Prof. Babatunde Olagoke Oni

Prof. Babatunde Olagoke Oni is a Professor of Media and Communication and a scholar with interdisciplinary expertise spanning international journalism, communication studies, social philosophy, media technologies, and media  literacies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Journalism, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Journalism (Electronic Media), and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Philosophy. His doctoral research focused on Mass Communication in the Risk Society.

Prof. Oni is a Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, Mountain Top University (MTU), Nigeria, and serves as Dean of the College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences (CHMS). His academic and administrative career encompasses teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, curriculum development, academic administration, and institutional leadership.

His research interests include risk communication, international broadcasting, media representation and framing, broadcast and live-streaming technologies, marketing communication, digital media, and the social dimensions of information and communication technologies. His interdisciplinary orientation brings together communication scholarship and social philosophy to examine the relationship between media, technology, knowledge, risk, and social transformation.

As an academic administrator, Prof. Oni has contributed to curriculum development, academic policy and administration, conference organisation, academic publishing, examination administration, and the broader development of communication education. His scholarship and professional interests reflect a sustained commitment to understanding how communication systems and emerging media technologies influence public knowledge, perception, behaviour, and contemporary social life.