Gabriel Babatunde Ogunmola

Gabriel Babatunde Ogunmola
Born	Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupations	educator chemist researcher

Gabriel Babatunde Ogunmola is a Nigerian Professor of Chemistry and Chancellor of Lead City University, Ibadan. ^{[1] [2]}

Education and career

Professor Ogunmola obtained a bachelor's and doctorate in chemistry from the University of Ibadan in 1965 and 1968 respectively. ^[3] In July 1968, he joined the department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, as a postdoctoral research fellow, and in 1969, he left the UI to join the University of Pennsylvania as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biophysics and Medical Physics. ^[4] In 1970, he returned to the University of Ibadan as an academic staff member in the department of chemistry, where he became a full professor in 1980 and in 1983, he was appointed Dean, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, the then Ogun State University. ^[5] In 1981, he was elected as a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, and in January 2003, he was elected president of the Nigerian Academy of Science to succeed Professor Alexander Animalu. ^[6] In 2005, he retired from the University of Ibadan, and in 2004, prior to his retirement, he was appointed as a member of the Honorary Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology to the President of Nigeria. ^[7]

Personal Life

Professor Ogunmola is the father of Nike Adeyemi, a Nigerian pastor, author, and humanitarian. She is a co-pastor at Daystar Christian Centre, founder of the Real Woman Foundation, and married to Sam Adeyemi. ^{[8] [9]}

References

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5. "Chairman". igclmibadan.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
6. "Members of Council". Nigerian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
7. "Factors Responsible for Our Educational Disaster, By Prof Ogunmola". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
8. "Sam Adeyemi – Tribune Online" . Retrieved 2025-10-12.
9. allure1 (2019-09-30). "Pastor Nike Adeyemi celebrates her father as he turns 80". Vanguard Allure. Retrieved 2025-10-12.