Professor Familoni obtained a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry with Second Class Upper Division, an M.Phil. degree in Chemistry, and a PhD degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Lagos in 1990. He embarked on his teaching career in 1982 as a Graduate Assistant and steadily advanced through the academic ranks to full Professor in 2004. As a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in London, Professor Familoni holds esteemed professional memberships, including being a Fellow of the Chemical Society of Nigeria and the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria. Furthermore, he is an honoured Fellow and a Council member of the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS), where he serves as the Treasurer. Professor Familoni specializes in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds with physiological activities and natural product chemistry. His research primarily focuses on synthesizing sulfur-containing heterocycles. He employs various synthetic methods in his work, including C-H activation, the Baylis-Hillman reaction, iminium species, and the synthesis of Schiff bases and their complexes. Additionally, he utilizes Microwave Assisted Organic Chemistry (MAOC) techniques. Notably, a significant portion of his research involves the use of lithio species in Directed ortho Metalation (DoM) and the Friedel-Crafts anionic equivalent. Presently, he is engaged in employing C-H activation in ring closure in the synthesis of derivatives of benzothiadiazines.