The Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has appointed Mrs. Oluwatoyin Ikeola ABOGAN as the new Bursar of the University.

Mrs. Abogan has worked in several sections within the University Bursary Department since she joined the services of the University. She has risen through the ranks to attain the highest possible position in her career. Between October 1999 and June 2002, she worked, as an Accountant I, at the Grants and Agency Division, and also as the Schedule Officer in charge of Research Grants, overseeing the Division in the absence of the Divisional Head. From June, 2002 to July 2007, Mrs. Abogan worked, at various times, as Accountant I in charge of Pension Unit, and as Senior Accountant in charge of Budget Development, Reports and Statistics. For five years, (2007 – 2012), she was a Principal Accountant in charge of Pension, preparing the retired staff pension and gratuity. As a seasoned accountant, Mrs. Abogan was the Chief Accountant in charge of capital projects accounts in the University before being posted as the Deputy Bursar Capital Project Division, and then later as the Deputy Bursar in charge of the Treasury Services Division in 2016.

Born on the 26th of April, 1965 in Ilesa, Osun State, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Abogan, between 1971 and 1977, attended Saint Peters Primary School, Ibokun and Nawair – Ud – Deen Primary School, Odo – Iro, Ilesa for her Primary School education before she gained admission into Ilesa Grammar School, Ilesa and Osogbo Grammar School for her Western African School Certificate/ GCE O’ Level and General Certificate of Education Advance Level, respectively, from 1977 to 1984. In 1988, she proceeded to the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, for her higher education and was accordingly awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1992. She also has a Certificate in Electronic Data Processing and Master of Business Administration (MBA), both from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, between 2005 and 2009. As an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria (ICPAN), Mrs. Abogan is happily married and blessed with three children.