DIRECTOR'S PROFILE

EBENEZER OYETIDE OLALERE (IELTS Certificate, TRCN, BA ED, MA, PhD)

Ebenezer Oyetide Olalere is a passionate teacher, author, award-winning administrator, teacher-trainer, editor, scholar and researcher with interest in Mass Media, Public Relations, Political Communication, Media Literacy and Development Communication. He has taught at Babcock University Ilishan and the National Open University Nigeria and has attended conferences in Nigeria and Europe. He has also consulted for some NGOs and private schools in Nigeria for about two decades.

His outstanding performance attracted endorsement for Award of Excellence in Educational Leadership by the League of Veteran Journalists, Oyo State and the School Growth International Africa Educational Leaders’ Award. Under his leadership, his school was recognized by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission; Oyo State House of Assembly and House of Representatives Committee on

Education. In addition to other numerous awards, his school had the following: 19 scholarship offers by Clarkson University, New York; Nigerian Schools Foundation (NSF, UK) Commonwealth award; 2nd position in the Nigerian School American Football League with some students representing Nigeria in Switzerland.

Dr Olalere brings to his current position his experiences as Students’ Adviser, SIWES Coordinator and Coordinator for the HND-BSC Conversion Programme in his Department, member of several Schools’ Boards as well as Director of Baptist Schools in Northern and Southern Nigeria.

Dr Ebenezer Oyetide Olalere
Olalere.e@dui.edu.ng