Dr. Babajide Olumuyiwa OWONIYA was born to the Royal family of Late Oba Moses Kokumo Owoniya II of blessed memory and Olori D.J. Owoniya. He is a native of Odo- Ora Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government, Ekiti State
Early Education
He started school at Polytechnic Staff School (Nursery and Primary), Ibadan, Oyo State and Loyola College Ibadan,Oyo State .
He also attended University of Ado Ekiti for his B.Sc. in Accounting and Ekiti State University for M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Accounting .
He qualified as a Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigerian in the year 2006 and became a Fellow of the Institute in year 2023.
He started his career in banking Industry in year 2001 as a Supervisor in Co-operative Bank PLC and rose to the the position of Deputy Manager in Skye Bank Plc.
He worked in different units as a Teller, Transaction Officer; Data Manager, Resident Compliance Officer, Credit Compliance Officer, Regional Head, Risk Management Group, Team Lead- Loan Recovery and Remedial Assets .
He is a now a Lecturer in Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences , Federal University, Oye-Ekiti
His area of Specialization: Financial Accounting; Auditing and Assurance , IT - Audit and Taxation.
He is happily married with Children .
Research Interests
Financial Accounting and Sustainability Reporting, Auditing, IT - Audit, Taxation, Management Accounting
Qualifications
Ph. D. Accounting, Ekiti State University, Ekiti State (2024)
M.Sc. Accounting, Ekiti State University, Ekiti State (2018)
B.Sc. Accounting, University of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State (2000)
Selected Publications
Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Earning Management. Authors: Bojuwon M., Aduwo A. E., Adebayo I.A., Olasehinde S. A., Aduwo O. O., Adekanmi A. A., Owoniya B.O, Dinatu N.A., Ajewole A. S., & Akande bojuwon A. L. Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. (2026)
Fellow (FCA) - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (2023)
Associate (ACA) - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (2006)
Associate (Certified Information System Auditor) - Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA) (2009)
Membership of Professional Bodies
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria - Fellow (FCA) (2023)
Undergraduate Project Supervision
OLAOYE Goodness Monijesu - Corporate Tax and Performance of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria (2022)
AIYEROGBON Emmanuel Mayowa - Impact of Treasury Single Account on Accountability in Public Sector ( A Case Study of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State) (2022)
OJO Risi Odunayo - Market Capitalization and Performance of Quoted Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria (2023)
BABABUNMI Azeezat Motunrayo - Corporate Governance and Financial Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria (2023)
MAKOKE Mubarakah Bolanle - Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Financial Performance of the Listed Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria (2024)
SUNDAY Glory Abudya - Firms Attributes and Performance of Listed Firm's in Nigeria (2025)
Course Teaching
ACC305 - Auditing, Assurance and Investigation I (2025/2026/First)
ACC306 - Taxation I (2025/2026/Second)
ACC311 - Business Law (2025/2026/First)
ACC313 - Research Methodology (2025/2026/First)
ACC401 - Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting I (2025/2026/First)
ACC403 - Taxation II (2025/2026/First)
ACC312 - Company Law (2025/2026/Second)
ACC404 - Auditing, Assurance and Investigation II (2025/2026/Second)