Francis Offor
EMAIL: francisoffor600@gmail.com
PHONE: 08039292466
ADDRESS: Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Swimming and biking
MEMBERSHIP STATUS: Member
YEAR OF INDUCTION/ADMISSION: 2020
POST HELD: None
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE: HOD Philosophy, UI, 2014 to 2020
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION: University of Ibadan, Ibadan
SPECIALTIES: Logic and Political Philosophy
APPOINTMENTS: HOD Philosophy, UI, 2014 to 2020
PARTICIPATION IN GRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS/PROJECTS: UI Senate Research Grant on Ethics and Public Policy
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1.”Service to Humanity”, Lecture presented at the inauguration ceremony of an NGO: The ‘Initiative for Social Peace and Community Value Enhancement International’, Ibadan, Nigeria. September, 2018
2. Philosophising in the Age of Technology: A Disconnect Between Town and Gown? Graduation lecture presented at the 2018 graduation ceremony, Dominican Institute of Philosophy, Ibadan, Nigeria
Biography
Francis Offor is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, from where he obtained the B.A. degree in Philosophy/Political Science, and the M.A, and Ph.D degrees in Philosophy. He specialises in Socio-Political Philosophy and Logic, with notable extension into issues in culture discourse. With over 50 publications in learned journals and books, Professor Francis Offor has taught in several degree awarding institutions in Nigeria. Professor Offor is a Christian and is happily married with children.
