Talabi Ayegbusi
AfOx Fellow 2025
Dr. Talabi Ayegbusi is a teacher and researcher at Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He is currently a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford through a joint fellowship by the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellowship programme and the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) at the University of Oxford. Ayegbusi is a multidisciplinary researcher with interests in Security, Peace and Conflict Studies, Migration Studies, and Computational Social Sciences.
During his fellowship, Dr Ayegbusi will be collaborating with Professor Naohiko Omata to examine how displaced families in Katsina State, Nigeria and the Maradi region, Niger Republic, as a result of armed banditry and kidnapping, adapt to conflict-induced migration, focusing on livelihood access and social cohesion. Using participatory methods, the study amplifies the lived experiences of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and returnees, aiming to bridge academic and policy gaps and inform sustainable peacebuilding. Through the Oxford fellowship, he aims to enhance his expertise in participatory research, strengthen global networks via the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), and further contribute to inclusive and impactful scholarship in African migration studies.