About ASHAOLU, THOMAS ABIODUN

Chief Lecturer|B.Sc. (Estate Management, M.Tech. (Estate Management), Ph.D. (Estate Management)

School

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Department

Estate Management & Evaluation

Programme

National Diploma & Higher National Diploma

Research Interest

Valuation of property assets (real estate, chattels & intangibles)Also, Viability Analysis, Market Studies, Land and Environmental Economics

Awards & Honours

Undergraduate University Scholarship for academic excellence, Prizes for best graduating Faculty and Departmental student, nomination for productivity award etc

Teaching Areas

Courses in Valuation, Advanced Valuation, Plant and Machinery, Special Property Valuation, Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation

Selected Publications

Ashaolu, T. A. (2009). Property managers’ perception to tree planting in the built environment; Ilaro Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 1 (1), 97-105

Bello, M. O. and Ashaolu, T. A. (2010). Teleworking and the Demand for Office Space in Lagos Island, Nigeria; Journal of Sustainable Development, 3 (4), 241-247

Ashaolu, T. A. (2011). Factors influencing location decision among office property users in Lagos, Nigeria; Journal of Land Use and Development Studies 4 (1)

Ashaolu, T. A. (2011). Environmental benefits and challenges of ICT: The Lagos experience; International Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 1 (6), 184-188

Bello, M.O; Adewusi, A.O; Oyedokun, T. B. Ashaolu, T.A and Ezeokoli, N.B. (2013). Analysis of Recovery Determinants of Defaulted Mortgages in Nigerian Lending Industry; European Journal of Business and Management, 5 (21), 50-62

Ashaolu, T. A. &Olaniran M. O.(2015). Professionalism or Clienteism: An X-ray of Valuation Practice in Southwestern Nigeria; British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 8(5): 521-530

Ashaolu, T. A. (2015). The Need for a review of Valuation Education under the Real Estate Curriculum; International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 6 (9), September, 1505-1512

Ashaolu, T. A. (2015). Valuation of Machinery and Equipment: Is it Inter-disciplinary, Multi-disciplinary or Collaborative?; Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 9 (7), 1-9

Ashaolu T. A.&Olaniran M. O. (2016).         Valuers’ strategies for coping with the dearth of market data in two Nigerian cities: Ibadan and Abeokuta; Pacific Rim Property Research Journal; 22 (2), 167-179

Olaniran, M. O. and Ashaolu, T. A. (2017).2 (2), 46-55

Ashaolu T. A. (2017). Vulnerability of property market to poor infrastructure and changing climate: The case of Akute-Olambe suburb of Lagos, Nigeria;  Ilaro Journal of Environmental Research and Development ; 2 (1), 33-45

Ashaolu T. A.&Olaniran M. O. (2018).         Nigerian Valuers’ Perception of the Significance of Broad Knowledge on Assets; Covenant Journal of Research in the Built Environment (CJRBE) 6 (2), December, 1-12

Conferences Attended

Ashaolu, T.A. (2012) A need to re-define the status of professional valuation: The Nigerian perspective -In: Laryea, S., Agyepong, S.A., Leiringer, R. and Hughes, W. (Eds) Procs 4th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, 24-26 July 2012, Abuja, Nigeria, 315-329

Ashaolu, T. A. (2012). Racing towards vision 20:2020 in Nigeria – the fears of a drivers’ trainer; 4th National Conference of School of Environmental Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro; 27th – 29th November

Ashaolu, T. A. (2013).(Conference paper accepted as Chapter Contribution): Lagos Property Market and the Climate Change Perception; in Ajala A.S., Adebowale K. O., Olu-Owolabi B. I and Odeku O. A.: Human Bahaviours, Climate Change and Sustainable Development in West Africa; Koln/Germany, RudigerKoeppe being Paper presentation at The Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg Conference, University of Ibadan, 11-15 October

Ashaolu T. A. (2015).Sustainable Environment and Poor Governance in Nigeria: The Threats and Opportunities; 3rd National Conference of the School of Applied Science, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro; 15th – 18th June

Ashaolu T. A. (2015). Quality Service Delivery Among Built Environment Professionals in Nigeria: Analysed Academic Trend as Competence Predictor; Environment and Insecurity: 5th National Conference of School of Environmental Studies, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 15-17 July.

Ashaolu T. A. (2015). Risk-Overlooking Architecture of fear: Empirical Analysis of Middle Income Dwellings in Agege-Lagos, Nigeria; Environment and Insecurity: 5th National Conference of School of Environmental Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 15-17 July.

Ashaolu T. A. (2015). Urban Poverty, Housing and Terrorism in Nigeria: A Property Professional’s Perspective; Democracy, Terrorism and Development in Africa: 1st International Conference, Dept of History & International Relations, AdekunleAjasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, 25-27 November

Ashaolu T. A. (2015). Technical Education as Panacea for Sustainable Infrastructure Maintenance in Nigeria; 2015 National Conference, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone C, held at Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro; 11-14 May

Ashaolu T. A. (2016). Re-Awakening the Practical Orientation of Polytechnic Education: The case of Estate Management and Valuation; Paper Presentation at the Zone C National Conference of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) held at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, 23 – 25 August

Ashaolu T. A. (2016).Semantic analysis, presentation and mentoring of academic project work; Workshop/Seminar on Project writing and supervision, Department of Estate Management & Valuation, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro on Tuesday, 22nd November:

Ashaolu T. A. (2017).Assessment of asset-specific competencies in valuation: A survey of Nigerian practitioners; Being a peer-reviewed paper presentation in  FIG Working Week 2017 held from May 29 – June 2,2017 at Helsinki, Finland

Olaniran, M. O. &Ashaolu, T. A. (2017).Assessment of curriculum and knowledge updates in Nigerian valuation education, Paper presentation inFIG Working Week 2017held from May 29 – June 2,2017 at Helsinki, Finland

Ashaolu, T. A. &Akinbola, K. B. (2019).The Confluence of Land Administration and Land Policy as Determinants of Formal Land Accessibility in Nigeria (Paper 898), Presentation at Catalyzing Innovation, Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington, USA, 25-29 March, 2019

Ashaolu T. A. (2019).Mismanagement of Diversity as Bane to effective Land Administration in Nigeria: The Way Forward(Paper 507), Presentation at Catalyzing Innovation, Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington, USA, 25-29 March, 2019

Summary of Profile

Thomas Abiodun Ashaolu is a Chief Lecturer and erstwhile Head in the Departmentof Estate Management and Valuation, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. He is aregistered Estate Surveyor and Value rin Nigeria since 1989 and has to his credit two (2) textbook publications – a best-selling Property Valuation: Theory and Practice and a trail-blazer Valuation of Non-Landed Property Assets with first published edition already sold out.