Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwole

Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwole
Born	(1973-01-04) January 4, 1973 (age 52) Lagos, Nigeria
Citizenship	Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Ibadan, Ibadan Katholieke University Radboud University University of Padova
Occupations	Academic engineer
Office	Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University
Predecessor	Professor Timothy Adebayo

Professor Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwole is a Nigerian Professor of African Philosophy and Ethics in the Department of Philosophy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria and currently serving as the first female Vice-chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and education

Ebunoluwa studied Philosophy and holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Arts (M.A.), and Bachelor degree of art (B.A) all from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. She received her Master of Science in Bioethics from an Italy consortium of Universities during 2011/2012 academic session which includes Katholieke University, Belgium, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands and University of Padova. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

Career

Ebunoluwa has previously served as a lecturer and as an administrator at Olabisi Onabanjo University in various capacities prior to her recent appointment at Ajayi Crowther University as the first female Vice-chancellor on Tuesday 8th July 2025. She previously held various leadership positions at Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, including Head of the Department of Philosophy, Dean of faculty, Director of General and Entrepreneurial Studies, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration). ^{[1] [2] [5]}

Membership

She is a member of many professional bodies, which include such as: ^[6]

• Philosophers Association of Nigeria Association (PAN)
• Bioethics Society of Nigeria
• New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society
• Faculty Member, West African Bioethics Program
• Editor of BEonline Journal of the West African Bioethics Training Program
• Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Health and Research Ethics Committee

Publications

Her publications includes

• Ethical Case Deliberations involving the End of Life Decision” (2012) ^[7]
• The Yoruba Concepts of “Ori” and Human Destiny: A Fatalistic Interpretation ^[8]
• Personhood and abortion: an African perspective ^[9]
• Sexual harassment on campus: a study in a Nigeria University ^[10]
• The dialects of Ire and Ibi: An African understanding of the philosophical problem of evil ^[11]
• Globalisation as universalization: rethinking the philosophy of globalisation in Africa ^[12]
• Punishment as a form of Legal Order in an African Society ^[13]
• The question of development in Africa ^[14]
• Morality in Yoruba Culture: An Ethics of Virtue ^[15]
• Sprach und die Authentizität der afrikanischen Philosophie ^[16]
• The Concept of Truth in an African Language: An Exercise in Conceptual Decolonization ^[17]

References

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2. Ibadan, Yinka Adeniran (2025-07-08). "Ajayi Crowther University gets first female vice-chancellor". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
3. Azeez, Kareem (2025-07-08). "Ajayi Crowther varsity appoints first female vice-chancellor". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
4. Bolawa, Pelumi (2025-07-07). "Ebunoluwa Oduwole is first female VC of Ajayi Crowther University". TheCable. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
5. Adebayo, Remi (2025-07-08). "Ajayi Crowther Varsity Names Prof Ebunoluwa Oduwole As First Female VC" . Retrieved 2025-07-09.
6. Writer, Staff (2025-07-04). "Meet Prof. Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwole, First Female VC of Ajayi Crowther University". Tech | Business | Economy. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
7. Ebunoluwa, Oduwole (2012-06-11). "Ethical case deliberation involving the end of life decision". Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics. 3 (1): 23–29. ISSN   2078-1458.
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