Career & Expertise

Prof. Ijaiya graduated with a Second Upper degree from Ahmadu Bello University in 1976, at a time when it required raw talent to be admitted to the few existing universities, a period when females in higher education could be counted on one’s fingers. She would thereafter be the first daughter of Kwara State to be admitted to Cardiff University, United Kingdom, where she obtained her Master of Education degree in Educational Psychology in 1984 and her PhD in Educational Management in 1988.

Apart from being a teacher in three secondary schools in Ilorin at various times, including Queen Elizabeth School, Ilorin, where she completed her Higher School Certificate programme in 1971, Ijaiya was also a lecturer at the College of Education, Ilorin, where she rose to the peak of Principal Lecturer in 1991. At the College, she was Head of Department, Dean of the School of Education, Coordinator of Pre-NCE programme, member of the Academic Board and founding President of Women in Colleges of Education (WICE), among other leadership cum administrative positions she held.

Skills Utilisation

Following her years of experience in teaching, Ijaiya can be a good source for issues on teaching, training, curriculum development and review.