Prof. Muftau Adeniyi Ijaiya graduated from Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin where he earned NCE in Geography and Economics. He later proceeded to Bayero University, Kano where he earned B. Sc. Economics and M. Sc. Banking and Finance in 1991 and 1994 respectively, and his Ph. D. in Accounting and Finance at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria in 2010. He joined the services of the University of Ilorin, in 2001 as an Assistant Lecturer and rose through the ranks to the position of a Professor of Finance in 2017.
Prof. Ijaiya meritoriously served as Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences; former Deputy Director, Unilorin Consultancy Services Unit; former Acting Head, Department of Accounting and Finance; former Acting Head, Department of Finance; former Chairman, Unilorin Petrol Station Management Board; former Coordinator, Faculty Professional Programmes; former Treasurer, Offa Professors’ Forum; and Director, Bizface Unilorin Synergy Limited, Unilorin Business outfit. 
Prof. Ijaiya has served as external examiner and external assessor to several universities within and outside Nigeria. He has over seventy- five (75) publications in local and international reputable journal outlets. He has successfully supervised thirty-five (35) Accounting and Finance Master of Science dissertations; and sixteen (16) PhD in Accounting and Finance theses. He is a Fellow of Nigerian Society for Financial Research (FNSFR); Member, Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMA); Member, Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA); Member, Board of Trustee, Accounting and Finance,