Prof. (Mrs.) Adenike Oyinlola OSOFISAN (FNIM, FNCS)

Prof. (Mrs.) Adenike Oyinlola OSOFISAN (FNIM, FNCS)

Adenike Oyinlola OSOFISAN was born on 11th March 1950 in Osogbo , to the late Chief Honourable Josiah Orisabinu Adedipe,the Elemo of Akure and Mayegun of Osogbo and late Chief (Mrs.) Felicia Fehintola Adedipe (nee Ogundare), the Akuwajo of St. Paul Anglican Church Emure Ekiti.

She attended All Saints Primary School Osogbo and St Stephen’s Primary School Akure; Fiwasaiye Girls’ Grammar School in Akure (1962-67) where she finished in First Division. Prof Osofisan was a pioneer student of the department of Computer Science of University of Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), and graduated with a 2nd Class Upper Division Honours Degree in Computer Science/Economics. She also has a Master’s degree in Computer Science in 1979 from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and PhD Computer Science in OAU to become the first Nigerian woman to hold a PhD degree in Computer Science. She also has an MBA (Finance & Accounts) of University of Ibadan in 1993, where she graduated with unprecedented nine distinctions. She joined the services of The Polytechnic Ibadan in 1979 and rose to the post of Senior Principal Lecturer and Dean of Faculty of Science before joining the services of the University of Ibadan in 1997 as Senior Lecturer and rose to the position of Professor in 2006 as the first female professor of Computer Science in Africa.

She was president of Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria 2005-2009 as first female to head the Council, Former Member of Nigeria Institute of Management Council, Member Board of Trustees of Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), former Member of Council of Nigeria Mathematical Centre and its Academic Board and member of SAP African Academic Board just to mention a few. She was Foundation Director of University of Ibadan School of Business (UISB), August 1st 2012- July 31st 2018. She was immediate past Provost, College of Fellows Nigeria Computer Society also as the first Female Provost of the College, 2017 to 2021.

Prof. Osofisan has been the recipient of many national and international prizes, scholarships and fellowship awards to United Kingdom, USA, Australia, India, Ghana and South Africa. She is a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) chartered; Fellow Nigeria Computer Society (NCS); Life Member, Nigerian Economic Society, Member, Computer Society of IEEE; and Member Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). She has received numerous awards for the development of Information Technology and Computer Science Education in Africa. She was inducted into Nigerian Women Hall of Fame on June 10, 2019

Professor Osofisan has attended many conferences, seminars both at national and international level presenting papers of her various research works. She has over 90 publications authored in national and international journals and conference proceedings. She had successfully supervised 20 PhD Theses, over 100 M.Sc. Theses and dissertations and numerous final year projects.

Prof. Adenike Osofisan is a devout Christian, serving the Christian Community in various positions. Prof. Osofisan is married to a literary giant, Emeritus Prof. Femi Osofisan of the Department of Theatres Arts, University of Ibadan and former General Manager, National Theatre Iganmu Lagos. The marriage is blessed with children and grandchildren.