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SOLOMON AYODEJI OLATUNJI

Reader / Associate Professor | Deputy Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management

Faculty of Environmental Design and Management · Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Specialization Infrastructure and Environmental Management

Office: Office of the Deputy Dean Faculty of Environmental Design and Management Federal University Oye-Ekiti Ikole Campus, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Phone: 08062953801

Email: solomon.olatunji@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Solomon Ayodeji OLATUNJI is a Reader and Deputy Dean Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria,. He holds array of academic qualifications across urban planning, estate management, and geospatial sciences.
Dr. Olatunji is a Registered Town Planner with the Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP). He is also a registered Teacher with Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Graduate Member of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), and a Registered Technologist with the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON).
His academic career began at the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, where he lectured in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning from 2010 to 2018. He later served as a lecturer at Wesley University, Ondo, from 2018 to 2020 before joining FUOYE.
Dr. Olatunji has extensively contributed to national development through consultancy services in environmental impact assessments, institutional master plans, feasibility and valuation studies, and spatial mapping for various urban and rural settlements across Nigeria. He has served as a consultant to multiple government agencies and private organizations.
He is actively involved in academic and professional discourse, having attended and presented at numerous conferences both within and outside Nigeria. His research interests span urban planning policy, geospatial analysis, environmental planning, and sustainable development with over 50 publication in both local and international journal outlets

Research Interests

Urban Infrastructure Planning and Management
Geospatial Technologies (GIS and Remote Sensing) for Urban Planning
Environmental Planning and Management
Development Control and Physical Planning
Urban Governance and Local Government Planning

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Lean construction in Nigeria: extent of awareness and adoption
    Authors: Nathaniel Ayinde Olatunde, Bosede Olajumoke Adebayo, Angel M Gento, Imoleayo Abraham Awodele, Solomon Ayodeji Olatunji, Yesica Pino Espinosa
    Journal of Facilities Management (2026/5/25)
  2. Ensuring Digital Equity in Smart City Initiatives: Participatory Models for Pro-Poor Urban Planning in Nigeria
    Authors: BS Odediran, SE Okosun, EE Okodudu, SA Olatunji, OA Aladelokun, CC Onyeneke, TC Banki, UO Ugochukwu, SA Ipinmoroti, IM Onuorah, IE Kikanme
    African Journal of Applied Research (2026/4/5)
  3. Air travel as Catalysts for Urban Development: Examining Thunderstorm Occurrence on Flight Operations in Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Nigeria
    Authors: Friday Noah Idoko, Ishaya Sunday, Endurance OKOSUN, Ezinneka Eunice Okodudu, Solomon Ayodeji OLATUNJI, Irughe Raph Ehigiator, Adamu DANIEL, Uchenna Kanu Kingsley, Samuel Adejoro Ipinmoroti, Omanayi Johnson David (2026/1/7)
  4. Evaluation of solid waste generation and management practices in gender-segregated students’ halls of residence
    Authors: Lateef Adeleke Adeniyi, Solomon Ayodeji Olatunji, John Enogela Ahmed, Lukman Opeyemi Ayoola, Sunday Oyetayo Babalola, Joseph Ndubuisi Egbuta, Charles Adesola Ajagbe
    Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (2026/1/22)
  5. mart Cities and Environmental Sustainability; Evaluating Nexus in South-West Nigeria I
    Authors: S,D. Zakka, O.P.Agboola, S.A. Olatunji and U.S. Yakubu
    Indonesia Journal of Geography (2025)
  6. Assessing Environmental Quality and Health Implications of Slaughterhouser Operation Within Urban Residential Settings of a Developing Country
    Authors: Lateef Adeleke Adenuyi, Ayodeji Solomon Olatunji, Sikiru Akintunde Folorunso, Oluyemi Peter Adesoye
    Publication of Emerald Publishing Limited (2025)
  7. Electric Energy Supply Pathologies in Africa- A perspective from Residents in Southwestern Nigeria.
    Authors: S.E. Okosun, O. Okosun, S.A. Olatunji, A. Daniel, L.Z. Haruna, N.G. Johnson, H.O. John-Nwagu, B.M. Adeowu, A.O. Bada, A/O.Ojo and O J. David
    African Journal of Applied Research (2025)
  8. Evaluation of Tourism Infrastructure an Conservation (Case Study of Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, UNESCO World Heritage Site)
    Authors: Olatunji S.A, Oladokun O.J., HinmiiyeJ.S.,Oyeleye O.I.
    Elizade University Journal of Research in Hospitality and Tourism Management (2024)
  9. Assessment of Parking in Public Areas: The Case of Keffi Town
    Authors: Ayodeji Solomon Olatunji, Enogela Ahmed John, Adeyemi Adewumi Adedeji, and Muhammed Loko Mikaila (
    CSID Journal 5 of Infrastructure (2024)
  10. Geospatial Assesment of Poverty Level of Residents in Osogbo Local Government Area, Osun State.
    Authors: S.A. Olatunji, A.A. Adedeji, B.F. Oyeniyi, and J.O. Olatunji
    Confluence Journal of Environmental Studies (2024)
  11. Students with disabilities (SWDS) and facilities in a northern Nigerian public universities: dismantling exclusion in achieving SDG.
    Authors: H.I. Agbabiaka, S.A. Olatunji, M. Saleh, A.B. Sodangi, and H Muhammad.
    Facilities (2024)
  12. Uncertainty Shocks in Africa: Impact and Equillibrum Strategies for Sound Economic and Social Development,
    Authors: Adewale O. YOADE, Solomon A. OLATUNJI and Giuseppe T GIRELLA
    Springer International Publishing, (2023)
  13. Overview of Land Use in Nigeria
    Authors: Olatunji S.A., Oke I.A, Asani M.A., and Odetola A.A., (2011)
    NOVA Science Publishers, (2011)

Professional Qualification

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Paper Presentation - International

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Course Teaching

Custom Fields

Treasurer: Ayedun Community Development Association, Hotel Bafo Area, Osogbo, Osun State

Chairman: Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Osun state Chapter

Photo Gallery / Picture Evidence

Swearing-in Ceremony: Taking the Oath of Office as Chairman, Osun State Chapter, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP)
Swearing-in Ceremony: Taking the Oath of Office as Chairman, Osun State Chapter, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP)
Celebrating the Successful Completion of My PhD at the AFRIGIST Convocation Ceremony.
Celebrating the Successful Completion of My PhD at the AFRIGIST Convocation Ceremony.