Dr. Olurotimi Victor Ojekunle

Dr. Ojekunle is a senior lecturer at the Department of Geosciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

His work includes soil improvement, road and railway engineering with a specific focus on investigating diseases associated with roadways and high-speed railway (HSR) track beds and evaluating the performance of roadway/HSR track beds during their operational lifespan.

Professor Obashoro-John is a prolific scholar and public intellectual whose works include the books Caring for Older Persons (2007), Successful Retirement (2016), and her University of Lagos Inaugural Lecture, Programme Evaluation: Back to the Future (2013). Her international scholarship includes a co-authored chapter with Professor Brian Findsen of the University of Waikato, New Zealand, addressing lifelong learning for older adults, published in Adult Education and Social Justice: International Perspectives (Firenze University Press, 2023). She has also co-authored peer-reviewed articles in public health and community education. A sought-after speaker and facilitator, she has consistently championed the view that retirement represents an opportunity for renewal and purposeful living, describing it as “freedom into freedom.”