Dr. Victoria Oluwadamilola Olagoke is a Lecturer I in the Department of Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria. She is a hydrologist, hydrogeophysicist and water resources scientist with research expertise in groundwater hydrology, aquifer characterization, hydrogeophysics, hydrochemistry, groundwater quality assessment, GIS and remote sensing, environmental monitoring, and data-driven modelling. Her research interests also include water resources management and security, climate change and drought resilience, water accessibility, irrigation and agricultural water management, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to hydrological challenges.
She obtained her B.Sc. in Water Resources Management and Hydrology from FUNAAB in 2012, graduating with Second Class Upper Division, followed by an M.Sc. in Water Resources Management and Hydrology in 2017 and a PhD in Water Resources Management and Hydrology in 2025. Her doctoral research focused on the assessment of aquifer and groundwater hydrochemical characteristics in Abeokuta Metropolis, Southwestern Nigeria.
Her research experience encompasses extensive hydrogeophysical investigation, groundwater-level monitoring, groundwater-quality assessment, aquifer vulnerability, transmissivity estimation, Water Quality Index assessment, heavy-metal risk assessment, GIS-based spatial analysis and Artificial Neural Network modelling. Her doctoral research involved investigations at 200 Vertical Electrical Sounding stations, monitoring of static groundwater levels in 200 wells, and seasonal groundwater-quality assessment across 40 locations.
Dr. Olagoke has contributed to multidisciplinary and externally funded research, including a €122,050 DUPC3/Water and Development Partnership Programme project on drought resilience, indigenous knowledge and smart tools for socially just water management in the Ogun River Basin. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has presented her research at national and international conferences. She also contributes to teaching, postgraduate and undergraduate research supervision, academic coordination, committee service and professional activities.
Ph.D. 2025
M.s. 2017
B.Sc. 2012
• Groundwater Hydrology and Aquifer Characterization
• Hydrogeophysics and Electrical Resistivity Methods
• Groundwater Quality, Hydrochemistry and Heavy-Metal Risk Assessment
• Water Resources Management and Security
• Climate Change, Drought Resilience and Climate–Health Interactions
• GIS, Remote Sensing and Environmental Monitoring
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Hydrology
• Water Accessibility, Irrigation and Agricultural Water Management
Professor O. Martins Prize for Best Final Year Project in Water Resources Management and Hydrology (2012).
• Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences (NAHS)
• Netlink Environmental Conservation Organisation (NECOR)
• 2nd Pan Africa Hydrogeology Congress (PAHC), IAH-SSA, IAH Burdon Commission and African Groundwater Network — Virtual, 27–28 August 2026.
• 15th Nigeria Association of Hydrological Sciences (NAHS) Conference — Bayero University, Kano, 4–7 November 2025.
• 1st International Conference of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Benue State University, in collaboration with Environment and Safety Management Institute — Makurdi, 9–12 September 2025.
• 6th Circularity Africa Conference — University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic, 13–16 May 2025.
• 4th International Conference on Water in Africa (ICWA) — University of Nigeria, Nsukka, March 2025.
• 3rd International Conference on Water in Africa (ICWA) — University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 19–23 March 2024.
1. Olagoke, V. O., Balogun, K. I., Adekitan, A. A., & Oduneye, M. B. (2025). Hydrogeophysical assessment of aquifer vulnerability and protective capacity in New Felele/Soka, Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Technological Research, 20(3).
2. Dada, V. O., Awomeso, J. A., Oluwasanya, G. O., Adedeji, O. H., Ayantobo, O. O., & Taiwo, A. M. (2021). Integration of remote sensing data, GIS and geophysical survey for delineation of groundwater potential zones. Nigerian Journal of Science and Environment, 19(1), 81–97.
3. Dada, V. O., Adekitan, A. A., & Onasanya, H. O. (2022). Electrical resistivity investigation of the groundwater potential in Oloruntedo Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal of Meteorology and Climate Science, 21(1), 104–113.
4. Olagoke, V. O., Adekitan, A. A., Awojobi, R. I., & Ajibuwa, T. J. (2025). Evaluation of groundwater quality and health implications of physicochemical and microbial contaminants in Kuto environs, Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal of Meteorology and Climate Science, 24(1).
5. Olagoke, V. O., Odjegba, E. E., Balogun, K. I., & Ajibuwa, T. J. (2025). Assessment of the physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of groundwater from hand-dug wells in Sabo and its environs, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal of the African Meteorological Society, 1(1).
6. Odjegba, E. E., Bankole, A. O., Layi-Adigun, B. O., & Dada, V. O. (2021). Water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare centres: Appraisal in a pandemic. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 11(6), 926–936. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.075.
7. Olagoke, V. O., Ayoola, K. O., & Adekitan, A. A. (2025). Linking irrigation practices to crop productivity and livelihood outcomes in Odeda, Nigeria. Sokoto Journal of Geographical Studies, 3(1), 212–222.
8. Jimoh, R. A., Olagoke, V. O., Olaleye, O. S., Afonja, Y. O., Fajobi, A. F., Idowu, O. A., & Awomeso, J. A. (2025). Model-based irrigation optimization for water allocation amid climate uncertainty: A systematic review toward food security and adaptive resilience. Circularity Letters, 2(1), 125–134.
9. Odjegba, E. E., Akanji, O. E., Bankole, A. O., Makinde, A. A., Aromolaran, A. K., & Olagoke, V. O. (2026). Hydroclimatic extremes indexed by SPI and malaria case dynamics in Oyo State, Nigeria: Evidence for lagged, site-specific effects. Journal of Water and Health. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2026.281.
10. Olaleye, O. S., Jimoh, R. A., Alonge, A. E., Olagoke, V. O., Afonja, Y. O., Odetoyinbo, A. O., & Sodiq, K. A. (2026). Modeling groundwater quality and prediction in a highly urbanised coastal city of Lagos using an artificial neural network. Journal of Basics and Applied Sciences Research, 4(3), Special Issue, 192–216. https://doi.org/10.4314/jobasr.v4i3.21s.
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