CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA
Name UGWUOKE OKWUDILI WALTER
Date of birth 28th FEBRUARY, 1980
Nationality NIGERIAN
State of Origin ENUGU
Marital status MARRIED
E-mail [email protected]
Contact Number 08060880650
Current Rank Lecturer 1
INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSSUKA 2014-2020
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 2007-2010
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 1999-2003
COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCH, IBAGWA-ANI 1990-1995
COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCH, IBAGWA-ANI 1983-1989
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED
PHD ECONOMICS (DISTINCTION) 2020
M.SC ECONOMICS (DISTINCTION) 2010 B.SC ECONOMICS (SECOND CLASS UPPER) 2003
SSCE 1995
FSLC 1989
NYSC 2004
Professional Courses/ Trainings
Dates/Period Name of course/ Training Institution and location of course
2014 Panel Data modeling Centre for Research Development, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
2014 Time series Modeling Department of Economics, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria.
2014 Entrepreneurship education and Tertiary Education Trust Fund Training 2013 Reading instructors Training Program National University Commission.
2012 Training on Research proposal writing Fed. University, Lafia
University Administration
Date/ Period Designation Commanding officer
2020 Department of Economics Post Graduate HOD Coordinator 2012-Date Member Senate committee on Exam University Senate misconduct 2012- Date Faculty Rep. to Faculty of Arts Dean
2012-2017 Level Adviser HOD
Academic Publications 1. Ugwuoke.O.W, Ogbuabor. J, Ogbonna. E. O and Eze A (2021) Moderating effect
of Institutional Quality on Foreign Aid – Economic growth Relationship in Africa,
Politicka ekonomie (Accepted)
2. Ugwuoke.O.W and Aye –Agele. F (2021) Neoclassical Counterrevolution,
Telecommunications, Information services sub sector and Economic growth in
Nigeria, Bingham Journal of Economics and Allied Studies (Accepted)
3. Ugwuoke.O.W and Ichoku H.E (2020) Efficiency Gain argument of Fiscal
federalism and Economic growth: Evidence from five selected Developing Federal
Economies, Central Bank of Nigeria Bullion, 44(2), 59 – 68.
4. Ugwuoke.O.W, Ogbonna O E and Mobosi I A (2020) Economic Growth in an Oil
dominant economy of Nigeria: The role of financial system development, Cogent
Economics and Finance 28(16), 22 – 43.
5. Ugwuoke.O.W (2020) Comparative Analysis of Fiscal Federalism and Fiscal
Autonomy of Sub national Governments in Five Selected Federal Economies,
Federalism and National Question Book Project, (Accepted)
6. Ugwuoke.O.W (2020) Comparative Analysis of Government Fiscal Stimulus in
Alleviating the Effect of COVID -19 Pandemic in five Selected Economies,
COVID -19 Book Project (Accepted).
7. Ugwuoke.O.W (2020) Infrastructural Development under Democracy in Nigeria,
Book Project on Delivering Democratic Promises in Nigeria, 451 -469.
8. Ugwuoke O.W and Alhassan A (2018) Religiosity, Institution and Corruption
in Africa, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 9(18), 145 – 151. 9. Ugwuoke O.W and Okwori J. (2019) A counter – factual Analysis of the
Accounting costs of Commercial banks Transactions: Implications for financial
inclusions, Conference proceedings on Emerging socio – economic and political
challenges and National Development, Faculty of social sciences second annual
conference, 361 - 368
10. Ugwuoke.O. W and Agot J.A (2018) Taxation and the Growth of SMEs Nigeria,
International Journal of Advanced Research in Accounting, Economics and
Business perspectives 2(1), 15 – 26.
11. Ugwuoke OW and Kida M.I (2018) Assessing the Role of Manufacturing sector on
Economic Development of Developing Countries, Kwararafa University Journal
of Management sciences 4(1), 132-141.
12. Ugwuoke.O. W & Ogbonna. O (2018) Resource use efficiency and Rice
production in Nasarawa State, Conference proceedings on Economic
Diversification in Developing countries: The way forward for Nigeria, Annual
International conference of the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.130 -1401
13. Ugwuoke.O. W & Ogbonna. O (2018) RE – Examining the nexus between
financial development and economic growth in an oil dominant economy:
Empirical evidence from Nigeria, 2018 International conference proceedings on
The economics of sustainable growth in Africa, organized by African Heritage
Institution, Enugu, 123 – 152.
14. Ugwuoke,O.W & Ombugadu,B.A (2018) Evaluation of the Social Issues and
Corporate Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurial Firms in Nigeria: A Case of Selected Entrepreneurial Firms, Nasarawa State University, Keffi conference on
boosting economic opportunities through entrepreneurship, agriculture and
technology, 39 – 54.
15. Ugwuoke.O. W, Zira, J.S and Ombugadu,B.A (2018) Evaluation of Trend of
government expenditure and vision 2030 of sustainable development goals in
Nigeria, Zaria Sociological Journal, Department of Sociology, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria 6(3) 98 - 113
16. Ugwuoke O.W and Zira S.J (2017) Estimating the Autonomy of the Sub national
Governments in the context of Nigeria fiscal federalism, Lafia Journal of
Economics and Management sciences 3 (1), 113-145
17. Ugwuoke O.W and Okwanya, I (2017), Impact of FDI on Gas Supply:
Implications on Economic growth in Nigeria, Lafia Journal of Economics and
Management sciences 2 (1),177-198
18. Ugwuoke .O.W (2017) Agricultural sector and economic growth in Nigeria:
Implications for MDGS on poverty reduction, Wilberforce journal of social
sciences, 2(1), 28-44.
19. Ugwuoke O.W and Zira S.J (2017) Fly paper effect, Soft Budget and Fiscal
sustainability of local government in Nigeria, Journal of Contemporary politics,
3(1), 41 - 60
20. Ugwuoke.O. W and Agot J.A (2016), Asymmetry revenue allocation and ethnic
militancy in Nigeria, FULafia Journal of social sciences 1(1) 305-320. 21. Ugwuoke,O.W & Ombugadu,B.A (2016) , The Nigerian Fiscal Federalism and
Vision 20:2020 Target, Lafia Journal of Economics and Management sciences 1
(1),206-230.
22. Ugwuoke.O.W (2016), Public expenditure and Human capital development in
Enugu state. FULafia Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1 (1) 182-193.
23. Ugwuoke.O.W& Umar. A.(2016), Impact of Government dependence on oil and
non-oil revenue on Economic growth, Jos Journal of Economics,.6(1),111-125.
24. Ugwuoke,O.W Okoli,C.A ,Ajodo-Adebanjoko,A (2015) Resources Conflict,
Communal Violence and Agricultural Productivity in Nasarawa State: A case
study of selected local government Areas, Journal publication of the Nigerian
Political Science Association, 3(1),243-250.
25. Ugwuoke. O.W. & Adebanjoko.A(2014), Poverty and challenges of insecurity to
development, European Scientific Journal, 10, (14), 1857-7881.
26. Ugwuoke.OW, Afolabi.A.A and Ugwu A.C (2013), Globalization and Physical
environment: A test for co-integration. Scottish journal of art and social sciences,
13(I)2047-1278.
27. Ugwuoke. O.W. & Adebanjoko.A. ( 2013),Global financial crisis and Nigerian
external reserve: Implication for achieving MDGS, International Journal of Social
sciences Tomorrow, India, 2 (2), 2277-6168.
28. Ugwuoke .O.W, Okwanya .I. & Abdulrahman .A. ( 2012),Poverty and challenges
of insecurity: The Nigerian experiences, International Journal of Social sciences
Tomorrow, India, 1 (10),2277-6168 29. Ugwuoke.O.W& Umar. A.(2010),Energy crisis and Social issues: Implication for
Nigerian economic development, 15TH, annual conference of Nigeria
anthropological and sociological association, A.B.U Zaria, April 6TH -8TH 2010.
30. Ugwuoke.O.W& Umar. A.(2010),Global financial crisis and Nigerian external
reserve, International conference on global financial crisis and Africa’s quest for
development A.B.U. Zaria, July 20TH -22ND ,2010.
31. Ugwuoke O.W (2017) The Development of the Marginal Economics ( Book
Chapter) in a Compendium of the History of Economic thought 65-80
PRACTICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. Member of a six man research team on “On unlocking the Nigeria wealth potential”. Being a
contract research work for Abuja investment Company, a subsidiary of Federal Capital
Development Administration (FCDA), Abuja.
2. Member of a ten man research team on “Ways and Means of job creation for Nigerian youth”.
Being a contract research work for the Presidency, Abuja.
3. Member of a five man research team on” Resources Conflict, Communal Violence and Agricultural Productivity in Nasarawa State: A case study of selected local government Areas” Being a contract research work for Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abuja. 4. Lead Researcher on Baseline survey on Primary and secondary educations in Nasrawa state. Being a contract research work for Nasarawa state Government. 5. Member of a seven man team on career aspiration and student course of first choice. Federal University, Lafia.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1. Assistant Lecturer, Department of Economics, Federal University Lafia, 2012-2015. 2. Lecturer 11 Department of Economics, Federal University Lafia,2015- 2018
3. Lecturer 1 Department of Economics, Federal University Lafia,2017- Date
4. Par time Lecturer Fina Quest ACCA Training school Abuja, 2008-2012.
5. Par time Lecturer X-Edge, ACCA Training school Abuja, 2012- date
COMMUNITY SERVICES 1. Returning officer, , 2019 Narawaa/Toto Federal Constituency election 2. Returning officer, , 2019 Doma south State Assembly election
3. Returning officer, 20th February, 2016 Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency re-run election. 4. Local Government collation officer, 28th May, 2016 Nasarawa/ Toto Federal constituency bye election. 5. Coalition officer, March, 2015 Presidential election.
6. Returning Officer, April, 2015 General election of Nasarawa state house of Assembly.
REFEREES BAR. Chijioke Martins Barrister and solicitor of the supreme court of Nigeria 103 Haasan Sani street, Choos Estate, Apo, Abuja. 08039228273 BAR. Agbo Kingsley Barrister and solicitor of the supreme court of Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja [email protected]. 08060343632