SAMUEL OGUNNIYI EMERGES AAUA LIBRARIAN
A new University Librarian has been appointed for Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.
He is Dr. Samuel Oke Ogunniyi.
The new University Librarian, who hails from Ute, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, is expected to assume office on Monday, November 2, 2026.
He holds a Diploma in Librarianship, and Bachelor, Master, and PhD Degrees in Library and Information Science from the University of Ibadan.
Dr. Ogunniyi joined the library of Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo as Librarian 1 in the year 2007 and rose through the ranks to his present status of Associate Professor in October 2025.
A multiple award winner, the new AAUA Librarian has distinguished himself many times over. He won the Best Documentation Staff 1991 and 1992, Gustav Hofmann Study Grant, Netherlands in 1993, and the Prof. M. I. Ajibero Award for the Best Ph.D Thesis in Nigerian Library Schools in 2015 /2016.
A consummate academic and researcher, Dr. Ogunniyi has dozens of publications in peer reviewed journals nationally and globally. He is also a sought-after speaker and lecturer at seminars and conferences across the world.
He belongs to a number of professional bodies including the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria, and the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria.
Dr. Ogunniyi, whose five year tenure begins on Monday, November 2, 2026, takes over from Dr. Yemisi Olorunfemi.
Meanwhile, the appointment of Dr. Ogunniyi has been hailed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tomola Obamuyi as a round peg in a round hole.
The VC expressed the confidence that Dr Ogunniyi’s experiences will stand him in good stead to deliver and take the Library to the next level. He also expressed his belief that the new UL has the capacity to lead the library of a 21st Century University.
Prof. Obamuyi said he looks forward to a cordial and fruitful working relationship with the new UL in the joint quest to make the university a leading name in the comity of varsities in the country and beyond.
While thanking the institution for giving him the chance to head the university library, Dr Ogunniyi said he looked forward to a tenure that would take the library to the zenith.
He thanked his predecessors for laying the foundation of a modern library that is responsive and meets international expectations.
He added that he would do his utmost to build on achievements on the ground and contribute his quota in building the library of a modern varsity.
