The current Dean of the Faculty is Professor J.O. Aremu. He assumed duty as Dean of the Faculty on 1^st August, 2023. He holds the B.A. and M.A. degrees in History from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, in 1990 and 1994 respectively; and a Ph.D degree in History and International Studies in 2013 from Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Professor Aremu joined the services of the University on 1^st February, 2001 as an Assistant Lecturer and rose through the ranks to become a full Professor in the Department of History and International Studies on 1^st October, 2019. His areas of specialization are: Diplomatic History, Historiography and African history. Professor Aremu teaches courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the Department of History and International Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies. He has over fifty publications to his credit in reputable national and international outlets. He has successfully supervised thirteen (13) M.A. and six (6) Ph.D theses.

He has served the University in numerous capacities such as:

• Member, Committee on the Development of History Curricular for Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria, September 2013 – July 2014.
• Coordinator, Faculty of Arts Staff Seminar Series, 2012 to 2015.
• Staff Adviser, National Association of History and International Studies Students’, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti Branch, 2003 to 2015.
• Faculty of Arts Representative, Faculty of Management Sciences Board of Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, 2010-2011.
• GST Coordinator, Faculty of Arts, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, 2013 to 2015.
• Managing Editor, Ado Journal of History and International Studies, 2013 to date.
• Examination Officer, Department of History and International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, 2008 to 2015.
• Member, Faculty of Arts Students’ Association Electoral Committee, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, 2014.
• Coordinator, Post-Graduate Programme, Department of History and International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, 2014 to 2015; 2022-2023.
• Member, Faculty of Arts Post-Graduate Committee, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, 2014 to 2015; 2022-2023.
• Coordinator, Post-Graduate Programmes, Department of History and International Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo, 2015/2016 Session.
• Level Coordinator/Adviser to various levels of students in the Department of History and International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, 2005-2014.
• Member, Faculty of Arts Results Vetting Committee, 2004 – 2012;
• Member, Management Committee, OBITUN, Journal of the Humanities, 2017 to date;
• Member, Faculty of Arts Management Committee, 2017 to 2019;
• Chairman, Faculty of Arts Management Committee, 2023 to date;
• Acting Head, Department of History and International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, August, 2017 to 2019.
• Member, Senate, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August 2017 to 2019 & 2022 to date;
• Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts, 2020 to 2022;
• Dean, Faculty of Arts, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date;
• Chairman, Faculty of Arts Management Committee, 2023 to date;
• Member, Committee of Deans, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date.
• Member, Development Committee, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date.
• Member, Finance Sub-Committee, Development Committee, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date.
• Member, Governing Board of the Directorate of Part-Time and Pre-Degree Programmes, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date.
• Member, Governing Board of the Directorate of General Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date.
• Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, August, 2023 to date

As a seasoned academic, he was a Visiting Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo, from 2015 to 2016. He has served and still serves as External Examiner (Ph.D viva voce) and External Examiner, Undergraduate Programme in many Nigerian Universities. Professor Aremu is a member of many learned societies including the Nigeria Institute of Management, Historical Society of Nigeria, Global Association for Humanities and Social Science Research (GAHSSR) and Social Science and Humanities Research Association.