Tekena Nitonye Tamuno was a Nigerian historian and Vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan.
Education
Tamuno attended Street Peter"s School in his hometown of Okrika for primary education. Upon completion he attended Okrika Grammar School. From 1953 to 1958 he studied history at the University of Ibadan before leaving the country in 1960 to continue his studies at Birkbeck, University of London and Columbia University.
Career
He was the President of the Board of Trustees of Bells University of Technology. In 1962 he joined the Department of History at the University of Ibadan where he remains as Professor Emeritus. In addition to his administrative and teaching career, he is an author and has chaired public service commissions.
Tamuno died on 11 April 2015 in Ibadan, aged 83.
Lecturer, 1963 Senior Lecturer, 1967 Professor, 1971 Head, department of History, 1972–1975 Dean, Faculty of Arts, 1973–1975 Vice Chancellor, 1975-1979.