The management of McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, has renewed the appointment of Dr Dorcas Olukemi Oluyemisi Shonibare as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Nursing Sciences for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The university, in a statement, said the renewed appointment takes retrospective effect from August 1, 2025.
Shonibare is a nurse, midwife, educator and administrator with decades of experience in nursing education, healthcare administration and professional leadership.
She obtained her PhD from the University of Port Harcourt in 2026. She also holds a master’s degree in Maternal and Child Health Nursing from the University of Ibadan, obtained in 2012, and a bachelor’s degree in Nursing Education from the same institution in 2001.
The acting dean earned a Master of Public Administration from Lagos State University in 2006. Her professional training began at the School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan, where she qualified in 1987, before obtaining her midwifery qualification from the Lagos State School of Midwifery, Ikoyi, in 1994.
She became a Fellow of the West African College of Nursing in 2021.
Shonibare began her professional career at the General Hospital, Lagos, where she worked as a staff nurse between 1990 and 1993. She subsequently served at several healthcare and educational institutions, including Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Ayinke House, Ikeja, the Lagos State School of Midwifery and the Lagos State School of Nursing.
She held various administrative positions, including Deputy Head of School, Principal and Head of School, before rising to become Director of Nursing Services at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, a position she held until January 2025.
Beyond her administrative responsibilities, Shonibare has contributed to the development of nursing education and professional standards in Nigeria.
She served as a national examiner and script marker for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and was a member of its Foreign Trained Nurses Committee. She also participated in the council’s National Result Coordination Committee.
The university noted that she coordinated the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme for nurses in Lagos State and the South-West zone.
Shonibare has delivered more than 65 professional presentations, both physically and virtually, while contributing to academic mentorship and professional training.
She supervised undergraduate nursing research at the National Open University of Nigeria and taught entrepreneurship courses at the Lagos State University College of Medicine.
She is a member of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Institute of Management, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, and the Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria.
She also serves on the boards of organisations such as Lead Nurse Africa and Foursquare Hospital, Idimu.
The university management and community congratulated Shonibare on the renewal of her appointment, expressing confidence in her continued service to the institution and the Faculty of Nursing Sciences.
