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A lecturer at the Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Dr. Oluseyi Obateru, has been declared winner of the 2025 Rahamon Bello Award for best Ph.D thesis in African Studies.
The Director, Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, Prof. Ayo Yusuf, announced this while briefing journalists on Monday in Lagos.
He stated that the winner\u2019s thesis is titled: \u2018Dynamics of Urban Landscape Structure and its Impact on Ecosystem Services in the Rainforest and Guinea Savanna Ecoregions of Nigeria\u2019.
According to him, Obateru\u2019s thesis was an important contribution to the growing sub-field of urban environmental studies, with a focus on Guinea Savanna ecoregions of Nigeria.
He added that the literature was well tackled, with the review exploring various relevant dimensions of the topic.
Yusuf stated that mixed methods are employed and well explained, showing good theoretical grasp of the subject matter.
\u201cThe thesis not only contributes to the knowledge of the ecosystems of the focus region, but also contributes importantly to the methodology of the field.
\u201cIt is a well written and accessible work. It also appropriately employs the technical register of the field. The additional technical integration and finesse recommend it to the top of the pack in this competition,\u201d he stated.
Obateru was supervised by Professors Apollonia Okhimamhe, Olutoyin Fashae and Dr. Christopher Conrad.
The IADS director also named Tholithemba Nombulelo Shange, from South Africa, as the first runner-up for the award.
He said that Shange\u2019s thesis is titled: \u2018Identity and Environmental Harmony as Practiced by Table Mountain Doctors; A Struggle Over Land and African Healing Systems.\u201d
Prof Yusuf said Nombulelo, supervised by Prof. Pearl Mpilenhle Sithole, is relevant to Africa and the conceptions of space, spirituality and healing.
\u201cIt examines the life and identity of the Table Mountain doctors of South Africa. The thesis relates their struggles on the issue of healing herbs and related conflicts.
\u201cIt employs a mixed method approach, which is a combination of ethnography, grounded theory, engaged heritage institutions and archives and \u2018thick descriptive\u2019 approaches.
\u201cThese approaches do need to be delineated technically. The thesis contributes the ukuthunywa approach, which the author links to the ubuntu and which seems akin to participatory action research,\u201d he said.
According to him, the literature is well explored, though the extensive literature on African indigenous knowledge systems seems restricted to only three sources, including the author\u2019s works, in the thesis.
He added that the thesis was written in accessible narrative style, though the technical register of the field was not much evident.
The director also announced Abdullahi Babagana, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, as the second runner-up. His thesis is titled: \u2018Analysis of Terrorist Attack Places in Maiduguri, Nigeria\u2019.
According to Prof. Yusuf, the thesis investigates how Maiduguri\u2019s urban form, street network and place-based attributes, contribute to terrorist target selection and attack concentration, providing spatial intelligence crucial for urban resilience and proactive planning.
\u201cThe thesis is particularly topical in view of the ongoing and escalating terrorist attacks in Nigeria. It is also an important contribution that is critical for urban planning and urban security in Africa.
\u201cMixed methods are employed, including the use of the Risk Terrain model and many others; a well explained multidimensional perspective. The thesis is well written, with an appropriate title,\u201d he said.
The directed announced that the award presentation ceremony would hold on December 4, at the institute.<\/p>\n
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