About AKINOLA, Gbemisola Ajoke

Lecturer II|BSc. (Quantity Surveying), MSc. (Construction Management)

School

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Department

Quantity Surveying

Programme

National Diploma & Higher National Diploma

Research Interest

Construction Management, Construction Procurement, Project Management, Sustainable Construction

Awards & Honours

Construction Economist Partnership Ltd. Prize for best graduating student in Quantity Surveying, University of Lagos 2011/2012 Academic Session.
Head of Department Prize for best graduating student in Quantity Surveying, University of Lagos 2011/2012 Academic Session.
Departmental prize for the best graduand in the Department of Quantity Surveying, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. 2006/2007 Academic Session.
 

Teaching Areas

Principles of Construction Economics
Construction Economics
Building Economics
Measurement of Building Works
Building Measurement and Specification
Practice of Entrepreneurship/ Entrepreneurship Development
 

Selected Publications

Akinola, G. A., Ogunde, A. O., Ogundipe, K. E., & Akuete, E. (2019). Factors Influencing Construction Project Planning and Implementation: Lessons from South Western Nigeria, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 10(4), 1031-1042. 
Ogunde, A.O., Dafe, O.E., Akinola, G.A., Ogundipe, K.E., Oloke, O.C., Ademola, S.A.,…Olaniran, H.F. (2017). Factors Militating Against Prompt Delivery of Construction Projects in Lagos Megacity, Nigeria: Contractors’ Perspective Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 8(3), 233-242.

Conferences Attended

Akinola, G.A., & Awolesi, J.A.B. (2019). Effects of delay in interim payment on contractors' working capital in Lagos state, Nigeria. Paper presented at the 7th National Conference of School of Environmental Studies, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. Held on 22-25 April, 2019, at Conference centre, The Federal polytechnic, Ilaro.
Bashir, K.T., & Akinola, G.A. (2017). Assessment of factors influencing the use of advance payment on building project execution in South-West Nigeria. Paper presented at the 5th National Conference of Environmental Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan. Held on 25-27 July, 2017, at North campus assembly hall, The Polytechnic, Ibadan
Akinola, G.A., & Bashir, K.T. (2017). Assessment of the application of Building Information Modelling for improved building projects delivery in Nigeria. Paper presented at the 6th National Conference of School of Environmental Studies, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. Held on 8-11 May, 2017, at Conference centre, The Federal polytechnic, Ilaro.
Ogunde, A.O., Babalola, F.D., Akinola, G.A., Ogundipe, K.E., Ademola, S.A., Akuete, E., & Olaniran, H.F. (2017). The utilization of Building Information  Modeling in Nigerian Construction Industry: Challenges and Prospects. Proceedings of the 29th IBIMA Conference on Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth held in Vienna Austria, 3-4 May, 2017, 4347- 4363. 
 

Summary of Profile

Akinola Gbemisola Ajoke had her Secondary School education at Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro from 1998-2003. She did National Diploma at The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro and graduated with distinction in 2007. This enabled her to go for direct entry at University of Lagos between the year 2008-2012 where she graduated with First class and was awarded Bsc. Hon in Quantity Surveying. She proceeded to Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state for her Master Degree in Construction Management and graduated as the best student in her department in the year 2017. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D degree in the same institution. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. She worked briefly in the Construction Industry before taking up the Lecturing Job because of her passion to build future leaders in her field. She started her academic career with Quantity Surveying Department of The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro as an Assistant Lecturer in 2015. She has published academic papers both within and outside the country