Prof. Mukaila Ayanda Aremu

Prof. Mukaila Ayanda Aremu is a distinguished Professor of Marketing at University of Ilorin since 2018.  Heis a distinguished academic, administrator, passionate leader, former Head of Department of Marketing, University of Ilorin and immediate past Provost, Kwara State College of Education, Oro. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 1998, Master’s, Ph.D. Business Administration, and Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science with Distinction from the same University in 2003, 2010 and 2011 respectively.  He also had Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) / National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna in 2015.

He served the University in several capacities as: Chairman, GNS 111 University Monitoring Committee (2014 – 2018); Deputy Director (Commercial), Laboratory to Product Centre (2016 –  2017); Deputy Director (Business), Unilorin Consultancy Services Centre (2017 – 2019) and University Examination Commissioners in the following Faculties: Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences – Harmattan Semester 2014/2015 session, Faculty of Agriculture – Rain Semester 2018/2019 session and Faculty of Education – Rain Semester 2014/2015 & 2019/2020 session.

He was the Chairman, Unilorin Petrol Station Management Board, the position he occupied since November, 2019, before his appointment as the Substantive Provost, Kwara State College of Education Oro by His Excellency, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq CON, the Executive Governor of Kwara State on 15^th June, 2021 and completed his tenure on 14^th June 2026. Prof. Aremu had over seventy (70) academic publications published in reputable Local, National and International Journals. He had presented well research papers at National and International Conferences to his credit. He is an editorial board member of many outstanding Journals. His areas of interest in research include Marketing, Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Education.

He is an active member of prominent professional and academic associations. These include: Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria; etc. He is a fellow of the following academic and professional bodies: Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria (FSM); Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management (CIPDM); and Institute of Policy Management and Leadership Development (IPMLD) and Association of Business Educators of Nigeria (FABEN). He delivered University of Ilorin 299^th Inaugural lecture titled “Marketing: Small word, Big Consequences” titled: “Marketing: Small Word, Big Consequences” on Thursday 26^th March 2026.