Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan (FCAIB), has promoted 57 members of its staff, following the approval of the 2025 promotion exercise by the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN).
As stated in a release, on Tuesday, by the Head, Public Relations Unit of the institution, Oyekemi Wilson, the approval was contained in a letter dated October 24, 2025, and signed by the Acting Director of Administration, Mrs. Khalimat Balogun, on behalf of the Executive Secretary.
The letter of approval conveyed the Council’s consent for the implementation of the promotion results earlier forwarded by the College.
Leading the list of the promoted staff is Dr Titus Ilori, who rose from the rank of Principal Lecturer to Chief Lecturer, the pinnacle of the academic cadre in Colleges of Agriculture in Nigeria, and an equivalent of a professor in the university system.
After 23 years of cognate experience in the College, Dr. Ilori, who was employed as an Assistant Lecturer in August 2002, specialises in Mechanical Engineering, Crop Processing and Storage (Computer Modelling) field.
His elevation emphasises years of dedicated service, research excellence, laudable creativity and mentorship within FCAIB.
Among the newly-promoted staff is also Dr (Mrs.) Adenike Komolafe, who advanced from Senior Lecturer to Principal Lecturer.
Dr Komolafe, who bagged a Ph.D in November 2017, joined the service of the College in 2008 as an Assistant Lecturer. She has 17 years cognate experience as a soil fertility professional (Microbiology Option).
Her promotion reflects her outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and students’ development.
A total of 53 senior staff were elevated across various professional categories/cadres, including lecturers, instructors, agricultural technologists, laboratory technologists, animal health and husbandry technologists, technical officers, administrative officers, executive officers, store officers, library officers, graphics arts officers and catering officers.
In addition, four junior staff of the College were promoted in the 2025 promotion exercise.
The Provost of FCAIB Professor Jonathan Atungwu, on behalf of the College Management, celebrated and congratulated all the promoted staff.
He commended them for their commitment and honourable service while urging them to continue to uphold the standards of excellence with strong moral principles, for which the College is known.
He encouraged the newly-promoted staff to be more professional than ever, dedicated to service and productivity, in achieving the FCAIB vision of excellence in agricultural education and training.
