CURRICULUM VITAE

Full Names ODUDU, Christopher Oghenegweke

Post Applied for Associate Professor/Department of Real Estate in any university/country where English Language is medium of communication.

Date of Birth 15th October, 1952

Place of Birth Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria

Nationality Nigerian

State of Origin Delta

Religion/Denomination Christianity/Catholic

Current Postal Address Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Estate Management, University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin-City, Edo State

Permanent Home Address 25C Aisosa Omogui Avenue, Ugbor, Benin-City GSM: 08033085299, e-mail [email protected]

Marital Status Married

Names/No. and Ages of Children S/N NAME AGE

1 1 Mr. Odafetite G. Odudu 28 2 Mr. Mudiaga J. Odudu 23 3 Mr. Ochuko Odudu 19 4 Miss. Ejiroghene Odudu 17

Name/Address of Spouse Mrs. Frances O. Odudu/25C Aisosa Omogui Avenue, Ugbor, Benin-City GSM: 08023108356

Schools Attended a. Saint Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Sapele, Delta State (1958-1963) b. Saint Malachy’s College, Sapele, Delta State (1965-1969). c. Federal School of Science and Arts, Victoria Island, (1972- 1974)

Universities Attended a. University of Ibadan (1975-1978). b. University of Reading, United Kingdom (1982-1984). c. (2004-2013)

Educational Qualifications a. W.A.S.C. Grade Two b. B.Sc (Agricultural Biochemistry & Nutrition) 2nd Class Upper. c. M.Phil (Land Management). d. Ph.D (Estate Management)

Professional Association Membership a. Associate Member, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers. b. Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom

Postions Held a. Taught in Eziafa Grammar School, Sapele, Delta State (1979- 1980). b. Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Benin-City (1980- 1982). c. Principal Partner, Chris Odudu & Associates, Chartered Surveyors, Estate Surveyors & Valuers)

2 d. Associate Lecturer, Department of Estat4e management, University of Lagos (1989-January, 2001) e. Lecturer 2, Department of Estate Management, University of Lagos (From January, 2001 to September, 2013). f. Lecturer 1, Department of Estate Management, University of Lagos (From October, 2013 to June, 2015). g. Past Secretary, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Nigerian Group) 1989-1992. h. Past Secretary, Tennis Section Lagos Country Club, (2001- 2003).

Present Employment Senior Lecturer, Department of Estate Management, University of Benin (July, 2015 to date).

Salary: U05 STEP 02

Research Interests and Activities Urban Development, Land Accessibility and Compensation Issues.

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Odudu,C.O. (2003). Urban Land Use and Agriculture in Nigeria. In Y. Fawehinmi (Ed.), Urban Finance and Infrastructural Development in Nigeria, (pp.244-266). Nigeria: Institute of Land Economics, ISBN 978 35454 2 0.

Odudu,C.O. (2003). Significance of Infrastructure in Determining Land and Rental Values in an Urban Area – A Case Study of Lagos Metropolis. In M.M. Omirin, T.G. Nubi & S.A. Fawehinmi (Eds.). Land Management and Property Tax Reform in Nigeria. (pp.355-368). University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos.

Odudu, C.O. (2007). Mass Housing and Urban Agriculture – Better of Two Necessities in a Developing Country. In T.O. Nubi, M.M. Omirin & A.S. Afolayan (Eds.). Private Sector Driven Housing Delivery: Issues,

3 Constraints, Challenges and Prospects. (pp.121-136). University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos.

Odudu, C.O. (2009). Urban Agriculture as an Ameliorating Factor for Socio-Environmental Problems. In T.G. Nubi, M.M. Omirin, S.Y. Adisa, H.A. Koleoso & J.U. Osagie (Eds.). Environmental Economics and Conflict Resolution. (pp.256-275), University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos.

Odudu, C.O. (2014). Urban Crop Farming as a Victim of Unfavourable Urban Development Policies in Nigeria. Proposed Contribution in the Book, 100 Years of Modern City in Nigeria by Federal University of Technology Minna, School of Environmental Technology, (Letter of Acceptance).

National Journals

Odudu, C.O. (2010). The Role of Government in Improving Land Accessibility to Urban Crop Farmers: The Case of Metropolitan Lagos. The Lagos Journal of Environmental Studies, 7(1), 27-35.

Odudu, C.O. (2010). Socio-economic characteristics of urban crop farmers and their land accessibility in Metropolitan Lagos. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Real Estate, 1(1), 34-50.

Odudu, C.O. (2013). Urban Farming in Lagos, Nigeria: Access to Land and Government Policy, Journal of Property Research and Construction, 2(1), 79-95.

Odudu, C.O., & Iseh, F.I.(2013). Urban Crop Farming and Land Policy Issues in Metropolitan Lagos, Urban and Regional Planning Review 4(1 & 2), 36-53.

Odudu, C.O., Nubi, T.G., & Omirin, M.M. (2015). An Analysis of Affordability of Land for Urban Crop farming in Lagos, Nigeria, The Lagos Journal of Environmental Studies, 7(5), 85-96

4 Odudu, C.O. (2014). Planning and Design: Incorporating Crop farming as an Urban Land Use in the Lagos Metropolis. Urban and Regional Planning Review, 6(1), 1-8.

Odudu, C.O. (2016). Evaluation of Soil and Land Quality in Urban Crop Farming in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 15(1), 75-80

Odudu, C.O. & Adebayo, M.A. (2016). Legalizing Urban Crop farming for Sustainable Development of the Lagos Metropolis. Journal of Civil and System Engineering, 15(1), 62-74

Adebayo, M.A. & Odudu, C.O. (2016), Modeling the Highest and Best Use of Residential Lands in Government Reservation Area (GRA) Ikeja, Lagos, Journal of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Ilorin (Letter of Acceptance).

Odudu, C.O.(2017). Evaluating Competition Constraint on Land Accessibility by Urban Crop Farmers in Lagos. Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology, 1(1), 90-98, www.nijest.com

International Journals

Odudu, C.O., & Omirin, M.M. (2012). Evaluating the Constraints Affecting Land Access Among Urban Crop Farmers in Metropolitan Lagos. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2(2), 130-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20440831211272599

Odudu, C.O. (2014). Tapping the Entrepreneurial Ability of Urban Crop Farmers in Income Generation in Lagos, Nigeria. American Journal of Environmental Engineering, 4(6), 155-161, doi:10.5923/j.ajee.20140406.03

Odudu, C.O (2015). Land Accessibility Among Urban Crop Farmers in the Informal Sector, Lagos, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 8(2): 182 – 195, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v8i2.8

5 Odudu, C.O.(2015). An Examination of Tenure Security for Urban Crop Farming in Lagos, Nigeria, Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 8(3), 308-317, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v8i3.8

Odudu, C.O. (2016). Compensation Study of Boboroku, Jesse, Delta State, Nigeria. Journal of Property Management - Emerald Group, 35(5) (Forthcoming October 2017)

Text Book (in press) Agriculture for Estate Surveyors and Valuers by Chris O. Odudu, Ph.D

Service to Nation Member, Federal Government Visitation Panel to Universities and Inter- University Centres (2005-2011)-NUC Letter No. NUC/ES/436/Vol. V/90 of 04/02/2011.

Extra Curricula Activities

Club Membership a. Lagos Country Club, Ikeja b. Lagos Country Club, Ikeja c. Ikeja Golf Club, Lagos d. UBTH Golf Club

REFEREES 1. Prof.(Mrs.) M.M. Omirin, Department of Estate Management, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria [email protected], 08037257773, 08157992035

2. Dr. O.O. Agunloye, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria [email protected]\, 08023828684, 07018001344

3. Dr. P.S. Ogedengbe (Assoc. Professor) Department of Estate Management, University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria\ [email protected] 08034839813

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