Dr Tayo Ola George
Associate Professor
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D Sociology
College
Department
Research Interests
Gender and Women Studies, Sociology of Development, Widowhood and Property Inheritance.
Women Empowerment, Education, Religion, Globalization, Social policy, and Conflict Management.
Awards & Honours
1. CUCRID seed grant for Covenant University Women Development and Human Security Initiatives Research Cluster (CU-WDHSI) Cluster (2019) On-going
2 .CUCRID seed grant for Research Cluster on Environmental Well being, research project by Ekhaese, N.E, Adejuwon, G., George, T.O., Evbomah, K, (2015) Completed. (2015)
3. CUCERD seed grant for Research cluster on Land Deals in Ota by Olokoyo, W., George, T.O., Efobi, U. & Beecroft, I., (2014) “Land Deals and Household Quality of Life in a Rural Community in Nigeria” Chapter Contribution to In-country Determinants of Land and Investment Edited Book Project by Osabuohien Evans of Covenant University on Post Doc. at Alexandra Von Hombolt Institute, Germany. (Paper published in 2014).
4. Travel Grant by Centre for the study of African Economies (CSAE) to present a paper at a conference held in Oxford University, UK March 16-19, 2013.
5. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) grant of USD5,000 to organize a Research Dissemination Workshop on AERC Collaborative Research Project titled “Towards Effective Service Delivery of Nigeria’s Public Primary Education: The Role of Non-State Actors to be held at SUBEB Maryland School Complex, Maryland, Lagos December 4, 2012.
6. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) travel grant to participate in Policy Brief Training on Institutions and Service Delivery (ISD) in Africa to be held between November 29-30, 2012 at Mount Meru Hotel Arusha, Tanzania.
7. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) travel grant to participate at Final Research Report Workshop on Institutions and Service Delivery (ISD) in Africa held July 9-10, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya on the theme: Varieties of Governance: Effective Public Service Delivery.
8. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) travel grant to participate at Interim Report Workshop on Institutions and Service Delivery (ISD) in Africa held December 4-5, 2010 in Mombasa, Kenya on the theme: Varieties of Governance: Effective Public Service Delivery.
9. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) travel grant to participate at a Capacity Building Workshop on Institutions and Service Delivery (ISD) in Africa held March 8-11, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya.
10. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Research grant of USD15,000 awarded in 2009 for a Study on “Towards Effective Service Delivery of
Primary Education in Nigeria: The Role of Non-State Actors’.A study of 3 LGA’s in Lagos State, Nigeria.
11. Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) USD3,000, small grant for thesis writing, 2009.
12. Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) travel grant to participate in Research Methodology Workshop on Qualitative Research Special Session for Nigeria held at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria between 25-29 August, 2008.
13. International Sociological Association (ISA) Spain travel grant to participate in the 7th Annual workshop organized for Ph.D. Students in Sociology, held at University of Maiduguri, Nigeria between 18-24 November, 2007.
14. Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) travel grant to participate in the Annual workshop for Scholarly Writing and Publishing held at Makarere University Kampala, Uganda between 17-21 September, 2007.
15. Prize winner for the Best female student in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Professional Examinations 2001/2002.
16. Best Graduating Student Departmet of Sociology, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma 1996 set
17. University scholar Department of Sociology, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma 1995/1995 Academic session.
18. University scholar Department of Sociology, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma 1994/1995 Academic Session
19.. Head Girl and recipient of the principals' award for the Best behaved student Federal Government Girls' College Abuloma, PortHarcourt 1989/1990 set.
Teaching Areas
Gender, Women Studies, Sociology of Development, Widowhood and Property Inheritance.
Women Empowerment, Education, ICT, Globalization, Social policy, and Conflict Management.
Current Postgraduate Supervision
2. Ijagbemi Oluwakemi S. (PhD Thesis) The Socio-cultural Context of Child Sexual Abuse in Lagos Sate, Nigeria. Co-supervisor On-going
3.Olanipekun, A. Temilorun (M.Sc. Dissertation)"Forced Eviction, Resettlement and Urban Poverty: The Plights of Tarkwa Bay Evictees in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria” Supervisor- On-going
4.Noel Tolulope Olivia (M.Sc. Dissertation) Predisposing factors to violation of University codes of conduct among Undergraduate Students: A comparative study of Covenant University and the University of Lagos. Supervisor, On-going
One (1) Ph.D. Candidate On-going
Two (2) M.Sc. Students On-going
Selected Publications (26)
3. Gender Inequality and Its Effects on Industrial Development: Lessons for and from Nigeria
[ Download 125.00 kB ]4. Women and the Globalization Movement: An Appraisal of Local and Foreign Health Policies in Nigeria
[ Download 329.51 kB ]5. Domestic Employment in Career Centered Families: A Case Study of Covenant University Ota, Nigeria”
[ Download 411.62 kB ]7. Rural Women and the Development Question; Any Hope for Nigeria in the 21st Century?
[ Download 412.94 kB ]9. Capacity Building for Widows: Pathways for Sustainable Grassroot Development in Nigeria
[ Download 421.11 kB ]10. Religion and Widowhood practices in Aworiland: key Issues and lessons for positive developments
[ Download 324.79 kB ]12. The Silent ones: Women and Development in the Niger Delta: What way forward
[ Download 322.22 kB ]13. Policy Response to widowhood Rites among the Awori of Ogun State, Nigeria.
[ Download 285.42 kB ]15. Towards effective Service Delivery of Public Primary Education: The Role of Non-State Actors
[ Download 414.77 kB ]16. Education for Sustainable Widows’ Empowerment : Evidence from Southwest, Nigeria
[ Download 420.23 kB ]17. How active are Non-State Actors in the Provision of Public Primary Education in Nigeria?
[ Download 292.83 kB ]18. Environmental Challenges in Nigeria: Issues and Prospects
[ Download 197.61 kB ]19. Removal of Petroleum Subsidy: The Socio-psychological implications on the Nigerian Family
[ Download 299.45 kB ]20. Paper accepted for publication at the Journal of Asian Academic Research, India to be published
[ Download 201.84 kB ]22. Gender, Widowhood and Property Inheritance in Africa
[ Download 293.10 kB ]23. Women and Adult Education in Nigeria: The Panacea for Sustainable Grassroot Development
[ Download 300.97 kB ]24. Women, Culture Tourism and National Development in Nigeria
[ Download 286.87 kB ]26. ICT and Educational System in Nigeria: A Conceptual Review
[ Download 330.45 kB ]Collaboration/Linkages
ii. Planned and hosted 2020 International Youth Day event at Covenant University under the CU-CDIIC on August 12, 2020.
iii. Planned and hosted the 1st International Women’s Multidisciplinary Conference under the Faculty Women’s Advance on 11-12 September, 2018 with Two of the three Keynote Speakers from the United States
iv. Planned and hosted the first two Cultural Day events at Covenant University in partnership with CBAAC in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
v. Africa's Regional Representative, International Sociological Association (ISA) Spain Research Committee (RC.32) on Gender and Women in Society (2018-2022).
vi. Advisory Judge, Positive Naija Essay Competition, 2020.
vii. Member, Ado Odo Ota LGA Committee on Emergency Response and Preparedness Team 2020.
viii. Facilitated the signing of MoU between Sociology Department, CU and CBAAC- Centre for Black, African Arts and Civilization in 2015
ix. Facilitated the hosting of a Fulbright Scholar - Professor C.Nana Derby from the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Virginia State University, USA to the Department of Sociology, Covenant University (December 2015-June, 2016).
x. Facilitated the visit of Dr. Natascha Mueller-Hirth from Robert Gordon University Aberden Scotland, UK to Covenant University on April 27, 2015.
xi. Facilitated the visit of Prof. Stephen Vertigas and his team from Robert Gordon University Aberden Scotland, UK to Covenant University on June 10, 2016.
Conferences Attended
2. George, T.O. (2020) Paper presenter, 7th International Conference on Education and Education for Social Sciences Sociont conference held at Istanbul, Turkey, June, 2020.
3. George, T.O. (2020) Paper presenter, 5th International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development (ICSSD) held at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria August 3-5, 2020.
4. George, T.O. (2019) Participant, 7th International Conference on Education and Education for Social Sciences Sociont conference held at Istanbul, Turkey, June, 2019.
5. George, T.O. (2019) Chair, Technical Session, 3rd International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development ICSSD 2019 held on May 6, 2019.
6. George, T.O. (2019) Paper presenter and Chair Technical Session on Gender and Development, CU-ICE –Covenant University International Conference on Entrepreneurship (March, 2019).
7. George, T.O. (2019) Chair, Technical Session, 4th International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development ICSSD 2019 held on May 6, 2019 at Covenant University, Ota.
8. George, T.O. (2019) Chair, Technical Session, International Conference on Sustainable Development and Infrastructure organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University ICSDI 2019 held in October, 2019.
9. George, T.O. (2019) Participant 2019 Annual Bioethics Forum held at Amber Residence Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos between 12 &13 December, 2019.
10. George, T.O.(2018) Chair, Technical Session on Social Sciences- C-ICADI –Covenant University International Conference on African Development Issues, November, 2018 held at Covenant University Centre for Research Innovation and Discovery (CUCRID).
11. *George, T.O. (2018) Paper presenter, XIX World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, Canada Paper title “Knowledge and Attitude of Women with Breast Cancer : A Wake-up Call in Nigeria” July 15-21, 2018. (Self Funded)
12. *George, T.O. (2018) Paper presenter, EDULEARN Conference, Palma Mallorca, Spain “Re-thinking Women’s Access to Education : A Panacea for Sustainable Development” July 2-4, 2018.
13. *George, T.O. (2018) Participant, Training of Investigators and members of Covenant University Research Ethics Committee (CUREC), Ota, Ogun State May 10-11, 2018.
14. George, T.O. (2018) Participant UNIDO-NQIP-TQM (Total Quality Management) EU Sponsored training held 26-30 Novemeber, 2018 at Covenant University.
15. George, T.O. (2017) Participant & presenter of Communique on the conference theme titled “Powering for Excellence. Inspiring. Positive. Determined” at 2017 Women in Management and Leadership Conference, July 25-26, 2015, Shehu Musa Yar Adua Conference centre, Abuja, Nigeria..
16. George, T.O. (2016) Participant, 2016 Annual Bioethics Forum, Sandralia Hotel, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. 12th December, 2016.
17. George, T.O. (2016) Participant, National Conference/Campaign on the Promotion of Preventive Healthcare Practices and Elimination of Baby Factories and Sales in Nigeria organized by Child Trust Action, Agura Hotel FCT, Abuja , Nigeria November 21-24, 2016.
18. George, T.O. (2015) Participant, International Conference organized by the Institute of Social Work of Nigeria (ISWON) held 10-13, November, 2015 at the Institute of Church and Society, Samonda, Ibadan, Nigeria.
19. George, T.O., Adetunde, C., Ijagbemi, O., & Udume, M. (2015) Paper presenter“ Overcoming the Challenges of Women in Political Participation : Lessons for and From Nigeria” paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association (NASA) conference held on 3-5 November, 2015 at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
20. George, T.O. (2015) Participant & presenter of Communique on the conference theme titled “Unleashing the Power of Women in Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship” at 2015 Women in Management and Leadership Conference, July 21-23, 2015, Shehu Musa Yar Adua Conference centre, Abuja, Nigeria..
21. George, T.O. & Suleiman, B. (2015) Paper presenter “ICT and the Gender Question: Prospects and Challenges for the Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century” paper presented at International Conference on African Development Issues (CU ICADI) May 11-13, 2015, African Development Centre, Canaanland, Ota.
22. George, T.O. (2014) Participant at Management Development Training Workshop (MADEV) Organized by Association of African Universities (AAU) held at Cape Coast University Ghana, May 4 – 9, 2014.
23. George, T.O., Olokoyo, F.O., Osabuohien, E., Efobi, U. & Beecroft, I. (2014) Paper presenter, “Women’s Access to Land and its Implications for Economic Empowerment in Ota, Nigeria” Paper presented at the 17th Annual Conference on Global Economic Trade Analysis Programme - GTAP, Dakar, Senegal, 18th – 20th June, 2014.
24. George, T.O. & Babajide, A.A. (2014) Paper Presenter “Microfinance and Entrepreneurial Development Among Women: A study of Covenant Microfinance Bank, Canaanland, Nigeria” paper accepted for presentation at Women’s World Congress 2014, August 17-22, 2014, University of Hyderabad, India.
25. George, T.O. & Chukwuedozie, O. & Ozoya, M.I. (2014) Paper presenter "Violence against young Women in Informal Cross-border Trading in Nigeria: Its Implications for Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction". Paper presented at the Conference organized by the Centre of Gender and Development Federal University of Technology, Owerri 28th-30th July, 2014.
26. George, T.O. & Akinolotu, A. (2014) Paper presenter “Widowhood rites and the Emotional Challenges of Widows in Selected Rural Communities in Nigeria: Implications for Well being and Poverty Reduction” paper presented at the South West National Conference of Psychological Association of Nigeria (PAN) Held at African Leadership Development Centre (ALDC) Covenant University, Ota. February 11-14, 2014.
27. George, T.O. (2013) Paper presenter “How active are Non-State Actors in the Provision of Public Primary Education in Nigeria? Paper presented at the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) conference March 16-19, 2013 Oxford University, London. (Travel Grant from AERC, Nairobi).
28. George, T.O. (2013) Paper presenter ”The Role of Education in Sustainable Widows Empowerment : Evidence from Nigeria” Poster presentation at 46th Meeting of the Committee of Deans of Postgraduate Schools (CDPGS) in Nigerian Universities Held at ALDC Covenant University 25th-27th September, 2013.
29. George, T.O., & Chukwuedozie, O. (2013) Paper presenter “Education as a Panacea for sustainable Widows’ Empowerment: Evidence from Southwest Nigeria” Paper presented at the 2013 Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Practitioners Association (NASA) Conference held at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria November 4-7, 2013.
30. George, T.O. (2012) (Team Leader & Host) African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) successfully organized and hosted AERC funded Research Dissemination Workshop on December 4, 2012 at SUBEB Hall, Maryland, Lagos. (Research Dissemination Grant from AERC, Nairobi).
31. George, T.O. (2012) Participant Policy Brief Training Workshop organized by AERC & Global Development Network (GDN) in Arusha, Tanzania between November 28 and December 1, 2012. (Travel Grant from AERC, Nairobi).
32. George, T.O. (2012) Paper presenter at the 18th Annual Conference of Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association (NASA) held at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nov. 5th-9th, 2012. Paper presented “Support Groups for Widows in Ota Metropolis”.
33. George, T.O. & Osabuohien E. (2011) Paper presenter Final Research Report titled “Towards Effective Service Delivery of Primary Education in Nigeria: The Role of Non-State Actors” at the African Economic Consortium (AERC) Workshop on “Capacity Building, Institutions and Service Delivery” Held at Nairobi, Kenya July 9-10, 2011. (Travel Grant from AERC, Nairobi).
34. George, T.O. (2011) Paper presenter at the 17th Annual Conference of Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association (NASA) held at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria between August 8-10. 2011 paper presented was titled “Policy Response to Widowhood Rites among the Awori of Ogun State, Nigeria”.
35. Edewor, P.A. and George, T.O. (2011) Paper presenter “Widows’ Population and the Challenges of Widowhood rites: The Case of the Awori of South west, Nigeria” at the Population Association of Nigeria (PAN) International Conference held at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojoo, Lagos State, Nigeria between September 12-15, 2011.
36. George, T.O. & Adewole, M.A. (2010) Presenter interim report “Towards Effective Service Delivery of Primary Education in Nigeria: The Role of Non-State Actors”at the African Economic Consortium (AERC) Workshop on Country Case Studies: Institutions and Service Delivery Held at Mombasa, Kenya on December 4-6, 2010. (Travel Grant from AERC, Nairobi).
37. George, T.O. & Olayiwola, W.K. (2010) presented a paper titled “Towards Effective Service Delivery of Primary Education in Nigeria: The Role of Public Private Partnership” at the AERC Workshop on Capacity Building, Institutions and Service Delivery Held at Nairobi, Kenya on March 8-11, 2010. (Travel Grant from AERC, Nairobi).
38. George, T.O. (2009) presented a paper titled “Capacity Building for Widows: Pathways for Sustainable Grassroot Development in Nigeria” at the International Conference/Roundtable on ‘Governance and Development in Africa, Covenant University, Nigeria, 10-13 March, 2009.
39. George, T.O. (2008) presented two (2) papers: “The Silent ones : Women and Development in the Niger Delta & “Women, Environment and Food Production: The challenge of the Niger Delta” at the International Conference on The Nigerian State, Oil Industry and the Niger Delta in Collaboration with the Center for Applied Environmental Research, University of Missouri-Kansas City, United States of America, March 11-13, 2008.
40. George, T.O. (2008) attended the Research Methodology Workshop Training Session for Nigeria sponsored by Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Dakar held at the Conference Hall of University of Ibadan between August 25- 29, 2008. (Travel Grant from CODESRIA, Dakar).
41. George, T.O. (2007) Paper presenter PhD proposal on “Widowhood and Property Inheritance among the Awori of Ogun State, Nigeria” at the International Sociological Association (ISA) Spain 7th Annual workshop organized for Ph.D. Students in Sociology, held at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria between 18-24 November, 2007. (Travel Grant from ISA, Spain).
42. George, T.O. (2007) Paper presenter at the Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) at the Annual workshop for Scholarly Writing and Publishing held at Makarere University Kampala, Uganda between 17-21 September, 2007. (Travel Grant from CODESRIA, Dakar).
43. Iruonagbe, T.C. & George, T.O. (2006) Joint paper presenter paper titled “Sustaining the Values and Virtues of Political Participation in the Electioneering Process in Nigeria” at a Social Science Conference held at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) held on April 26, 2006 at Ijebu-Igbo, Nigeria.
