Kunle Adelabu
It has been a week of celebrations for the Mass Communication Department, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), in Nigeria, as five of its senior lecturers bagged Doctoral Degrees in various fields after successfully completing and defending their thesis.
Sources within the department informed THE IMPACT that the milestone achievements were announced on the department’s platform with wide jubilations among the staff and students alike.
The newest PhD holders- Dr Olugbenga Akanmu, Dr Olayinka Idowu, Dr Ogunsanya Samuel, Dr Adewale Ajayi and Dr Balogun Bidemi, have taught for many years with some of them also practicing in the field professionally.
In one of the announcements, the department proudly stated:
“We are delighted to announce that Dr Olugbenga Akanmu of the Department of Mass Communication, LASUSTECH, has successfully defended his PhD thesis from the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Nigeria”.
Dr. Akanmu’s thesis was on “Reportage of Science and Technology News in Selected Nigerian Newspapers (2014 – 2024),” in the field of Journalism and Media Studies, at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, and was supervised by Prof. Muyiwa Popoola with Prof. Olajide Ishola as the External Examiner.
Another media teacher of several years standing, Dr Olayinka Idowu, who also successfully defended her PhD thesis at Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Nigeria, reserved in the thesis, “Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Malnutrition Messages among Nursing Mothers in Selected Primary Healthcare Centres in Lagos State, Nigeria:, in the field of “Development Communication”.
She did her Doctorate programme in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, with Prof. Muyiwa Popoola as her Supervisor and Prof. Olajide Ishola as the External Examiner.
Dr Ogunsanya Samuel, also of the Department of Mass Communication, LASUSTECH, successfully defended his PhD thesis from the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Nigeria.
He researched on the thesis, “Media Literacy and Motivation Factors as Predictors of User-Generated Content (UGC) on Social Media among Undergraduates in Lagos State, Nigeria”, in the field of Journalism and Media Studies.
Dr Ogunsanya’s thesis, which was admitted into the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, was supervised by Prof. Oluwole Alabi, with Prof Sola Olorunyomi as the External Examiner.
The fourth of the academic achievers, Dr Adewale Ajayi also successfully defended his PhD thesis from the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Nigeria, researching into, “Social Media Usage and Self-Concept among Undergraduates in Selected Universities in Lagos State, Nigeria”.
His thesis in the field of Multimedia Journalism, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, was supervised by Prof Olumuyiwa Popoola with Prof Sola Olorunyomi also as the External Examiner.
The last but not the least, Dr Balogun Bidemi, also successfully defended his PhD thesis from the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Nigeria, with thesis titled, “Political Communication and Voter’s Decision in the 2023 Presidential Election in Lagos State, Nigeria”, in the field of Advertising.
He was admitted into the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, with Dr. Malachy Onyekaozolu Udejinta as his Supervisor and Prof Sola Olorunyomi as External Examiner.
The department extended its warmest congratulations on their outstanding and remarkable academic achievement and wished them continued success.
