 In his kitty is the Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) Grant 2005, the MacArthur Foundation Grant 2006, the University of Ibadan Senate Research Grant 2007, and the Humanities Staff Development Grant 2015.He was a Visiting Scholar to Northwestern University, Dartmouth College, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza and the University of Benin in Nigeria.He was appointed a Visiting Professor of African History in Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia in 2014.