Ayodele Samuel Abolorunde (formerly Aborisade), is a budding scholar who holds a Ph.D. in History from the Department of History, University of Ibadan. He joined the History Department at Ibadan in 2015 as An Assistant Lecturer and defended his thesis titled: Import Control in Colonial Nigeria, 1939-1960 in 2018. Since he joined the Department, he has served in different administrative positions in the Department. These include examination time-table coordinator, undergraduate, 2015-2018, B.A project coordinator, 2015-2018, deputy postgraduate coordinator, 2017-2018 and currently the Department’s Distance Learning Centre (DLC) Coordinator. His area of research interest is economic history with special focus on Nigeria’s Import Control History from the colonial to post-colonial era. His research also focuses on other aspects of Nigerian economic history and Nigeria’s international economic relations. Some of the works he has published in the area of Nigeria’s economic history include: Abolorunde, A.S. (2019) Import Control under Regionalism in Colonial Nigeria, 1954-1960. International Journal of Arts and Humanities (IJAH) Vol.8 (1) S/No 28: 116-132 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijah.v8i1.12  (Ethiopia), Ogbogbo, C.B.N. and Aborisade, A.S. (2018) Historiography of Industrialization in Nigeria, 1914-1960. Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences (JEHS) Vol. 7 No.2 1-18 (Tanzania) (Contribution: 50%), Aborisade, A.S. (2018) Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves and the Challenges of Development, 1960-2010. West Bohemian Historical Review Vol. lll No: 89-112 (Czech Republic) https://ff.zcu.cz/khv/en/research/vbhr, Furthermore, he has published the following works: Aborisade, A.S. (2017) Countertrade Deal with Brazil under the Military: 1984-1985. Abuja Journal of Humanities Vol.5. No.3: 47-81 (Nigeria), Aborisade, A.S. (2016) A Historical Survey of The Strategic Dimensions in Nigeria-Brazil Relations During The Oil Boom Years. Nigerian Journal of International Studies NSIA Vol. 41. No.1:188-212 (Nigeria), Edo, V.O. and Aborisade, A.S. (2012) Industrialization and Economic Diplomacy in Nigeria Since 1960: An Overview. Ibadan Journal of the Department of Classics Vol.27: 111-141 (Nigeria) (Contribution: 50%), Aborisade, A.S. (2012). Ogunsheye’s Contribution in Perspective: Two Decades Later. In Ajayi, S.A. and Sofela, B. (Eds.) Ayo Ogunsheye THE WORKERS’ ECONOMIST 1923-1990. Ibadan: Book Builders Editions Africa. 173-200pp. ISBN 978 978 921 15-2 (Nigeria). He is currently interrogating the dynamics of Nigeria’s import control after independence.