He is a recipient of two Lifetime Achievement Awards, he also received a Letter of Commendation from the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for accountability and integrity after emerging as the best Provost in Nigeria for 2017. He was appointed Honorary Mayor of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2017. In 2019, won the Ali Mazrui Prize for Excellence in Scholarship and Academic Leadership. He is also a recipient of a Platinum Benefactor prize and University Super Hero award by the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City in 2017 and 2019 respectively.
