About Us

History

The history of Computer Science at the University of Ilorin dates back to 1993, when it began as a degree program within the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science. In April 2004, the program was upgraded to a full-fledged department, giving rise to the Department of Computer Science.
With the creation of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences in 2008, the department was relocated to this faculty, bringing the faculty to a total of five departments: Computer Science, Mass Communication, Library and Information Science, Information Technology (formerly Information and Communication Science), and Telecommunication Science. The curriculum of the department was reviewed in 2014, and the department has been operating on the revised curriculum since then. The department’s academic staff qualifications have significantly improved, with the number of Ph.D. holders increasing from two to twenty-two. The department has grown to have an academic staff strength of twenty-five, comprising FIVE professors, FIVE readers, FOUR senior lecturers, NINE lecturer I, and TWO assistant lecturers.
As a fully established department, it has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) three consecutive times, in 2008, 2014, and 2019. Additionally, the department received full professional accreditation from the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) in 2014.

The table below shows the Heads of the Department since its inception.

NAME	POSITION	DATE
Prof. J. S. Sadiku	Coordinator	April 2004 – July 2005
Prof. J. S. Sadiku	HOD	August 2005 – July 2008
Dr. P. B. Shola	Ag. HOD	August 2008 – July 2009
Prof. J S Sadiku	HOD	August 2009 – July 2012
Prof. J S Sadiku	HOD	August 2012 – July 2013
Dr. R. G. Jimoh	Ag. HOD	August 2013 – July 2015
Prof. B. A. Oluwade	HOD	August 2015 – April 2017
Dr. A. O. Babatunde	Ag. HOD	April 2017 – April 2018
Dr. D. R. Aremu	Ag. HOD	April 2018 – May 2020
Dr. Oluwakemi C. Abikoye	Ag. HOD	April 2020 -July 2022
Prof. R. O. Oladele	HOD	August 2022 – To Date