Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko

Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko
Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University
In office
4 January 2010 – 20 January 2015
Personal details
Born May 1960
Ondo State, Nigeria

Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko (born May 1960) is a Nigerian educational administrator and former vice chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University,[1] a state-owned university named after the former governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. The university was ranked the best state university by the United State Transparency International Standard (USTIS) in April 2014.[2] Mimiko is the only vice chancellor delegate to the ongoing National Conference in Nigeria.[3] Mimiko assumed office in January 2010 and was predeced by Philip Olayede Abiodun.[4]

Education

Mimiko was born in Ondo State, Nigeria. He attended Ondo Aglican Grammer School in 1973 and St. Joseph's College from 1973 to 1977. He obtained a B.Sc. (Political Science) and M.Sc. (International Relations) from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Nigeria. His areas of research interest are comparative political economy, development and transition studies and international relations.

Academic career

Mimiko has been described as an "erudite scholar"[5] and is the author of several books. He wrote The Global village, The Korean Economic Phenomenon and Crises and contraditions in Nigeria's Democratization (1986–1993)'.[6][7][8] He was a panelist at the 2005 University of Texas conference that examined how popular cultures have evolved and contributed to the character of Africa.[9]

Awards

Mimiko received the US Military Academy Army Commander's Public Service Award in June 2004.[10] He was named the Best Security Conscious Vice Chancellor in the country by the International Institute of Professional Security (IIPS) in 2013-2014.[11]

Personal life

Mimiko is the immediate brother of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the executive governor of Ondo State, Nigeria.[12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ No alternative to democracy – Prof Mimiko, Nigeria: Vanguard News Paper, 2010, retrieved 2014-08-03
  2. ↑ US agency ranks AAUA best versity in Nigeria, Nigeria: Tribune News Paper, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-03
  3. ↑ Prof. Femi Mimiko: The only VC delegate, Nigeria: The punch News paper, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-04
  4. ↑ Adekunle Ajasin university Vice Chancellor Mimiko caves to pressure and reinstates ASUU leader and Members, Nigeria: Sahara Repoters, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-03
  5. ↑ Jonathan and the challenge of greatness, Nigeria: The Sun News Paper, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-03
  6. ↑ Korea and Globalization: Politics, Economics and Culture - Google Books. Books.google.nl. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  7. ↑ The Evolution of Ondo Kingdom Over 500 years (1510-2010+) - Oladipo O. Akinkugbe, Jacob K. Olupona - Google Books. Books.google.nl. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  8. ↑ Globalization: The Politics of Global Economic Relations and International ... - Nahzeem Oluwafemi Mimiko - Google Boeken. Books.google.nl. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  9. ↑ Popular Cultures in Africa, United State of America (U.S.A): University of Texas Austin, 2007, retrieved 2014-08-04
  10. ↑ Know Your National Conference Delegates, Nigeria: The Union 2014, 2014
  11. ↑ Mimiko wins best security conscious VC award, Nigeria: New telegraph Newsletter, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-04
  12. ↑ Governor Mimiko, This is nepotism, Nigeria: The Punch News Paper, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-04