Meet Jacob Owoyemi: The Carpenter Who Became a Professor of Wood Technology

Meet Jacob Owoyemi: The Carpenter Who Became a Professor of Wood Technology

Jacob Mayowa Owoyemi trained as a carpenter in his early years. He was so good at the work that he became the most sought-after carpenter in the trade.

However, his love for education took him to the College of Education and then to the university, where he studied Wood Technology.

And on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Jacob Owoyemi, now a Professor of Wood Protection and Utilization, delivered the 210th Inaugural Lecture of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, titled, “A Conundrum of Live and Let Live: Wood’s Unending Struggle for Survival.