Department of Accounting

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The Department of Accounting was setup to producing graduates with strong technical expertise, sound theoretical knowledge, and practical competence in the field of accounting. Our goal is to nurture professionals who can make meaningful contributions to the advancement of accounting practice and play vital roles across all sectors of the economy.

We prepare our students not only to excel in postgraduate and professional accounting qualifications but also to develop the entrepreneurial mindset and leadership qualities required to become employers of labour, innovators, and globally relevant professionals.

Vision

To provide an exceptional learning experience in accounting and be adjudged the preferred source of professionally trained accountants worldwide.

Mission

To maintain excellence in teaching and prepare our students to be successful as accounting professionals and citizens. As part of an engaged university, we advocate for service and research opportunities that are responsive to the evolving needs of our stakeholders. We embrace an inclusive approach to quality research that includes basic, applied, and pedagogical research efforts.

Our History

The Accounting programme in the Department of Accounting was established in 1982, under the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences in the first phase of the development of the Ogun State University (as it was known). The programme produced its first set of graduates in 1986. The programme offers a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Its students’ enrolment on the Bachelor’s degree programme has grown steadily from an initial figure of 36 students to more than 20,000 students that have graduated over the years. The total population of undergraduate students in the 2024/2025 academic session is 598.
The programme has produced a number of graduates serving in strategic positions in industries and government. Academic vacancies in various Universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria are also filled by graduates of its higher degree programmes. The Department enjoys a good evaluation of employers and relevant professional accounting bodies, such as Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Consequently, as a Recognized Training Institution (RTI), its graduates enjoy exemptions from different parts of the professional body’s examinations. One of the series of support from the accounting profession designed to sustain and enhance the quality of our academic programme, is a chair endowed by a reputable firm of Chartered Accountants, Zacc Ososanya and Co., and a thirty million naira (N30 million) building donated by Chief Fredrick Olabode Ogunlana, a past President of the Chartered Institute of Insurance of Nigeria (CIIN), where the Department currently is being housed. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) similarly donated a lecture hall to the Department in recognition of the immense contribution of the studentship and membership pool of the professional institute.

Our Objectives

The Accounting programme is designed to produce a well-articulated academic as well as professionally equipped individual. Thus, the objectives of the B.Sc. (Accounting) degree programme include the following:

  1. Preparing students for careers in the public and private sectors;
  2. Providing a strong academic background for research and post-graduate studies
  3. Preparing students for the acquisition of the necessary professional competence that is required by national and international Accounting Bodies.

In achieving the aforementioned objectives, the department places much emphasis on qualitative approach to financial statements’ analysis and managerial decision making. Students in the department will be exposed to all areas of accounting including Financial, Managerial, Auditing & Assurance and Public sector.

Departmental Organogram

Dr Kenny Adedapo SOYEMI

kenny_ade.soyemi@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9244-2679
Google Scholar = Citations: 701, h-index: 13, i10-index: 15
Phone: +234 (0) 803 377 4560

Dr Kenny Adedapo Soyemi, a Reader (Accounting and Corporate Governance), is the Acting Head, Department of Accounting, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. He obtained degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Master of Science (M.Sc), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye, University of Lagos, Akoka, and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, respectively, in Accounting. He also bagged a professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree with a bias in General Management and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Education, from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. He is a member of the following professional bodies: the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN), as well as, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), United States of America and British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA), in the United Kingdom.
As a scholar per excellence, Dr. Soyemi has to his credit two (2) monographs and textbooks on Advanced Financial Accounting and Auditing & Assurance Services, as well as, over sixty (60) published articles in reputable local and international peer-reviewed journals. These numerous scholarly studies have significantly contributed to knowledge in financial accounting/reporting, corporate governance, auditing & assurance services, and recently, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Besides, he has also presented papers at academic conferences in the United States of America (USA), Canada, the United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria. He teaches financial accounting/reporting, corporate governance, forensic accounting, auditing and assurance services, taxation and fiscal policy at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has also supervised numerous Projects at the undergraduate level, as well as Dissertations and Theses of Postgraduate students. He served as External Examiner to the Departments of Accounting, Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho, Osun State University, Osogbo, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo and McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo. As part of his desire for community services, Dr. Soyemi was, at one time, appointed as Special Assistant (Special Duties) to the Governor of Ogun State. He is a resource person and member of the Technical, Research & Public Policy Committee (TRPPC), as well as, the Education Committee, Publications and Publicity Committee of the Councils of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), respectively.
As Acting Head, he is saddled with the responsibility for the general administration of the Department with a view to delivering on her mandate of providing qualitative research, effective teaching and rendering excellent community service.

Academic Staff

1. Dr. Kenny Adedapo SOYEMI – Reader (Accounting & Corporate Governance); kenny_ade.soyemi@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9244-2679; Google Scholar Citations: 701, h-index: 13, i10-index: 15; Mobile: +234 (0) 803 377 4560; Office Room No. B201
2. Dr. Adekunle ADEYEMI- Reader (Accounting); adeyemi.adekunlea@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2625-4781; Google Scholar Citations: 295; h-index: 8; i10-index: 7; Mobile: +234 (0) 803 720 0941; Office Room No. B231
3. Dr. Joel Adeniyi OKEWALE – Reader (Accounting); jade.okewale@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0852-5311; Google Scholar Citations: 54, h-index 5, i10-index 1; Mobile: +2348158593590; Office Room No: B202.
4. Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adeniyi ALAO – Lecturer 1; alao.adeniyi@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1710-9734; Google Scholar Citations: 264, h-index: 6, i10-index: 6; Mobile: +234813 533 3786; +234806 554 2451; Office Room No: B120
5. Dr Jamiu Adeniyi AKINDELE – Lecturer 1; akindele.jamiu@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-7311; Google Scholar Citations: 127, h-index 5, i10-index 3; Mobile: +234(0)8036544984; Office Room No: B121
6. Oluwasegun Temitayo ODUNSI – Lecturer II; odunsi.oluwasegun@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5621-3658; Google Scholar Citations: 20, h-index: 3, i10-index: 0; Mobile: +234806 518 3655; +234815 382 1770; Office Room No: B13

7. Dr. Opeoluwa Paul Fakayode – Lecturer II; fakayode.opeoluwa@oou.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7897-7777; Google Scholar Citations: 16, 2h -index. Mobile: +234 805 397 0672; Office Room No: B15
8. Dr. Latifat Omolara AKANO – Lecturer II; akano.latifat@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7910-6075; google Scholar Citations: 2, h-index 1, i10-index: 0; Mobile +2347058247999; Office Room Number: B29

Non-Academic Staff

1. Mrs. Afolashade S. Olowoyeye
35 WPM, 50 WPM, GCE, Dip. In Data Processing and Computer Essentials
Chief Secretarial Assistant
2. Mrs. Shakirat F. Bakre
B.Sc. Business Administration (Ogun)
Executive Officer

Recent Publications

  1. Akano, L. O. & Salawu, R. O. (2024). Budget Implementation and Human Capital Development in Nigeria. International Journal of Commerce and Finance, Istanbul Commerce University, 10(2), 1-12.
  2. Akano, L. O. (2024). Financial Reporting and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria: The Crucial Role of Financial Reporting Education. Modern Management Review, 29(2), 27-37.
  3. Akindele, J. A., Marsidi, A., Jakpar, S., Adeyemi, A.A. & Yunusa, L. (2024). Working capital investment and firm performance: analysis of financial constraint as moderating role. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 14(6) 792-821.
  4. Alao, A. A., Adedeji, S. B., & Odunsi, O. T. (2025). Bridging audit expectation gap in Nigerian quoted firms: The role of board members with financial expertise. The Journal Contemporary Economy, 10(1), 30-43.
  5. Alao, A. A., Fakayode, O. P., & Odunsi, O. T. (2024). Narrowing the expectation gap in Nigerian quoted firms via employees’ shareholding. Modern Management Review, 29(3), 7-21.
  6. Asogba, I. O., Soyemi, K. A. & Ariyibi, M. E. (2024). Audit Quality and Financial Reporting Quality among Quoted Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria. Firdaus Journal, 4(1), 89-104.
  7. Fatai, G. A., Soyemi, K. A. & Okewale, J. A. (2025). Accounting Conservatism and Earnings Management: Further Insight from Nigeria. AKSU Journal of Administration and Corporate Governance (AKSUJACOG), 5(2), 78-90.
  8. Kajola, S., Adelowotan, M., Adeyemi, A., & Oshadare, S. (2023). Board features and corporate social responsibility practices in Nigerian Oil and Gas companies. Economic Insights- Trends and Challenges, 12(1), 33-46.
  9. Mieseigha, E. G., & Adeyemi, A. A. (2024). Effect of social accounting disclosures on financial performance of quoted consumer and industrial goods firms in Sub-Saharan Africa: A country specific static panel analysis. Journal of Academic Research in Economics, 16(3) 634-661.
  10. Odunsi, O. T., Adedeji, S. B., & Alao, A. A. (2024). Firms’ attributes and tax avoidance in Nigerian listed manufacturing companies. Journal of Taxation and Economic Development, 23(2), 68-80.
  11. Soyemi, K. A. (2023). Board Attributes, Political Connections and External Auditor Pricing Behaviour in Nigeria: Statistics versus Machine Learning Analyses. Studies of Applied Economics, 41(2): 70-88.
  12. Soyemi, K. A., Adebayo, S. A. & Ganiu, F. A. (2024). Board Gender Diversity and Financial Reporting Quality in Nigeria: Moderating Role of Auditor Quality. The Journal of Accounting and Management, 14(2), 20-35.
  13. Soyemi, K. A., Oluwatuyi, A. O. & Adeyemi, A. O. (2025). Key Audit Matters Disclosures (KAMD), Audit Quality and Financial Reporting Quality of Quoted Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria. AKSU Journal of Administration and Corporate Governance (AKSUJACOG), 5(1), 118-132.

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Department Courses

Undergraduate
  1. B.Sc. Accounting
  2. B.Sc. Taxation

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