FUO Mass Communication lecturer bags Ph.D.

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Maryam Ilyas

                        L-R  Prof Olumuyiwa Popoola, Dr. AbdulRaheem Akintunde

 

 

The formerly Mr AbdulRaheem Akintunde of the Department of Mass Communication, Fountain University, Osogbo, is now Dr. AbdulRaheem Akintunde, having bagged Ph.D. in environmental/Health

Communication from Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo.

Akintunde, who successfully defended his thesis on November 2, 2023, worked on the Nigerian newspapers’ reportage of environmental issues.

Dr Akintunde’s thesis examined ecological-induced concerns arising from environmental issues in the Southwest, Nigeria as reported by the selected newspapers.

Supervised by Professor Olumuyiwa Popoola, an avid communication scholar and Deputy Vice Chancellor, of (ACU),

Dr. Akintunde, navigated the complex intersections of media, environment, and health.

The entire FUO community congratulates Dr. Abdul Raheem Akintunde on this achievement, anticipating the far- reaching impact his work will have on shaping discussions and policies around environmental health in the Southwest, Nigeria and beyond.

 

 

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