic Studies (Nigeria), and Lagos Historical Review (Nigeria), African Historical Review (South Africa), Unilag Journal of Humanities (Nigeria), Lagos Notes and Records (Nigeria).
- Executive Editor, Lagos Historical Review (2008-2016) available at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/lhr ; Editor-in-Chief, Lagos Notes and Records (2019-2023) available at https://lnr.unilag.edu.ng/
- Recent Keynotes: (1) “Women and Nation-Building in Post-Colonial Africa”, Keynote Lecture delivered at an International Conference on Women and the History of State Building in Africa, held at the University of Vienna, Austria, 6-7 June, 2024. (2) “Where is History Going in Africa?” Keynote Address delivered at the 23rd International Congress of Historical Sciences, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland, August 21, 2022.
- Post-Doctoral Fellowships: Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship, University of Cambridge, UK, 2009/2010; Five College African Scholars Fellowship, University of Massachusetts/Amherst College, USA, 2006; Cadbury Fellowship, Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham, UK, 2004.
- National Service: Member, Scientific Committee set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2013 to prepare the “Country Report” on 100 Years of the Nigerian Woman to mark the Centenary Anniversary of the Nigeria in 2014; Member, Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue set up by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, 2013/2014, Nigeria.
