OLASUPO OLAKUNLE THOMPSON
@funaab.edu.ng
Senior lecturer
Federal UNiversity of Agriculture Abeokuta
Dr Olasupo Olakunle THompson teaches History and Political Science to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. His areas of specialsations are on Social and Politcial History. He has published in local, national and international journals including AFrika Focus, African Identities, Ethnic Stueis Review among others. He is a fellow of Institute of French Studies in AFrica (IFRA), member of the Historical Soceity of Nigeria (HSN) and Social Studies Assocaition of Nigeria (SOSAN).
EDUCATION
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria
University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. Nigeria
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
History, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Political Science and International Relations
FUTURE PROJECTS
NHIS to NHIA: perception and Wareness of Rural Dwellers in Abeokuta, Southwest NIgeria
The paper examines the awareness and percetion of rural dwellers about the newly eacted NHIA which was formely NHIS.
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Scopus Publications
Olasupo Thompson, Olugbenga S. Aina, Ridwan T. Idris, and Andrey Kovalev
University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries
Nigeria’s persistent insecurity, marked by insurgency, farmer–herder conflicts, and banditry, has fostered the proliferation of vigilante groups. In January 2024, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore launched the Fulani Nomad Volunteer Vigilante Group (NVVG) to address cattle rustling, kidnapping, and rural insecurity. This study interrogates the drivers, political context, and potential implications of its formation. Anchored on social contract theory and state fragility framework, it argues that state failure to provide security and equitable justice fuels ethnically aligned security initiatives. Data was obtained through qualitative documentary analysis of media reports, policy documents, academic literature, and expert commentaries. It revealed that while the NVVG may provide localized protection and employment, it risks legitimizing illegality, fueling arms proliferation, exacerbating ethnic tensions, and undermining state authority. The article concludes that without robust regulation and oversight, ethnically based vigilante formations could deepen Nigeria’s insecurity and fragment national cohesion.
Olasupo Thompson, Olugbenga S. Aina, Surajudeen Oladele, Olatunji Awotayo, and Comfort Onifade
Informa UK Limited
Olasupo Thompson, Uche S. Odozor, Olugbenga Aina, Tokunbo Dada, and Surajudeen O. Oladele
Informa UK Limited
Ridwan Tosho Idris and Olakunle Olasupo Thompson
Informa UK Limited
This paper examined how the panic created by the advent of corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic led to the search for local cures, the responses and reactions of the government to the local cure as well as why the government preferred Western solution over local cures in spite of its investments and efforts to develop local cures in Nigeria. The study adopted the qualitative methods and thus relied on data elicited from books, journals, COVID-19 news reports, bulletins, and newspapers. The study finds a gap in the manner in which the government adopted the Western cures over its own in spite of its huge investments in local solutions. The rationale for reliance on western solutions were the lack of data, lack of replicability among others. The paper concludes that local search for the COVID-19 vaccine if encouraged would not have only saved the nation huge export of scarce financial resources but would have also created the take-off for novel therapeutic or prophylactic products for the prevention and treatment of endemic and emerging diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and other preventable diseases. One of the recommendations for the study is the need for adequate funding and political will to support local cures. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of African Identities is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
Olasupo Thompson, Funmi Bode-Alakija, and Phoebe D. Awange
Brill
Abstract This article examines the activities of (il)legal online lenders in Nigeria. A qualitative method was adopted in which literature, media reports, commentaries and indepth interviews were deployed. We argue that the insufficient regulatory role of the government, the laxity of laws, a failure to initiate social security, poor access to loan facilities, corruption and poverty, among other factors, account for the incursions of illegal online lenders (loan sharks) who deploy unorthodox methods in reclaiming their loans from defaulters in Nigeria, and that use of force remains ineffective. We recommend a more robust and holistic framework to tackle (il)legal online lenders. This must, among other things, start from the government’s political will, revamping the economy, establishing an effective regulatory role of government and its agencies in the online and offline financial institutions, and creating job opportunities, access to loans and an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
Olasupo Thompson, Alphonsus Adebiyi, Modupe Obi, Ridwan T. Idris, and Lawrence C. Olise
Brill
Abstract The study investigated the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on education, the challenges and the responses, in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria. It adopted the case study design and qualitative method of data collection. It found that the Covid-19 pandemic, exacerbated by the lockdown, affected all stakeholders in the education sector from governments at all levels to pupils. Responses through the provision of palliatives, the introduction of online classes and internet connectivity cost reduction by network providers were less effective than they might have been as a result of certain hindrances, such as poor funding and erratic power supply. The study concluded that stakeholders in the education sector must provide the enabling environment for education to thrive for both learners and teachers in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. The study recommends investment in education through adequate funding, setting up early warning systems and the enforcement of child rights acts.
Uche S. Odozor, Olasupo O Thompson, Ngozi S. Atata, and Stanislaus O. Okonkwo
De Gruyter
O. O. Thompson, A. S. Afolabi, and A. Shola Abdulbaki
SAGE Publications
In 2016, the spiritual base of Boko Haram, known as ‘Camp Zero’ was captured. With such success, most had thought that the chicken has finally come home to roost. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Because aside from Boko Haram, the country seems to experience other vagaries of insecurity. This range from kidnapping, cult and ritual groups in the south—such as female pant hunters, Badoo—oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism, cattle rustling and herdsmen–farmers crises, among others. Against this backdrop, this study is an attempt to trace the history of the terror group and examine the numerous insecurity challenges across the country despite international collaborations. The study revealed among other things that the perpetuation of terror and insecurity in the land is a reflection of the nature of the state itself—a failing, weak state. The study recommends that until there is a solution to the nature of the state itself, the insecurity will continue. Some of the solutions suggested are entrenchment of good leadership, political will, rule of law, good governance, eradication of poverty and illiteracy, and inclusive policies, among others.
U. S. Odozor, R. R. Aduradola, O. O. Thompson, and E. O. Akintona
Springer International Publishing
O. O. Thompson, R. R. Aduradola, U. S. Odozor, O. G. F. Nwaorgu, A. S. Afolabi, and A. O. Ade-Ibijola
Springer International Publishing
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Thompson, O. O., Adeosun, K. G., Chinaguh, E. C., Adebiyi, A. A. 2024. Destroy their Tongue and Identity so that they will Never build the House: Language, Identity and (Under)development of Africa. Journal of Policy and Development Studies (JPDS), Vol. 15, 2: DOI: . Published by the Department of Public Administration, Nnamdi Azikwe Univerisity, Awka. ANambra State.
1. Thompson, O. O and Nwaorgu, O.G. F. 2024. When gods Return in Body Bags: The Evolution of Depositions, Exiles and Medical Tourisms among Yoruba Traditional Rulers in Southern Nigeria, c.1476-2016. Social Evolution and History Vol. 23: (Scopus).
2. Thompson, O. O.. Alakija, F. B., and Awange, P D. 2024. ‘If you all don’t save me, I will end my An assessment of (Il)legal online lenders (Loan Sharks) in Nigeria. Afrika Focus Vol 35, 1: 91-121. (Scopus)
3. Thompson O.O, Aina O. S., Obi M. A., Phobe D Awange 2024 Youth Challenges And Failures Of Stakeholders’ Interventions in Africa: The Experience Of The Nigerian ‘Lazy’ Youths. Indian J. Soc. & Pol. 11 (01):23-34. Published by the Winsome India Educational Trust, Mau, U.P. India
4. Thompson, O. O., Ridwan Idris, Oluniyi Ademola, and Modupe Obi, 2023. Preparations of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Outcome of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria Journal of African Elections 22, 2: 114-148 Education Institute of South Africa.
5. Thompson, O.O., Bukola Kanumuangi, Aduradola, R
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
11 years Experiece in Research and Teaching