20/11/2021
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS IN BRIEF
The Department of Economics was one of the four foundation departments of the then Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration, which was established in 1977. The Department offers courses leading to bachelors of Science degree in Economics, Master of Science in Economics and Phd Economics. In addition we run Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance as well as Master in Banking and Finance. Also in collaboration with UDUCONS the Department runs Diploma in banking and finance. Looking back to the last four decades, the Department has recorded significant progress, both in terms of student intake as well as staffing. From only 3 students in 1981, the number of graduands rose to 6 in 1982, 117 in 1999, 120 in 2006, 140 in 2013 and 170 by 2020. By the same token, the number of academic staff has equally registered significant improvement, rising from 3 at inception to 28 in 2018 and to 24 by 2020. Out of the total of 24 members of staff, 13 are professors, all of them serving full-time. There are two Senior Lecturers in the Department one of whom is on secondment. As for the remaining members of academic staff (four of whom are on study leave), six of them are on the Lecturer I position, two on Lecturer Il, and one Assistant Lecturer. Our members of staff have achieved both local and international recognition, making frequent contributions in their respective filed of endeavours especially the Nigerian Economic Society.
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