Bashiru Ademola Raji

Bashiru Ademola Raji, FAAS is a Nigerian professor of soil science, Pedologist, geologist, environmental impact assessment expert and the former Vice chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo.[1]

Bashiru Ademola Raji

FAAS, FSSSN
Born
Offa, Kwara, Nigeria
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
Occupation
TermDecember 2012–present
PredecessorBukoye Oloyede

He was the second substantive Vice chancellor of the University. His research interest is in the area of soil survey, Land-use planning, environmental impact assessment of natural resource utilization and Pedology, the study of soils in their natural environment. It deals with Pedogenesis, the science and study of the processes that lead to the formation of soil and first explored by the Russian geologist Vasily Dokuchaev.[2]

He is the president of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria.[3]

Background

Raji was born in Offa, a city and Local Government Area located in Kwara State, North-Central Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Geology before he received a Doctorate in soil science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He later obtained a postgraduate diploma in soil survey from the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Science (ITC) in Enschede, Netherlands.[4] He began his academic career at Ahmadu Bello University where he became a professor of soil science and served as Dean of student affairs. He served as Assistant Dean of Postgraduate School, Faculty of Agriculture from 2003 - 2005 before he was appointedt as Dean of student affairs. Prior to this, he was Head of the department of soil science, faculty of agriculture, and the director of academic planning and monitoring unit of the university from 2006 to 2008. In 2003, he became a member of Ahmadu Bello University Senate representative of the Governing Board of National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Services and served in that capacity for two years.[5] He was formerly a visiting professor at the University of Ilorin where he coordinated the department of forest resources management for two years (2013 - 2013).[6] In December 2012, he was appointed as the second substantive Vice chancellor of Fountain University. He succeeded Professor Bukoye Oloyede, the pioneer Vice chancellor of the University.[7]

Honours and recognition

Raji is a fellow of the African Scientific Institute and fellow of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria. He is the secretary of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria.[8][9]

See also
  • List of Vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities

References
  1. "Fountain is the best Islamic based varsity VC". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "ICT - Fountain University Students to Study in Malaysia". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "PROF. BASHIRU ADEMOLA RAJ – Nigeria Institute of Soil Science". Nigeria Institute of Soil Science. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "PROFESSOR RAJI BASHIRU ADEMOLA: HOME PAGE". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. "Professor Bashir Ademola". fountainuniversity.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. "Raji Bashiru Ademola". University of Ilorin. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "O.D.U celebrate Akanji, Raji's appointment". theheraldnews.info. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  8. "African Scientific Institute (ASI) » Current ASI Fellows". asi-org.net. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. "Soil Science Society of Nigeria-executive members". soilsnigeria.net. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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