Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Contact: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Mountain Top University
Km 12, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Prayer City
Ogun State, Nigeria

Tel: 080159894147, 08038673767
Email: ojakinyomi@mtu.edu.ng.

Biography:

Professor Oladele John AKINYOMI was born in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. He attended Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria where he obtained a B.Sc. (2nd Class Upper) degree in Accounting in 2004. He also obtained a PGD degree in Education from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria in 2010 and an M.Sc. degree in Accounting from Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria in 2007; a PhD degree in Accounting from Babcock University, Illishan, Ogun State, Nigeria in 2014 respectively. Professor Akinyomi is an alumnus of Train IQA which is part of the Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies, jointly coordinated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK). Professor Akinyomi’s research interests lie in the areas of Management Accounting and Financial Management. He is a member of many Professional Organizations including: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN), West Africa Quality Assurance Network (WAAQAN), etc. He is a Fellow of ICAN, and also a Fellow of the International Association of Research Scholars and Administrators (IARSA).

Akinyomi has served as a Reviewer to several University-based National and International Academic Journals including: Journal of Humanities, Social and Creative Arts, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria; Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, University of Limpopo, South Africa; Journal of Global Business and Technology, University of Limpopo, South Africa; South African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research, amongst others. He is currently the Chief Editor, Mountain Top University Journal of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences. He has attended over fifty (50) Academic Conferences, Seminars and Workshops (with paper presentations in many of them). He has to his credit, over eighty (80) academic publications with about 650 Google Scholar citations. He has been teaching at the University level for about fifteen years with his teaching courses spanning Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Laboratory & Accounting Application Software, Corporate Governance & Accounting Ethics, Strategic Financial Management, Corporate Finance and Research Methods. Professor Akinyomi has held and still holds many administrative positions. He was HOD, Department of Accounting and Finance between March 2016 and October 2019. He served as the Chairman, University Security Committee since April 2016 till Date; Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee from August 2016 to June 2021; Director, Quality Assurance Directorate from June 2021 till date; Member, Business Committee of Senate from October 2016 till Date; Member, University Ceremonies and Honours Committee from December 2016 till October 2020; Member, University Admissions Screening Committee from August 2017 till Date; Member, Academic Development Committee from April 2017 till Date; Member, MTU Board of Postgraduate School from February 2020 till Date among others.

Professor Akinyomi won the Best Head of Departments award for 2015/2016 academic session of Mountain Top University. Currently, he serves as a member of MTU Management Team, member of MTU Senate, and Dean of the College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences at the Mountain Top University until is appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor in December, 2021. He is happily married with children.