Brief History of the Department

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology came into being as a programme alongside Political Science, Economics and Development Studies, Accounting etc. under the then Department of Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Federal University Otuoke in 2011 with Dr. Evans Eze as the Acting Head of Department. The programme became a full-fledged Department on February 10, 2016, having been accorded full accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC) with Dr. Joseph Oke Omoro as its pioneer Acting Head of Department from 2015-2016.

The Department experienced a change in leadership as Dr Raimi Lasisi, emerged the Coordinator and Head, for a progressive period of five years,2016-2021. Within, this period the Department made significant progress as she got full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 2021.Currently, the Department is been coordinated by Dr. Mrs. Michael-Olomu, Oyintonyo who assumed office Wednesday 13, October, 2021.The Department has grown significantly especially in terms of manpower and student size and have successfully graduated five (5) set of academic sessions recording graduates with outstanding performances. Considering, starting with just 14 individuals as its pioneer students, the Department now boasts of over 470students.

The teaching staff strength has equally witnessed astral growth with about fourteen (14) lecturers across the different sub-fields of Sociology and Anthropology with relevant indigenous and international experience. The Department currently boasts of three (3) professors, two (2) senior lecturers, four (4) lecturer 1, two (2) Lecturer 2, and an Assistant Lecturer as well as five (5) administrative staff. 

Comprehensive List of Staff in the Department

SN

NAME

APPOINTMENT

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

1

Prof. Benjamin O. Okaba

Tenure

Rural Sociology

Environmental Sociology

2

Dr. Joseph O. Omoro

Tenure

Sociology of Development

Urban Sociology

3

Dr. Raimi Lasisi

Tenure

Sociology of Development

Environmental Sociology

4

Dr. Fredrick I. Ofili

Tenure

Industrial Relation

Race and Ethnic Relations

5

Dr. Bieh N. Nwoke

Tenure

Sociology of Development

Rural Sociology

6

Dr. Oyintonyo Michael-Olomu

Tenure

Industrial Sociology

Institutional Analysis

7

Dr. Robert W. Ene

Tenure

Criminology

Institutional Analysis