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DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES


Warisu Oyesina Alli, a graduate of the Kiev State University, Kiev, Ukraine, was until recently, a Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science, University of Jos, Jos, where has lectured for two and half decades. During this period, he has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Over the years, he has served and chaired several departmental, faculty and university committees. He was also a member of the University Senate. He has had wide ranging administrative experience having been appointed Head of the Department of Political Science several times and was also the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Social Science from 1990 to 1992. He was also one time Director of Research for the African Centre for Democratic Governance.  He has also held high level executive positions in several professional associations including the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), the Nigerian Society of International Affairs, (NSIA), the American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) among others.

A very active scholar, social activist and political analyst, Professor Alli has lectured in major Nigerian Institutions and Think Tanks and has featured prominently in several national and international conferences, academic exchanges and research projects. He has served as External Examiner for more than a dozen universities and other tertiary institutions, and was also  member of  Scientific Committee for the African Centre for Democratic Governance. He is a recipient of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria (SSAN) fellowship and the International Visitors Programme of the USAID among others.

Alli has edited and co-edited books and articles, and has contributed papers to several learned journals and peer-reviewed books.

 

 

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