Tejumaiye appointed HOD UNILAG Mass Comm

Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Dr Joseph Adepoju Tejumaiye has been appointed as the new Head of Department of Mass Communication, the University of Lagos from August 1, 2020.

He replaces Professor Abigail Ogwezzi-Ndisika who has completed her tenure.

Tejumaiye who holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos is an expert in Political Communication with bias in the use of integrated marketing tools in political advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications.

He has taught in other tertiary institutions including Caleb University, Redeemer’s University, Olabisi Onabanjo University and Babcock University.

He was also a lecturer at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) and Independent Journalism Center both in Lagos.

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His appointment has been hailed by alumni of the department who have urged him to improve on achievements of his predecessors.

Responding to his appointment, Tejumaiye said he will continue on the legacies of his predecessors to improve on what has been done and ensure that the Department remains the best school of Communication in Africa.

“We shall also ensure that alumni bodies (Local and General) are alive to their responsibilities. To achieve the gown and town synergy which today’s world requires, we shall ensure that the best hands are recruited.

“In line with the National Universities Commission (NUC) directives that all Department of Mass Communication in Nigerian universities should metamorphose into a full-fledged faculty, this shall be pursued. We shall also ensure that the necessary facilities are acquired for the use of students and staff.”

Tejumaiye is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations; Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria; Lagos Communication Forum; Association of Communication Scholars and Practitioners of Nigeria (ACSPN) and International Association of Media and Communication Researchers based in France.

He is the author of Mass Communication Research: An Introduction, co-authored Newspaper and Magazine Management, Production and Marketing and  Nigerian Outdoor Advertising: Concepts, Constructs, Issues and Trends.

Adepoju Tejumaiye has published in journals (Local and International) as well as contributed to books of reading in Mass Communication.