By Wole Balogun
S.A Media to VC
A Professor of Industrial Chemistry of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) , Prof. Dosu Malomo is set to unveil the potentials of natural rubber for the benefits of mankind and economic growth and development of Nigeria come August 15, 2024 at the New Large Lecture Theatre of the Faculty of Science, FUOYE on the main campus of FUOYE in Oye-Ekiti, Oye Local Government area of Ekiti State. The event is the 18th inaugural lecture of the upwardly mobile University recently ranked by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Examinations Board (JAMB) as the fourth most subscribed Nigerian University.
Prof. Malomo, a university administrator who served FUOYE for many years as Dean of Students’ Affairs, is an erudite scholar , education entrepreneur and holds a doctorate in Polymer Science. He will be presenting an inaugural lecture entitled: “Natural rubber: From Molecules to Products and Prosperity , and with it explain how his painstaking research endeavour has discovered the potentials in natural rubber in producing products that can generate economic prosperity for Nigeria.
Professor Malomo was born into the family of Late Pa Samuel Olaleye Malomo and Chief Mrs. Janet Kinla Malomo in June 1961. Malomo had his primary school education at the L.E.A. Primary School Akwanga, Nasarawa State and secondary school education in Mada Hills Secondary School Akwanga. Prof Malomo had his BSc in chemistry in 1983 from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and M.Phil. Chemistry in 1991 at the University Benin.
Upon completion of his master’s degree program, Malomo ventured into educational enterprise by organizing numerous lectures for junior secondary, senior secondary, JAMB, GCE, NABTEB and 100 level programs all in Benin City. His prowess in this line shot him to limelight and admiration of many parents who encouraged him to establish a formal school. Following this counsel, he established HIGH TOWER SCHOOLS, Benin City. The school was founded 1995 in a temporary site but now in its permanent site for 15 years. It got approval to write WAEC in 1999 and NECO in 2000. The inuagural lecturer of today bagged a PhD in Polymer Science at the University of Benin in 2008. Malomo also has a certificate in Natural Rubber Compounding from the Rubber Expo, Cologne Germany in 2014.
Prof Malomo’s research interest and specialization cut across the field of chemistry and industrial chemistry with special interest in polymer science and technology as well as organic chemistry.
He is currently on sabbatical at the Venite University Iloro Ekiti where he is pioneer DSA and Dean Faculty of Allied Health and Medical Sciences.
The Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious university, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, an astute scholar and quintessential 21st century University administrator, invites the the public including the University community, family, friends and well wishers among others to grace the August occasion on August 15, 2024 at 2pm.
