Dr. Timothy Opeyemi YAYI
Senior Lecturer
Social Sciences Education
Timothy Opeyemi YAYI holds a Ph.D. in Social Studies Education and is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences Education, University of Ilorin. He has held many administrative positions, including level adviser to economics education and geography education at various times. He is currently the Faculty of Education representative to the Faculty of Social Sciences, a member of the faculty Webring Committee, and a member of the Faculty of Education Sports Committee. He was a one-time Postgraduate Seminar coordinator of the Department of Social Sciences Education. He is also the chairman, Faculty of Education Transportation Committee. He has many local, national, and international publications to his credit. He has engaged in many national assignments which include 2023 presidential ward collation officer, an associate lecturer to Social Studies Degree Programme of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin and examiner to National Teachers’Institute (NTI) Kaduna. He is happily married with a child. He is presently the Postgraduate Coordinator of Social Sciences Education Department.
Qualifications
- Ph. D. Social Studies Education (2023)
- M. Ed. Social Studies (2017)
- B. A. (Ed.) (Hons) History (Second Class Upper Division) (2013)
- West African Senior School Certificate Examination (2009)
Professional Affiliations
- Social Studies Association of Nigeria (2016)
- Historians of Education Development Society of Nigeria (HOEDSAN) (2018)
- Association of Sociologists of Education of Nigeria (ASEN). (2017
- Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria (KW/R/02442) 2013
Undergraduate Teaching
- ESS 100: Introduction to Social Studies (2025 till date)
- SSE 414: Marriage and Kingship (2024 till date)
- SSE 226: Culture and Social Stability (2017-date)
- SSE 411: International and Multidimensional Interaction (2018-date)
- SSE 321: Nationalism and Patriotism in Nigeria (2024-date)
- SSE 221: Nigeria Socio-political Institutions (2024-date)
- GNS 212: Introduction to Social Sciences and Citizenship Education (2018-date)
- GNS 211: Fundamental Issues in Humanity (2024-date)
- EDU 216: History of Education In Nigeria (2018-2022)
- SSE 113: Introduction to Social Studies and Nation Building (2016-2024)
- SSE 122: Family-The Basic Structure of the Society (2016-2023)
- SSE 124: Structure and Characteristics of Man's Place (2020-2024)
- GST 212: Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence
- ESS 221 Nigeria Socio-Political Institutions
Postgraduate Teaching
- SSE 806: Social Studies and the Social Sciences (2024 till date)
- SSE 804: Developments in Social Studies Education (2025 till date)
- SSE 801: Graduate Seminar in Social Studies (2025 till date)
- SSE 805- Social Studies and Socialization (2025 till date)
Research Affiliations
- Open to Collaborations
Links to Publications
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Room 25, Floor 1, Faculty of Education Building, University of Ilorin

Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08033953944
hodsocsciedu@unilorin.edu.ng