
Muritala Awodun
Lecturer and Unit Head of Business Administration

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About me
Chief Revenue Consultant at TreeFour Consult/TreeFour Consult Limited (Lead Revenue Consultant to Bayelsa State Government)
Education

Center for African Entrepreneurship and Leadership, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017Certificate in Global Best Practices in Taxation Strategies, Ethics & Governance in the 21st Century Leadership in Taxation
Lagos State University, Ojo
2003 - 2007Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) International BusinessActivities and Societies: Editor in Chief, Nigerian Economics Students Association, Lagos State University (NESA-LASU) Journal (1988-1990) Tutorial Coordinator, Nigerian Economics Students Association, Lagos State University, 1987 - 1990

University of Calabar
1998 - 1999Master of Science Economics
Harvard Business School
2014 - 2014Harvard Business School Executive Education Certificate Leading with Impact - EuropeLeading with Impact - Europe
Experience

Lagos State University, Ojo
Jan 2000 - Aug 2009Lecturer and Unit Head of Business AdministrationResponsible for the Management of the Programmes in the Department. Championed the Initiation and Development of Postgraduate Masters and Doctoral Degree Programmes of the Department

Management Review Limited
Oct 2005 - Aug 2009Managing EditorAt MRL was responsible for the conceptualisation and publication of the following:1. Lagos Organization Review; a quarterly journal2. Management Discoveries: quarterly journal3. MRL Journal: quarterly jaournal4. The Banking Hall: Annual Publication5. Public Sector Review: a quarterly journal

Kwara State University, Malete
Aug 2009 - Jan 2019Administration, teaching, research and community development KWASU Centre for Entrepreneurship, Kwara State University, Malete As Acting Head, Responsible for the Management of the Programmes in the Deaprtment, and as Director of KWASU Centre for Entrepreneurship, Responsible for the Creation of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and its Development from inception of the University in 2009 to date
Associate Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship
Aug 2009 - Jan 2019Director, KWASU Centre for Entrepreneurship
Aug 2009 - Jun 2014Acting Head, Department of Management Sciences
Aug 2009 - Sept 2013

KWASU School of Business and Governance
Aug 2013 - Oct 2015Proposed the establishment of the School of Business and Governance and saw to its commencement. Saddled with the responsibilities of its smooth take-off and the coordination of the four departments within the School. Responsible for the commencement of Postgraduate Degree Programs (Academic and Professional) in the School. Responsible for the recruitment of appropriate staff for the School and the provision of the required infrastructure for the operational activities of the School. Responsible for the development of the curriculum of the various undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs of the School Show less
Dean
Jan 2014 - Oct 2015Acting Dean
Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Kwara State Internal Revenue Service
Oct 2015 - Sept 2019Appointed as the first Executive Chairman of the newly created Kwara State Internal Revenue Service by the Executive Governor to spearhead the transformation of revenue mobilization in the State towards the strategic development of Kwara State
Executive Chairman
Oct 2015 - Sept 2019Executive Chairman
Oct 2015 - Sept 2019

Crown-Hill University
Jan 2019 - nowDirector, Centre for Enterprise and Human Capital Development (CEHCD)
Jan 2020 - nowMember of Governing Council
Feb 2019 - nowProfessor of Business and Entrepreneurship
Jan 2019 - now

Centre for African Entrepreneurship and Leadership, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Oct 2019 - nowExternal Associate
Crown-Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Oct 2019 - nowProfessor, Crown-Hill University, Eiyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
CSDC Consulting Enterprise Solutions (Global Revenue Consultant to Ekiti State Government)
Jan 2020 - nowCOO/Chief Revenue Consultant
Fifty Fifty Institute
Jan 2021 - nowFounder/CEO
TreeFour/TreeFour Consult Limited (Lead Revenue Consultant to Government of Bayelsa State)
Jun 2021 - nowChief Revenue Consultant
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Mar 2022 - nowGoverning Council Member
Licenses & Certifications

Member, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (MISBE)
Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United KingdomJan 2019
Fellow, Business Process Management Institute (FBPMI)
Business Process Management Institute, NigeriaSept 2018
Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) (FNIM)
Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)Aug 2018
Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC)
Institute of Management Consultants, NigeriaApr 2017
Fellow, Institute of Professional Financial Managers (FIPFM)
Institute of Professional Financial Managers, LondonJan 2016
Fellow, Institute of Entrepreneurs, Nigeria (FCIE)
Institute of Entrepreneurs, NigeriaJan 2011
Member, Academy of International Business (MAIB)
Academy of International BusinessJan 2013
Fellow, Institute of Direct Marketing (FIDM)
THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECT MARKETING OF NIGERIA - IDMNJan 2007
Member, Chartered Institute of Administration (MCIA)
Chartered Institute of AdministrationJan 2003
Associate, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI)
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TAXATION OF NIGERIAOct 2015
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunMost Enterprising Tax Administrator 2018 Chartered Institute of Taxation, Nigeria Nov 2018
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunTax Administrator of the Year 2016 Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ilorin and District Jun 2017
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunNAPSS Peace Patriotic Ambassodor Award National Association of Peace Studies Students May 2016 An award as NAPSS Peace Patriotic Ambassador 2016 on May 4, 2016
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunAfrica Best Rated Leadership Personality of the Year African Development Magazine Mar 2016 Award received at the 5th ADM Conference on Africa Integration and Innovation on the 31st of March, 2016 at Novotel (Accra City) Hotel, Accra, Ghana
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunAward of Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Kwara State University Centre for Entrepreneurship GEW 2015 Nov 2015 Award of Excellence in Appreciation of Service to Founding Director of the KWASU Centre for Entrepreneurship at the 6th KWASU Global Entrepreneurship Week held in November 2015
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunAfrican Leader of Integrity Merit Award Proven Integrity Communications Network Limited Apr 2015 African Leader of Integrity Merit Award (ALIMA) for Human Capital Development in Africa 2015
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunAward of Excellence in Enterprise Education in Africa 2014 African Development Magazine Nov 2014
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunSaville Foundation Pan African Award for Entrepreneurship Education in Nigeria (2013 Country Prize Winner) Saville Foundation and Teach A Man to Fish, United Kingdom Mar 2014 Award for The Centre for Entrepreneurship, Kwara State University, Malete for our 'outstanding' contribution to entrepreneurship education in Nigeria
- Awarded to Muritala AwodunMIT GSW African Scholar 2014 Massachussetts Institute of Technology Feb 2014 MIT Global Startup Workshop Scholarship at Marrackesh, Morocco, between March 24 -26, 2014
Volunteer Experience
ENACTUS Faculty Advisor
Issued by Kwara State University ENACTUS, Nigeria on Jan 2012
Associated with Muritala Awodun
Languages
- yoYoruba
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