Technical and Specialized Skills (Areas of specialization):
•    Applied Microeconomic Analysis (with emphasis on health financing and Public Finance)

BOOKS

Fonta M.W., Ichoku H.E. and Anumudu C.N (2003) Mathematical Economics:  Theory and Application, Enugu: Kenny and Brothers

Chapters in Books
         
1.    Ichoku H.E. (2003) Public Accountability in Financial Institutions in Nigeria: the Phenomenon of Fraud in Banking Institution” in Public Accountability in Nigeria: Perspective and Issues E.O. Ezeani (editor) Enugu: Academic Publishing Co

2.    Ichoku H. E. (2006) The Economics of Development Aid: Perspective on a New World Economic Order  in Entwiclkungszusammen-arbeit im Zeitalter der Globalisierung , Ibeh M.J and Wiemeyer J. (editors) Schoningh: Padernorner


3.    Achike I.A. and Ichoku H E. (2011) Monitoring the Impact of the Global Financial Crises on Rural Households in Nigeria in Monitoring the Impacts of the Global Crises at the Community Level , Reyes C.M and Marsmath A.B,(editors) Philippines: PEP-CBMS

4.    Dambisya Y.M and Ichoku H.E (2012) African Triage: Assessing alternatives to health care privatization south of the Sahara in Alternatives to Privatization: Public Options for Essential Services in the Global South, McDonald DA and Ruiters G (editors) London: Routlege

5.    Ichoku HE (2014) Methods of Data Analysis and Interpretation in the Social Sciences with Application to Welfare Analysis in Nonyelu AN and Mbanefo A (eds) Research Issues in Social Sciences, Eminent Persons Lecture Series, Faculty of the  Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. 1: 21-41






Monographs
1.    Ichoku, H.E., and  Fonta, W.M., (2006) The Distributional Analysis of Healthcare Financing in Nigeria: a Case Study of Enugu State Poverty and Economic Policy, PEP-NETWORK Working Paper, No. 2006-17, Canada:University of Laval

2.    Ataguba, A. J.,  Ichoku,H.E., and  Fonta, W.M (2008), Estimating the Willingness to Pay for Community Healthcare Insurance in Rural Nigeria, PEP Working Paper No 2008-10, http//www.pep-net.org/NEW-PEP/Group/papers/wp.htm

3.    Oduh M., Eboh E., Ichoku.H.E. and Ujah O. (2008) Measurement and Explanation of Informal Sector of the Nigerian Economy, AIAE Research Paper 3. African Institute for Applied Economics

4.    Fonta, W. M., Ichoku, H.E. and Nwosu, E.O. (2010), Contingent Valuation in Community-Based Project Planning: The Case of Lake Bamendjim Fishery Re-stocking in Cameroon, AERC Working Paper Series.

5.    Ataguba J., Fonta W., and Ichoku H.E. (2011) Determinants of Multi-dimensional Poverty in Nsukka, Nigeria, Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network, PMMA Working Paper 2011-13.


                   
Journal Articles

1.    Ichoku H.E. and Leibbrandt M (2003) Demand for health care services in Nigeria: a multivariate analysis,  African Development Review 2/3:397-423  Impact Factor: 0.397

2.    Ichoku, E. H. and W. M. Fonta, (2003), Male Female Wage Inequalities in South African Labour Market, Nigerian Journal of Social Sciences, 2(2):155-175.

3.    Fonta M. W. and H. E. Ichoku, (2005), The Application of the Contingent Valuation Method to Community-led Financing Schemes: Evidence from Rural Cameroon, Journal of Developing Area, 39(1): 106-126.

4.    Fonta, M. W., Ichoku H.E, Ogujiuba K.K. and Chukwu J, (2008), Using a Contingent Valuation Approach for Improved Solid Waste Management Facility: Evidence from Enugu State, Nigeria, Journal of African Economies, 17(2):277-304. Impact Factor: 0.574

5.    Ichoku, H.E. and Fonta W.M, (2009), A Re-examination of Redistributive Effects of Direct Healthcare Financing under Alternative Decomposition Frameworks, Indian Journal of Applied Economics, 8(5), 102-127.

6.    Fonta, M.W. and Ichoku H.E (2009), The Value of Managing Urban Solid Waste: Evidence from Enugu State, Nigeria, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 28 (3-4), 1-14. Impact Factor: 0.165

7.    Ichoku, H.E and Fonta, W.M. (2009), Catastrophic Healthcare Financing and Poverty; Empirical Evidence from Nigeria, Journal of Social and Economic Development, 11 (2): 1-16.

8.    Onwujekwe O, Dike N, Chukwuka C., Uzochukwu B., Onyedum C. Onoka C.and  Ichoku H.(2009) Examining Catastrophic costs and Benefit Incidence of Subsidized Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Programme in South-East Nigeria, Health Policy 90: 223–229.  Impact Factor: 1.506

9.    Onwujekwe O, Hanson K, Uzochukwu B, Ichoku H, Ike E and Onwuaghalu C. (2009) Are malaria Treatment Expenditures Catastrophic to Different Socio-economic and Geographic Groups and How do they Cope with Payment? A Study in South-East Nigeria, Tropical Medicine and International Health doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02418.x Impact Factor: 2.795 

10.    Onwujekwe, Ichoku and Uzochukwu (2013) "Financing incidence analysis of household out-of-pocket spending for healthcare: getting more health for money in Nigeria?" International Journal of Health Planning and Management

11.    Ichoku, H.E., Fonta W.M, and Onwujekwe O. (2009), Incidence and Intensity of Catastrophic Healthcare Financing and Impoverishment Due to Out-Of-Pocket Payments in Southeast Nigeria, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, 4(4), 47-59.

12.    Ichoku, H.E., Fonta W.M, and Kedir, A.M (2009), Measuring Individuals' Valuation Distributions Using a Stochastic Payment Card Approach: Application to Solid Waste Management in Nigeria, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 11:509–521. 

13.    Ichoku, H.E., Fonta W.M and Ataguba, E-J, (2010), Estimating the Willingness to Pay for Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes in Nigeria: A Random Valuation Framework’, Journal of Risk & Insurance, 7(1& 2): 7-27.

14.    Fonta, M.W., Ichoku, H.E. and Mariara, J.K.  (2010), The Effect of Protest Zeros on Estimates of Willingness to Pay in Healthcare Contingent Valuation Analysis, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 8(4):225-237. doi: 10.2165/11530400-000000000-00000  

15.    Ichoku H E. (2010) On the Use of Socioeconomic Status Indicators in the Analysis of Health Inequalities and Poverty in Africa, Journal of International Development, 23(7) 1004-1012, DOI 10.1002/jid.1697  Impact Factor: 0.878

16.    Ichoku H.E., Fonta W.M  and  Leibbrandt M. (2010) Can out-of-pocket health financing be fair: empirical evidence from Nigeria,  Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, 10(2):371-393

17.    Ichoku, H.E. and Fonta, W.M. and Thiede M. (2010), Socio-economic Gradients in Self Rated Health: A Developing Country Case Study, Economic Change and Restructuring,  44(3) 179-202, DOI 10.1007/s10644-010-9098-0

18.    Fonta W.M, Ataguba JE and Ichoku H.E, (2010) Paying for Community-Based Health insurance Schemes in Rural Nigeria: the Use of In-kind Payments, African Review of Money Finance and Banking,

19.    Ichoku H.E and Fonta W.M and Araar A. (2011) A Distributional Analysis of out-of-pocket Healthcare Financing in Nigeria Using a New Decomposable Framework, Central Bank of Nigeria Journal of Applied Statistics 1(1) 71-83

20.    Fonta W.M, Ichoku H.E. and Ayuk E, (2011) The Distributional Impacts of Forest Income on Household Welfare in Rural Nigeria, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 Online

21.    Ichoku HE, Fonta W.M., Onwujekwe O., and Kirigia J., (2011) Evaluating the Technical Efficiency of Hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria, European Journal of Business and Management, ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online)

22.    Fonta,W, Ichoku H.E., and Urama N.E, (2011)  Climate Change and Plantation Agriculture: A Ricardian Analysis of Farmlands in Nigeria, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development 2(4) http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEDS/article/view/342/231

23.    Kirigia JM, Eyob ZA, Kirigia DG, Onwujekwe O., Fonta W, and Ichoku H (2011) Technical Efficiency of Human Resources for Health in Africa, European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online)  3(4), 2011 

24.    Ichoku H.E., Fonta W., and  Ataguba JE. (2012) Political Economy and History: Making Sense of Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of International Development  (2012), Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/jid.2842.  Impact Factor: 0.878

25.    Ezenduka C , Ichoku H.E, and Ochonma O (2012) Estimating the Costs of Psychiatric Hospital Services at a Public Health Facility in Nigeria, The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 15(3): 139-148  Impact Factor: 0.969.

26.    Alilu N & Ichoku H.E(2012) A comparative analysis of parametric and non- parametric models for predicting commercial bank efficiency in Nigeria,  Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, 12(1): 105-133

27.    Ichoku H.E., Agu C., and Ataguba J.E (2012) What do we know about pro-poor growth and regional poverty in Nigeria? International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research Accepted (Acceptance letter attached)

28.    Ichoku H.E., Ataguba J.E. and Fonta W (2013) Economic Behavior of Medicine Retailers and Access to Anti-Malarials, International Journal of Social Economics, 40(4)

29.    Ichoku H.E. and Nwosu E.O (2013) Social Determinants and Dynamics of Health Inequality in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria Economic and Financial Review,

30.    Ataguba J.E.,  Ichoku H.E, and Fonta W.M. (2013) Multidimensional Poverty Assessment: Applying the Capability Approach, International Journal of Social Economics,40(4)

31.    Ichoku HE and Nwosu O. (2013) Social Determinants and Dynamics of Health Inequality in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, Journal of Statistics

32.    Ichoku HE, Gavin M, and Ataguba JE (2013) Africanizing the Social Determinants of Health: Embedded Structural Inequalities and Current Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, International Journal Of Health Services, 43(4) 745-759 Impact Factor: 1.5

Technical Papers

Ataguba, J.E., W.M. Fonta, H.E. Ichoku, (2010), ‘Multidimensional Poverty under the Capability Framework: The Case of Missing Dimensions Data and Poverty in Nigeria’. Being a Final Report Submitted to the Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (PEP), University of Laval, Canada.

Fonta M.W., H.E. Ichoku, Out, et al., (2009), Forest Extraction, Poverty and Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence From a Community Forest Area in Southeastern Nigeria, Final Report Submitted to Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Ataguba, J. E., Fonta W. M. and Ichoku, H. E. (2010) “The determinants of multidimensional poverty in Nsukka-Nigeria” A research report submitted to Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) research network, Department of Economics, Université Laval, Canada. Funded by IDRC, AusAID, CIDA, etc.

Fonta, W. M., Ichoku, E. H. and E. Nwosu, (2007), Contingent Valuation in Project Planning: The Case of Community-Led Financing Poverty Alleviation Scheme in Cameroon', Research Report, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya.

Ataguba, J.E., Ichoku, H.E. and Fonta, W.M. (2007) An estimation of the willingness to pay for community healthcare insurance scheme in rural Nigeria A research report submitted to PEP research network, Department of Economics, Université Laval.

Eboh, E. C., H. Ichoku, O. C. Ujah, M. Oduh, A. Agwu, O. Alimba, and Ataguba, J. E. (2007). Study of the Informal Sector of the Nigerian Economy, Study Report for the National Planning Commission (NPC), Abuja, with support from USAID/NIGERIA REFORMS Project.


Books

Fonta, M.W., H. E. Ichoku, and C. N. Anumudu, (2003), Mathematical Economics: Theory and Applications, Enugu, New Generation Publishers.


Chapters in Mainline Books

Dambisya YM and Ichoku HE (2012) “African triage: Assessing alternatives to health care privatisation south of the Sahara Routledge/Taylor & Francis New York 2012, pp290-318


Ichoku, E. H., M. Thiede, and W. M. Fonta, (2008), ‘The Distributional Impact of Out-of-Pocket Health Payment in Nigeria', In Rural Development in the Era of Globalization (eds.), B. Suresh Lal., T. Satyanarayana and P. Narasimha Rao. New Delhi, Serials Pub., 2008, xviii, 460 p.


Ichoku H. E. (2006) ‘The Economics of Development Aid: Perspective on a new World Economic Order’ in Entwiclkungszusammen-arbeit im Zeitalter der Globalisierung , Ibeh M.J and Wiemeyer J. (eds) Schoningh: Padernorner

Ichoku H.E. (2003) “Public accountability in financial institutions in Nigeria: the phenomenon of fraud in banking institutions” in Public Accountability in Nigeria: Perspective and Issues E.O. Ezeani (editor) Enugu: Academic Publishing Co


Papers Presented in Conferences
(1)    Ichoku H.E. (2011) Mobilizing Additional Resources for Health to Expand Access to the Poor and attain Universal Coverage, Paper presented at the three-day international seminar  organized by the National Health Insurance Scheme (Nigeria) and National Primary Health Care Development Authority (Nigeria) on: Improving Financial Access to Health Services for the Poor- Calabar, Nigeria, November 1-3, 2011

(2)    Ichoku H.E. (2011) Africanizing the Social Determinants of Health: Embedded Structural Inequalities and  Current Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, A paper present at the 8th iHEA Conference, Toronto July 10-13, 2011


(3)    Ichoku H.E. (2009) Alternatives to Privatization and Commercialization in the West African Health Sector” Paper presented at the Municipal Services Project (MSP) conference, University of Greenwich, London, June 15-16, 2009
(4)    Ichoku H.E. (2009) Social engagement, social consciousness, and social responsibility the limits and possibilities, A Paper presented the 10th Anniversary Celebration of St Augustine’s Collage, Johannesburg South Africa, July 14 – 16, 2009

(5)    Ataguba J. Ichoku, HE & Okorafor O, (2009) Child Health in Nigeria: empirical investigation of determinants” Paper presented at the First Conference of African Health Economics and Policy Association, Accra, Ghana, March 9-12, 2009

(6)    Ichoku H.E. Fonta F. and Ogujiuba K. (2007) Fairness of out-of-pocket payments : Empirical evidence from Nigeria” Paper delivered at the meeting of the Society for the study of Economic Inequality” – Berlin Academy of Sciences – Berlin, July 12-15, 2007

(7)    Ichoku H.E and Fonta W.M. (2007) “Equity effects of direct health care financing under alternative decomposition frameworks” Paper presented at the 7th Conference of International Health Economists Association (iHEA), Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, July 7-11, 2007
 
(8)    The Redistributive Effect of Healthcare Financing in Nigeria,- a paper
    delivered at the 2nd International Conference on Health Financing in
    Developing Countries, CERDI, University of Avergne, Clermont-Ferrand,
    France (Dec 1-2, 2005)

(9)    The redistributive and impoverishing effects of healthcare financing in Enugu State – Paper delivered at the Enugu Policy Forum (facilitated by the African Institute for Applied Economics) Feb. 28, 2006

(10)    The Income Redistributive Effects of healthcare Financing in Nigeria – A research report prepared for Poverty and Economic Policy Group – Canada (84 pages)
   
      (8)   Ichoku H.E (2003) “Recent Developments in the Framework for Poverty
Analysis” A seminar paper presented at the Institute for Applied Economics     AIAE) October 22, 2003
     




Selected Technical Reports
    
(1)    Ichoku H.E. (2012) Implementation of Performance Based Finance (report submitted to Save the Children (SCUK) and Partnership for Reviving Routine Immunization in Northern Nigeria ,PRRINN)

(2)    Jones M, Bentham J, Ichoku H.E. Wheeler M. and Ayala F. (2012) Financial Access (FINACCESS) Design Mission to develop a comprehensive design for DFID intervention in the Health Sector of  northern states, (Report submitted to DFID)

(3)    Ichoku H.E. and Achor Nkeiru (2012) Public Investment Management Analysis for Imo State (Report Submitted to the World Bank)

(4)    Ichoku H.E (2011) Nigeria: Political Economy and Institutional Governance of the Erosion and Watershed Management System for NEWMAP (Report submitted to the World Bank)

(5)    Ichoku H.E. (2010) Design of Performance based Financing (PBF) for Health Sectors in Katsina dn Yobe State, (Report submitted Save the Children UK,

(6)    Singleton G.,  Ichoku H.E., Surridge M.,(2010) Health services for the very poor: options for implementing free MCH policy in DRF sites (Report to Partnership for Reviving Routine Immunization in Northern Nigeria PRRINN/DFID)

(7)    Ichoku, H (2008) Public Expenditure Review for the Health Sector: Anambra State: (Report Prepared for EU-SRIP)

(8)    Nwoko C and Ichoku H.E. (2008) Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Report for Anambra State  Report prepared for European SRIP/European Union and The World Bank.

(9)    Onwujekwe O, Ichoku H. and Nielsen L.C.(2008) “Medium Term Sector Strategy for the Federal Ministry of Health” Report submitted to PATHS/DFID – Abuja

(10)    Barker C, M. Yakubu, H. Ichoku, and Amahson S. (2008) Kano State Health Sector Strategic Plan Report submitted to PATHS/DFID

(11)    Maugham S, Ichoku H.E, Badawi A (2007) “Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Report Jigawa State, Nigeria” Report submitted to SLGP/DFID

(12)    Maugham S, Ichoku H.E., Badawai A, (2007) Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Report for Kano State” Report submitted to SLGP/DFID

(13)    Ichoku, H.E., with Fonta, W.M., (2006) Kaduna State Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Performance Report; Technical Report submitted to  The World Bank Country Office Asokoro, Abuja

(14)     Ichoku H.E (2002) Public Expenditure Analysis for Akwa Ibom State
     Government – (Report submitted to the World Bank)

Name:                   ICHOKU, Emeka Hyacinth
Position:                Professor
Contact Details:   Department of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka.

E-Mail Address:     ichoku.hyacinth@unn.edu.ng 

Brief Biography

I am currently a Professor of Economics with the Dept of Economics University of Nigeria – Nsukka. I am a Development Finance Economist with special interest in health financing. I have had intensive and diverse range of experience in the last ten years teaching, researching, publishing, and consulting on public finance and health sector specific financing issues in Nigeria and other African countries. My academic training started with degrees in philosophy and Divinity but has since 1992 focused mainly in economics with special interest in economics of health financing in which I obtained a PhD from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2006. I have taught and published widely in the field of health and development public finance. I have also won several research grants from national and international organizations including the Poverty and Policy Research Network, Supported by IDRC Canada, Nigerian Communication Commission, African Economic Research Consortium, World Health Organization – Geneva, WHO-AFRO – Brazaville, National Research Foundation – South Africa, among others. My academic training has had interface with intensive consulting experience with several international organizations including the World Bank, USAID, DFID, EU, WHO-AFRO, IDRC, among others. The consultancy services have covered issues ranging from Public Expenditure Review, Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) to Medium Terms Expenditure Frameowork (MTEF) and Health Sector Strategic Planning. These activities have involved close interraction and partnerships with public finance managers, ministries of finance, health, budget offices, Boards of internal revenue, and planning and research departments among others. A philosophy that underlies my academic and practical work is that academic research should influence public finance practice and practice in turn should inform my academic work. I aim to bring my academic and research experiences to influence public decision-making through the collection, rigorous analysis and clear presentation of reliable information for evidence-based policy.

MEMBERSHIP
Member, Chemical Society of Nigeria (MCSN)
Fellow, Institute of Chattered Chemists of Nigeria, (FICCON)

Analytical/Environmental Chemistry

JOURNAL ARTICLES
 1    A. A tyopine and C.O.B. Okoye (2014) Optimization of the limestone content of limestone composite cement production in Nigeria, Elsevier Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (09/35-45). Article accepted 1 October 2014.  
2    Ekere NR, Okoye COB, Ihedioha JN (2014). Novel Simultaneous Spectrophotometric determinations of Bi(III), Sn(II), Mn(II), V(III) and Se(II) ions in mixed aqueous solutions. J Chem Pharm Res. (accepted and in print).
3    Janefranes N. Ihedioha, Chukwuma O.B. Okoye, Uchenna A. Onyechi (2014):   Health risk assessment of zinc, chromium and nickel from cow meat consumption in an urban Nigerian Population. International Journal of occupational and Environmental Health 20(4)281-288.
4    Chukwuma O.B. Okoye and Gold .C. Adiele (14): Physico-chemical and bacteriological qualities of Ground water resources in Ezimihite Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeira. Int J.chem.sci 12(1):23-38.
5    Ihedioha Janefrances, Ekere Nwachukwu and Okoye Chukwuma (2013): Cadmium content in some locally grown rice (Oryza Sativa) in Nigeria. Food Additives and contaminants: Part B. DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2013.821174. Taylor and Francis
6    Ihedioha J.N. and Okoye C.O.B. (2013): Dietary intake and health risk assessment of lead and cadmium via consumption of cow meat for an urban population in Enugu state, Nigeria. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 93 101–106Elsevier  
7    Marcus A. C., Okoye C. O. B. and Ibeto C. N. (2013): Organic matter and trace metals levels in sediment of bonny river and creeks around Okrika in Rivers State, Nigeria. Int. J. Physical Sci 8(15):652-656. Academic journals

8    A. C. Marcus, C. O. B. Okoye,  C. N. Ibeto (2013): Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Shellfish and Fish of Bonny River and Creeks around Okrika in Rivers State, Nigeria. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. DOI 10.1007/s00128-013-0992-9. Springer.

9    Obasi L.N., Okoye C.O.B., Ukoha P.O., Rajasekharan Nair R and Agbo I.C. (2013): X-ray crystallographic and structural studies of (benzothiazol-2-yl)ethanesulphonamide, and its antimicrobial properties. Chemistry and Material Research 3(1):33-42

10    Ofomatah A.C. and Okoye C.O.B. (2013): The effect of cow dung inoculums and palm head ash-solution treatment on biogas yield of bagasse. Int. J. Physical Sci. 8(5): 193-198. Academic journals  
    
11    C. O. B. Okoye, A. M. Chukwuneke, N. R. Ekere and J. N. Ihedioha (2013): Simultaneous ultraviolet-visible (UV–VIS) spectrophotometric quantitative determination of Pb, Hg, Cd, As and Ni ions in aqueous solutions using cyanidin as a chromogenic reagent. Int. J Physical Sci 8(3):98-102. Academic journals
12    L.N. Obasi, C.O.B. Okoye, P.O. Ukoha and K.F. Chah (2013): Syntheses, Characterization and antimicrobial screening of N-(Benzothaizol-2-yl)--4-methylbenzenesulphonamide and its  Cu(I), Ni(II), Mn(II), Co(III) and Zn(II) complexes. Asian J. Chem; 25(5): 2369-2376

13     L.N. Obasi, C.O.B. Okoye, P.O. Ukoha and K.F. Chah (2013): Syntheses, Characterization and antimicrobial screening of N-(Benzothaizol-2-yl)-2,5-Dichlorobenzenesulphonamide and its Cu(I), Ni(II), Mn(II), Co(III) and Zn(II) complexes. Asian J. Chem; 25(4): 2199-2207

14    Marcus A.C., Okoye C.O.B. and Ibeto C.N. (2013): Environmental pollution quality assessment of water from Bonny River and Creeks around Okirika. Int. J. Appl. Environ. Sci. 8(1):1-11

15    Ofomatah A.C., Ibeto, C.N., Okoye C.O.B.  and Unachukwu G.O. (2012): Production and storage of biogas from ash-treated and untreated bagasse. Int J. Current Research 4(7): 71-74.

16    Okoye C.O.B, Okon E.E., Ekere N.R., Ihedioha J.N. (2012): Simultaneous Uv-Vis spectrophotometric quantitative determination of cyanidin complexes of Co, Zn, Cr, Cu and Fe ions in mixed solutions. Int. J. Chem. Anal. Sci. 3(12): 1662-1664

17    N.J. Nnaji, C.O.B. Okoye, N.O. Obi-Egbedi, M.A Ezeokonkwo, and J.U.Ani (2012): Spectroscopic characterization of red onion skin tannin and its use as alternative aluminum corrosion inhibitor in HCl solutions. Int. J. Electrochem.  Sci. 8(2):1742-1766

18    A.U. Ezeibe, S.O.Adeyemo and C.O.B. Okoye (2012): Preliminary study on the potentials of epiphytic ferns as bio-monitors for some air borne heavy metals. Proc. ICABBE 2012, World Academy of Sci. and Tech., Bangkok, Thailand, 22nd -23rd  Dec., 2012

19    J. N. Ihedioha and C. O. B. Okoye.  (2012): Levels of some trace metals (Zn, Cr and Ni) in the muscle and internal organs of cattle in Nigeria. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal.  DOI:10:1080/10807039.2012.702545.  Taylor and Francis group

20    J. N. Ihedioha and C. O. B. Okoye (2012). Cadmium and lead levels in muscle and edible offal of cow reared in Nigeria. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88: 422-427. Springer.

21    J.U. Ani, N.J. Nnaji, C.O.B. Okoye, O.D. Onukwuli (2012): The coagulation and performance of okra mucilage in an industrial effluent by turbidimetry. Int. J. Chem Sci. 10(3): 1293-1308. Sadguru publications.

22    J.U. Ani, N.J. Nnaji, C.O.B. Okoye, O.D. Onukwuli (2012): Factorial analyses, equilibrium studies, kinetic and thermodynamics of the removal of suspended particles from an industrial effluent on coal based activated carbon. Int. J. Chem Sci. 10(3): 1765-1784. Sadguru publications  

23    N. L. Obasi, C. O. B. Okoye, P. O. Ukoha and K. F. Chah (2012). Syntheses and antimicrobial screening of n-(benzothiazol-2-yl)ethanesulphonamide and its Cu(I) and Ni(II) complexes. JCSN, 37(2):32-40. Chem. Soc. of Nigeria.

24    N. L. Obasi, Okoye C. O. Benedict, P. O. Ukoha and A. O. Anaga (2012). Syntheses, characterization, and antimicrobial screening of n-(benzothiazol-2-yl)benzenesulphonamide and its Cu(I), Ni(II), Mn(II), Co(II), and Zn(II) complexes. E-journal of Chemistry, 9(4), 2354-2370.
25    J.U Ani,  N.J.N Nnaji,  O.D. Onukwuli, C.O.B. Okoye (2012): Nephelometric and functional parameters response of coagulation for the purification of industrial wastewater using Detarium microcarpum.  Journal of Hazardous Materials 243: 59-66.

26    Janefrances Ihedioha and Chuma Okoye (2012).Copper and iron levels in cow meat: A case of the dietary intake of the urban population in Enugu State, Nigeria. Journal of Natural Sciences Research 2(7), 26-34.

27    D. A. Kadiri, C.O.B. Okoye (2012): Compliance and comparative case study of selected public works in Nigeria. Proc. Of 35th Annual Conference CSN, Owerri, Nigeria; 57-62

28    Okoye C.O.B., Asogwa F.C. (2012): Synergistic effect of Jathropha curcas extracts and ampicillin on Staphlococcus aureus and Escherichia coli isolated from clinical specimen. Proc. Of 35th Annual Conference CSN, Owerri, Nigeria; 89-93.

29    Okoye C.O.B., Asogwa F.C. (2012): Phytochemistry and antimicrobial assay of Jathropha curcas extacts onsome clinically isolated bacteria- a comparative study. Proc. Of 35th Annual Conference CSN, Owerri, Nigeria; 76-80.

30    Ugwu, J.N. Okoye C.O.B. and Ibeto C.N. (2011). Impacts of Vehicle Emissions and Ambient Atmospheric Deposition in Nigeria on the Pb, Cd, and Ni Content of Fermented Cassava Flour Processed by Sun-Drying. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 17 (2): 478 — 488. Taylor and Francis group.

31    J.N. Ihedioha and C.O.B Okoye. (2011). Nutritional evaluation of Mucuna flagellipes leaves: an underutilized legume in Eastern Nigeria. American Journal of plant nutrition and fertilization technology 1(1): 55-63. Academic journals Inc.

32    C.O.B Okoye, C.N. Ibeto and J.N. Ihedioha (2011). Preliminary studies on characterization of orange seed and pawpaw seed oil. American Journal of Food technology 6 (5):  422-426. Academic journals Inc.

33    C. O. B Okoye, C. N. Ibeto and J. N. Ihedioha.(2011) Assessment of heavy metals in chicken feeds sold in south eastern, Nigeria. Advances in Applied Science Research, 2 (3):63-68. Pegalia Research library, USA
34    C.O.B. Okoye, Aneke A.U., C.N. Ibeto and J.N. Ihedioha.(2011). Heavy Metals Analysis of Local and Exotic Poultry Meat. International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences.  6 (1): 49-55. Research India Publications.
35    C.O.B. Okoye  and K.E. Ugwu (2011). Concentrations of some metals in some Nigerian coals. JCSN, 36(2) 11-14. Chem. Soc. of Nigeria.
36    C.O.B  Okoye and K.E. Agbo (2011), Dispersion pattern of trace metals in soils surrounding solid waste dumps in Nsukka. JSCN. 36 (2): 112-119. Chem. Soc. of Nigeria
37    A.C Ofomatah, C.O.B. Okoye and G.O Unachukwu (2011). Effect of ash on the optimization of biogas production from blends of bagasse and cow dung. JCSN, 36 (2): 139-143. Chem. Soc. of Nigeria.
38    C.O.B. Okoye and Agbo K.E. (2010). Concentrations of heavy metals in soil at municipal waste dumps in Nsukka Urban, Nigeria. Proc. Of 33rd Annual Conference CSN, Abeokuta, Nigeria; 78-83.

39    C.O.B. Okoye and J.N. Ugwu (2010). Impacts of environmental cadmium, lead, copper and zinc on quality of goat meat in Nigeria. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiopia, 24 (1): 133-138. Chem. Soc. Ethiopia.

40    C.N. Ibeto and C.O.B. Okoye (2010). High levels of heavy metals in blood of the urban population in Nigeria. Res. Journ. Environ. Scs. 4: (4): 37 1-3 82. Academic Journals Inc.

41    C.O.B. Okoye, J.N. Ugwu and C.N. Ibeto. (2010). Characterization of rural water resources for potable water supply in some parts of south eastern Nigeria.
JCSN 35 (1): 83-88. Chem. Soc. of Nigeria.

42    J.N. Ugwu and C.O.B. Okoye (2010). Trace metal levels in canned fish (Sardinella pilchardus) from Ogige market in Nsukka, Nigeria. JCSN 35 (1):43-47. Chem. Soc.  of Nigeria.

43    C.O.B Okoye and C.G. Okpara (2010). Physico-chemical studies and bacteriological assay of ground water resources in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. JCSN 35 (1)182-189. Chem. Soc. Nigeria.

44    Ibeto C.N. and C.O.B. Okoye (2010). Elevated levels of lead in blood of different groups in the urban population of Enugu State, Nigeria. Int. Journ. Human and Ecol. Risk Assessment 16 (5): 1133-1144. Taylor and Francis group.

45    Okoye, C. O.B and Ulasi, C. U. (2009). Levels of essential and toxic metals in milk and baked products. Bio-research, 7(1): 474 -476. Faculty of Biological Scs., Univ. of Nigeria Nsukka.

46    Okoye, C. O. B, Odo, I. S., and Odika, I. M. (2009). Heavy metals content of grains commonly sold in markets in south -east Nigeria. Plant prods. Res. Journ., 13: 4 -7. Soc. Plant. Prod. Res. of Nigeria.

47    Okoye, C. O. B and Ibeto, C. N. (2009). Analysis of different brands of fruit juice with emphasis on their sugar and trace metal content. Bio-Research 7 (2) 493 -495. Fac. Bio. Scs. University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

48    Ibeto, C. N. and Okoye, C. O. B. (2009). Elevated cadmium in blood of the urban population of Enugu State, Nigeria. World Appl., Scs. Journ. 7 (1 0). 1255 -1262. IDOSL., Publications, Pakistan.

49    Okoye, C.O.B and T. D. Nyiatagher (2009). Physicochemical quality of shallow well-waters in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiopia, 232 (1): 123 -128. Chemical Society of Ethiopia.

50    Ukwueze, N. N., Nwadinigwe, C. A., Okoye, C. O. B. and F.B.C. Okoye (2009). Potentials of 3,3 1,4',5,7-pentahydroxy-flavylium of hibiscus rosa- sinensis L. (malvaceae) flowers as ligand in the quantitative determination of Pb, Cd, and Cr. Int. Journ. Phys. Scs. 4 (2): 56-62. Academic Journals. Inc.

51    C.N. Ibeto, C.O.B. Okoye and Anyanwu C.N. (2009). Fossil fuels and heavy metal pollution of the Nigeria environment. Journ. Scs and Ind. Policy, 2 (1): 9-17. Int Inst. Res and Adv. Studies (IIRAS), Univ. of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

52    C.N. Ibeto, C.O.B. Okoye and Anyanwu C.N. (2009) Improper waste management and heavy metal environmental pollution in Nigeria J. Environ. Stud. And Policy Analysis. 2 (1): 1-6: Inst Res. and Adv. Studies (IIRAS), Univ. of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

53    Okoye, C. O. B. and Ibeto, C. N. (2008). Determination of bioavailable metals in soils of three Local Government Areas in Enugu State, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Int. Conf. of Chem. Soc. Nigeria, 22 -26 Sept. 2008, Warri Delta State.
54    Eze, I. S., Anyanwu, C. N. Oparaku, 0. U. and Okoye, C. O.B (2008). Predicting higher heating values of Nigerian Biomass and Vegetable Oils from basic analysis data (Preliminary results). Nig. Journ. Solar Energy 19 -2: 31 -37. Solar Energy Soc. of Nigeria.
55    Okoye, C. O.B and Ugwu, J. N. (2008). Evaluation of three methods of sugar analyses for determination of low level sugar in fruits. Plant Prod. Res. Journ. 12: 19 -22. Society of Plant Prod. Research of Nigeria.
56    Eze, I. S., Anyanwu, C. N. Oparaku , 0. U. and Okoye, C. O. B (2007). Animal Manure: a Resource or a Waste? Proceedings of the 37"' Annual Conf. of Nig. Soc. Chem. Engrs. 22 -24 Nov. 2007, pp. 1 -8.


57    Umo, A. E. and Okoye, C.O.B (2006). Quality of borehole waters in Nsukka area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Nigerian Annals of Natural Sciences 6 (2): 121 -127, A.A.U. Ekpoma
58    Okoye, C.O.B and Verla, A. W. (2006). Chemical composition and nutritional values of two local condiments: Monodora myristical and Monoddora tenuifolia seeds. Bio-research 4 (2); 113 -115. Faculty of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Nigeria, Nsukka.
59    Okoye, C.O.B and Ekechukwu C. D (2006): Determination of sugar levels in some Nigerian fruits. Bio-research 4 (2): 121 -122. Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of' Nigeria, Nsukka.
60    Okoye, C.O.B (2001). Trace metals concentrations in Nigerian fruits and vegetables. Int. J. Environmental Studies 58: 501 -509. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, United Kingdom
61    Musa, M.J. and Okoye, C.O.B (2001). Studies of water quality parameters of Imabolo, Okura and Ofu Rivers in Kogi State, Nigeria. Journ. Sc. Tech and Math. Education, 4 (1); 42 -52, FUT, Minna.
62    Okoye, C.O.B (1994), Lead and other metals in dried fish from Nigerian Markets. Bulletin Environ. Contamn. And Toxicology. 52: 825 -832, Springler Verlag, New York Inc. USA.

63    Okoye, C.O.B., (1991), Heavy Metals and Organisms in the Lagos Lagoon, Int. J. Environmental studies. 37, 185 -292. Gorden and Brach Science Publishers, United Kingdom.

64    Okoye, C.O.B., Afolabi O. A., and Ajao, E. A. (1991), Heavy metals in Lagos Lagoon sediments. Int. J., Environmental Studies, 37, 35 -41. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, United Kingdom.

65     Okoye, C.O.B., (1991). Nutrients and selected chemical analysis in the Lagos Lagoon surface waters, Int. J. Environmental studies. 39, 13 1 -136. Gordon and Breach Science Publisher, United Kingdom.

66    Okoye, C.O.B., and Adeleke, B. K. (1991). Water quality in Akure, Nigeria. Environmental Management and Health 2, 13 -18, MCB Univ. Press Ltd., Bradford, England


67    Ofuya, T. I., Okoye, C.O.B. and Olola, A. S., (1991). Efficacy of a crude extract from seeds of Mondora Myristica (Gaertn) Dunal as surface protectant against Callosobrushus maculates (F) attacking legume seeds in storage. Journ. Plant diseases and Protection, 99 (5), 528 -533. Eugene Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany.

Books
1    Chukwuma, 0. B. Okoye (2005); Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry, Jolyn Publishers, Nsukka (150 pages)
2    Chukwuma, 0. B. Okoye (2004); Concise General Inorganic Chemistry. Jolyn Publishers, Nsukka (203 pages)
3    Chukwuma, 0. B. Okoye (2003); Introductory Inorganic Chemistry, Jolyn Publishers, Nsukka (160 pages)

Name:                   CHUKWUMA OBIAJULU BENEDICT OKOYE
Position:                Professor
Contact Details:   Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry, University of Nigeria Nsukka.

E-Mail Address:     chukwuma.okoye@unn.edu.ng 

Brief Biography

Prof. COB Okoye hails from Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria. He obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from University of Ibadan in 1978. He thereafter obtained a Masters degree in Anaytical Chemistry from the same university in 1982 and a PHD in Applied Chemistry from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1989. Prof COB Okoye started his teaching carrier at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure in 1982 and rose to the rank of Lecturer I before joining University of Nigeria in 1991. He was appointed Professor of Chemistry in 2010. He has served the department in various strategic committees and was appointed Head of Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry in 2007.

Key Skills
    Efficient lecturing skill in the area of macroeconomics, macroeconometric modelling, ecological economics, research methods, and public policy.
    Excellent Research skill in the field of Economics (Macroeconomic modelling and  Policy for the developing countries, Environmental Economics, Telecommunications Economics  and survey data analysis).
    Highly experienced in DSGE modelling and the use of data analysis software like E-VIEWS, STATA, MATLAB, Dynare, Octave, SPSS etc.
    Excellent innovative skill.
    High spirit of team work and ability to work under pressure.

Research Interest
Open Economy Macroeconometric modelling, Macro modelling of developing countries, Monetary Policy, Survey data analysis, Public Policy, Ecological/Environmental Economics, and Telecommunication Economics.

Employment/Work Experience

1)     University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria (2007 – Date).
Type of institution: Academic Institution.
Current Position: Senior Lecturer
Responsibilities:
i.    Teaching Macroeconomics theory and models, Econometrics and Research Methodology at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
ii.    Instructing students on practical DSGE and other Econometrics models using different software (MATLAB, Dynare, Octave, STATA, E-views, SPSS, PC-GIVE etc.) at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
iii.    Supervising Undergraduate and Postgraduate Diploma Thesis
iv.    Playing the role of academic adviser to students.
v.    

2)    African Institute for Applied Economics, Nigeria (now Afriheritage Institution) (2007- 2012).
Type of Institution:  Research Institution
Position: Researcher and Data Bank Manager  

Responsibilities:
i.    Sourcing, editing/coding, analysing and storing large volumes of data for the Institute.
ii.    Sourcing and developing proposals for research grants for the Institute.
iii.    Actively participating in research works that are within my area of research interest.
iv.    Organising and giving Lecture Seminars on Macroeconomic modelling

3)    National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Abuja, Nigeria (2006-2007).
Type of Institution: Nigerian Data Collection Agency.
Responsibility: Data collection, survey and Analysis.

4)    Aji High School, Aji, Enugu State, Nigeria (2000-2006).
Type of Institution:  Academic Institution.
Position: Part-time Teacher.
Responsibilities:
i.    Teaching Economics, Mathematics and Physics.
ii.    Actively taking part in the organisation of the school.

Academic Publications As At 2014

1.    Emmanuel O. Nwosu, Anthony Orji, Nathaniel Urama, Joseph I. Amuka (2013) “Regional Integration and Foreign Investment: The Case of Asian Countries”, Asian Economic and Financial Review, Vol. 3, No. 12, pp. 1670-1680.

2.    Urama, N. E., Oduh, M. O., Nwosu, E. O, and Odo A. C. (2013). “Price Rigidity and Monetary Non-Neutrality in Developing Countries: Evidence from Nigeria,” International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2013, pp.525-536

3.    Oduh, M. O., Nwosu, E. O,   and Urama N.  E. (2012). “Macroeconomic Models and the Challenge of Growth in African Economies: The Context,” Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol.3, No.10, 2012.


4.    Oduh, M. O. and Urama N.  E. (2012). “Does the End Use of Remittance Matter? A Macro Simulation of the Nigerian Economy,” Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol 2, No.10, 2012.  

5.    Urama N. E, Ukwueze R. E., and Aneke G. C., (2012). “Minimizing the Negative Externality from Sachet Water Consumption in Nigeria,” European Journal of Business and Management, Vol 4, No.15, 2012.


6.    Urama N. E., Nwosu E. O., and Aneke G. C., (2012). “Lost revenue Due to Trade Liberalization: Can Nigeria Recover her Own?” European Journal of Business and Management, Vol 4, No.10, 2012.

7.    Urama N. E, and Oduh M. O., (2012). “Impact of Developments in Telecommunications on Poverty in Nigeria” Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online) Vol.3, No.6, 2012

8.    Nwosu E. O., Urama N. E., and Uruakpu C., (2012). “Determinants of Antenatal Care Services Utilization in Nigeria,” Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol 2, No.6, 2012.  

9.    Fonta M. W., Ichoku H. E., and Urama N. E, (2011). “Climate change and plantation agriculture: A Ricardian Analysis of farmland in Nigeria,’ Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol.2, No.4, 2011.

10.    Nzeh C, Eboh E., Nweze, Amakom U., Urama N, Ito D., Ujah O., Lemchi and Nwandu   (2010).  “The Economic Importance of Forest Products in Enugu State, Nigeria,” International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Systems, 4(2): 122-131, 2. (www.tapasinstitute.org/journals/ijotafs)

11.    Oduh M., Urama N., Eboh E., Agu C, and Nwosu E., (2009). “Designating and Operationalizing Macroeconomic forecast Model for Nigeria: Context and Prospects,”  African Institute for Applied Economics working paper I. (www.aiaenigeria.org)


Practical Research Experience:

1)    Member of a three man Research term on: “The Impact of Climate change on Poverty in Africa: a case study of Nigeria”.  Ongoing research awarded by Climate Analytics GmbH, Berlin, Germany.

2)    Lead Researcher in the project, “Remittances and labour force participation rate in Nigeria,” ongoing research   awarded by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).

3)    Leader, African Development Solutions Institute (ADSI)’s research team on “Evaluating the Demands for Broadband in Nigeria” Being a contract research work for Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) (on-going).

4)    Training on the application of DSGE models to macro modelling of the developing economies (University of Reading, and University of Surrey, 2013).

5)    Member of African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE)’s research team on “Evaluating State Social Protection Programs in Nigeria” (2012).

6)    Member of African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE)’s research team on “Assessment of Macroeconomic Models in Africa”, (2011).

7)    Member of African Development Solutions Institute (ADSI)’s research team on  a work done for Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) : “Assessment of the Impact of Developments in Telecommunications on the attainment of the Millennium development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria” 2010-2011

8)    Member of Centre for Demographic and Allied Research (CDAR), Economics Department, University of Nigeria/ IDRC’s research team on   “Economic Impact of Migrant Remittances in Nigeria, 2010 - 2011”.

9)    Member of African Economics Research Consortium (AERC)’s research team on “Economic Impact of climate change on Plantation Agriculture in Nigeria: implication for enhanced productivity’, 2010-2011

10)    Member of African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE)’s research team on “Designing and Operationalizing Macroeconomic Forecast Model for Nigeria, 2009- 2010”.

11)    Worked as enumerator and data analyst for African institute for Applied Economics on the research they conducted for the Nigerian telecommunication Commission (NCC) on the “Socio-economic impact of mobile telecommunication in Nigeria”, 2007.

12)    Worked as enumerator and data analyst in the National Bureau of Statistics and Central Bank of Nigeria collaborative survey on Private Farmers Statistics (crop and livestock) 2006.

13)    Worked as enumerator and data analyst in the National Bureau of Statistic and Central Bank of Nigeria collaborative survey on Agricultural Export survey in Nigeria, 2006.

14)    Worked as enumerator and data analyst in the National Bureau of Statistic and Central Bank of Nigeria collaborative survey on Mass Household Survey in Nigeria, 2006.

15)     Worked as enumerator and data analyst in the National Bureau of Statistic and Central Bank of Nigeria collaborative survey on Core Welfare Indicator survey in Nigeria, 2006.

16)    Conducting of focus group discussion for ATPS W&E Programme: Baseline Studies on Household Demand for Potable Water Supply in Africa: Economics, Ethics, Social Psychology, and Institutions.

Conferences and Training Workshops Attended:

1)    African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Workshop, Arusha, Tanzania. May 30 - June, 4, 2015.
2)    Research Workshop on Impact of Climate Change on Economies of African countries; Abidjan, 22nd -24th April, 2015. (Presentation of the Nigerian Case study)
3)    Resource Person/Instructor: Executive Training Course on Macroeconomic Modelling and Sustainable Investment Management: A Quantum Global Research Lab (Switzerland) Training Course: Co-hosted by University of Abuja and Institute for Public Policy Analysis & Management (IPPAM), Abuja, Nigeria, 02– 26 March 2015.
4)    NCC/ADSI workshop for the presentation of the Interim report on the project: “Evaluating the Demands for Broadband in Nigeria”, Aug, 2014.
5)    African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Conference. June, 2014
6)    Instructor, in NCC/ADSI training workshop on field work for their project entitled: “Evaluating the Demands for Broadband in Nigeria”, 2014.
7)    Managing Survey Data from the Developing Country Surveys: University of Surrey, United Kingdom, June, 2013.
8)     Application of DSGE models to macro modelling of the Developing economies: University of Surrey, United Kingdom, Jan-April, 2013, Tutor: Prof. Paul Levine.
9)    Methods of Estimation of DSGE model parameters: University of Reading, UK, March, 2013.
10)    Monetary Policy in developing countries: University of Reading, UK, March, 2013.
11)    African Heritage Institution Dissemination Seminar on Evaluating State Social Protections in Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria, August, 2013.
12)    African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Conference. Arusha, Tanzania, June, 2013.
13)    African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE) Policy Seminars on Social Security Programme and Sovereign Wealth Fund , 27 February - 2 march, 2012
14)    African Economic Research consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Conference. Nairobi, Kenya, Dec, 2011.

15)    Centre for Demographic and Allied Research (CDAR)/IDRC, Worksop on Economic Impact of Migrant Remittances. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Sept., 2011.

16)    Nigerian Telecommunication Commission (NCC) and African Development Solutions Institute (ADSI) workshop on Research findings. Abuja, Nigeria, Sept., 2011.

17)    Providing training service (Instructor) for Digital Bridge Institute, Nigeria on Economics of Telecommunication. Aug. 08- Aug. 12, 2011.

18)    34th African Economic Research consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Conference. Nairobi, Kenya, May, 2011.

19)    33rd African Economic Research consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Conference. Mombasa, Kenya, Nov, 2010.

20)    Sub-Regional Methodology Workshops for Social Research in Africa: 2010 session for Nigeria and other Anglophone West and Central African Countries held in UI. August, 2010.

21)    32nd African Economic Research consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Conference, Mombasa, Kenya. May, 2010.

22)    Training Course on “Multivariate Technique in Economic and Social Analysis” Organized by African Institute for Applied Economics in collaboration with University of Laval, Canada. 26-31ST  July, 2010.

23)    Training Workshop for data collection and analysis on: Productivity and Investment climate survey in Nigeria, Abuja Nigeria. 29th Jan – 11th Feb 2008. By: EEC Canada/ AIAE Nigeria.

24)    The International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) Tenth Biennial Conference entitled “ISEE 2008 Nairobi: Applying Ecological Economics for Social and Environmental Sustainability”. Organized in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the African Society for Ecological Economics (ASEE), 7-11 August 2008.

25)    The third African regional Youth Congress on science and technology: Enhancing the Role of the Youths in Attaining the MDGs in Africa. Kampala Uganda. 3rd-5th July, 2007. By: AYFST/ATPS/CTA/UNCST/SCIENCES FOR PROSPERITY/LOG’EL PROJECT/UY

Name:                   Dr Nathaniel Emeka URAMA
Position:                Senior Lecturer
Contact Details:   Department Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka.

E-Mail Address:     nathaniel.urama@unn.edu.ng 

Brief Biography

DR NATHANIEL EMEKA URAMA is a native of Aji, Enugu-Ezike in Igbo Eze North LGA of Enugu State, Nigeria. He holds a First Class Honours degree in Economics, a Master of Science degree with Distinction in Public Policy both from University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a PhD in Macroeconomics with Distinction from University of Nigerian, Nsukka in-split-site with University of Reading, United Kingdom, sponsored by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.  His outstanding academic performance gave him so many academic awards and scholarships right from his undergraduate level which includes: African Economics Research Consortium PhD thesis Grant Award in 2012; Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarship Award in 2012; University of Nigeria Academic award for the best graduating BSc student (2004/2005) session; Zenith bank Academic award for the best graduating BSc student (2004/2005) session; and lots more.

Currently, Dr Nathaniel Urama is a macro-econometric lecturer (his area of specialization) at University of Nigeria, Nsukka. As a lecturer in Economics Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, his responsibilities include: Teaching Macroeconomics theory and models, Econometrics and Research Methodology at all levels; Instructing students on practical Econometrics models using different software (MATLAB, Dynare, Octave, STATA, E-views, SPSS, PC-GIVE etc.) at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level; Supervising students’ Thesis, etc.
 
Dr Urama is research consultant to so many economic and policy research institutes both within and outside the country.

TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND INSTITUTIONAL BASED RESEARCH APPLICATIONS: SELECTED PROPOSALS

1.The attached list of 48 no. proposals has been approved by the Vice-Chancellor for submission to TETFund for funding under the Merged Year 2013&2014 Institutional Based Research (IBR) Fund intervention.  

2.The successful applications were the outcome of rigorous peer reviews of over a hundred and sixty (160) proposals submitted to the TETFund Committee for consideration for funding.

3.The accompanying budget estimates for the execution of the projects were realistically revised with a view to accommodate more researchers within the limits of available allocation by TETFund to the University.

4.Selected applicants should contact the University TETFund Secretariat for further instructions on packaging of the proposals for submission to TETFund.

5.Note that the deadline for return of corrected copies of the proposal is one week from the date of this release.

6.The UNN-TETFund Committee deeply appreciates our reviewers for their dedication, uncommon sacrifices and highly esteemed services. 

Prof. Anene, B. M.
Chairman TETFund Committee 

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