Mr. OYERO, Olusola Samuel
Position           Lecturer II
Department     Mass Communication
Programme      Mass Communication
College            Human Development
Telephone        234-8053310717 or 8039250556
E-mail              oyero@yahoo.co.uk

Academic/Professional Information
Olusola Oyero obtained Bachelor and Master degrees in Communication and Language Arts from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. He is currently in advanced stage of his Ph. D.

Research Interests
Media and Children, Media and Development, Indigenous Language Media

Teaching Areas
Media theories, Development communication, Rural newspapering and Film criticism

Selected Publications
 (2008). Communication and Economic Development: An Assessment of the Impact of the Nigerian Press on NEEDS. In Mojaye, E. M., Oyewo, O. O., M’Bayo, R. And Sobowale, I. A. (eds.). Globalization and Development Communication in Africa. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press.

(2008). Expansion of Public Sphere in Nigerian Democracy: The Imperative of Media Pluralism. In Omu, I. A. and Oboh, G. E. (eds.).Mass Media in Nigerian Democracy.Ibadan: Stirling-Horden

(2007). The Implications of Internet on the Media and the Practice of Mass Communication. International Journal of Communication.  No 6, May: 169-174

(2007). Dynamics of Indigenous Language in Environmental Communication. In Nwosu, I. E. and Soola, O.E. (eds.). Communication in Global, ICTs and Ecosystem Perspectives: Insights from Nigeria. Enugu: ACCE, Nigeria. Pp372-377

 (2006). Writing Feature Articles. In Folarin B., Obe J., Oyero O. & Ekeanyawu N. (eds.) Themes in Communication Writing. Akure: SMC. Pp 112-128

(2003). Indigenous Language Radio for Development Purposes. In Soola, E. O. (ed.) Communicating for Development Purposes. Ibadan: Krafts Books. Pp 185-195.

Profile
Oyero has been teaching Mass Communication since 2003; he joined Covenant University in 2004 and has been the Course Adviser of first year students of his Department since then. He is also a member of his College Seminar Committee. As a sound Christian, he believes in being a pattern that others can follow. His hobbies include writing, reading and listening to music.