Career Profile
I attended University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria where I obtained my BA in Arabic, MA and PhD Islamic Studies respectively. I became a teacher in 2006 and rose to become the Principal of the school. I thereafter proceeded to become a Lecturer in Al-Ibadan College of Education, Ibadan, Oyo State, where I rose to become the Head of the Islamic Studies’ Department as a Senior Lecturer then. I also held several academic and administrative positions in this school, such as Chairman, Departmental Committee on Accreditation, Member, Appraisal and Promotion Committee for Academic Staff, etc. I joined the National Open University of Nigeria in the year 2017 as Lecturer II and rose to become a Senior Lecturer in the year 2024 and became the HoD, Religious Studies in 2024. I have held several academic and administrative positions and contributed to the development of the University. Positions such as the examination officer for both the Department and Faculty, including a member of the University Examination Committee, Head, Islamic Unit, representative of Faculty of Arts in Faculties of Agriculture, Law, etc., accreditation committee member, Member, Faculty Seminar Committee, Research Committee, Advocacy committee, and so on. I have published various academic papers on various Islamic Studies’ areas, like Islamic Finance and Economy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic Sciences, Politics, as I have supervised some Undergraduate and Postgraduate students on various topical and academic fields in Islamic Studies. I have also attended various academic conferences where I presented useful papers. I am presently the Head of Department, Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Murtala Abdus-Salam Ajani
05206
Headquarters, Abuja
Arts
Religious Studies/Islamic Studies
Senior Lecturer
Ag Head, Religious Studies
majani@noun.edu.ng
+2348055624825
BA Arabic, MA Islamic Studies, PGDE, PhD Islamic Studies
Ag Head, Department of Religious Studies, Member, Local Organising Committee, Faculty of Arts First International, Chairman, Finance Committee for the Faculty of Arts First International Conference, Subject Officers for Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria – 2023_1 North West Conference Marking Exercise, North Central Conference Marking Exercise, Abuja Marking Centre, Member, Accreditation Committee, Department of Religious Studies, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Faculty of Arts Representative in Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences, Academic Board, Member, NOUN Drosophila Laboratories Plan Committee, Faculty of Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Head of Unit, Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, 2021-2024, Member, Language Laboratory Committee of Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, Faculty of Arts National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja Representative in the University Examination Committee, 2020 -, University Examination Committee, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja F.C.T. 2020-, Examinations Officer, Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, Member, Publications and Conferences Committee, Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, Special Duty Officer, Department of Religious Studies, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi F.C.T. 2020-2024, Member, Accreditation Committee, Department of Religious Studies, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, 2020, Member, Advocacy Committee, Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja FCT, 2020 –
xxx. Member, Advocacy Committee, Faculty of Arts, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja FCT, 2019.
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Islamic Finance, Islamic Philosophy and Shari’ah,
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1805-6219,
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2024 Senate Research Grant of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja: A Philosophico-Heuristic Investigation of the Mention of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in the Ifá Literary Corpus, (Responsibility: Principal Investigator (PI) – Status, in progress). 2024 Senate Research Grant of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja: A Philosophico-Heuristic Investigation of the Mention of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in the Ifá Literary Corpus, (Responsibility: Principal Investigator (PI) – Status, in progress).
• 2021 Senate Research Grant of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja: Religion and Morality in Nigeria’s Public Spheres (Responsibility: Mentee – Status, in Progress).
• 2021 (Pilot Study) Senate Research Grant of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja: Communication Strategies for Covid-19 Prevention in Nigeria: Towards Combating Factors Responsible for Vaccine Hesitancy in Lagos and Oyo States, (Responsibility: Mentee – Status, Published).• 2021 Senate Research Grant of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja: Communication Strategies for Covid-19 Prevention in Nigeria: Towards Combating Factors Responsible for Vaccine Hesitancy in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), (Responsibility: Mentee – Status, in Progress).• 2022 Senate Research Grant of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja: Two Modes of Computer Assisted Instructions and Learning Outcomes of Students in Faculty of Arts (Responsibility: Mentee – Status, in Progress).