Sheriffdeen A. Tella, Ph.D. CURRICULUM VITAE A. PERSONAL DATA 1. Name: Sheriffdeen Adewale TELLA, Ph.D. 2. Address: Department of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye,, Ogun State. 3. Postal Address: 13/7 Ikangba Housing Estate, P.O. Box 1166, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Mobile: +2348033190791; 2348056130186. 4. Next of Kin/Relationship: Mrs. G.O. Tella / Wife 5. Date and Place of Birth: May 1, 1954; Lagos, Nigeria. 6. Nationality: Nigerian. 7. Marital Status: Married. 8. No of Children/Ages: 3 / 28, 26 & 23 years. 9. Present Employment: Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. 10. Status on appointment: Graduate Assistant 11. Present Status: Professor 12. Mode of appointment: Full time 13. Date of Appointment: August 26, 1983. 14. Years of University Teaching & Research Experience: 34 Years B. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS i. Educational Institutions and Qualifications with Dates: 1. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Ph.D. Economics (Monetary Economics), 1995. 2. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. M.Sc. Economics (Monetary Economics), 1985. 3. University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. B.Sc. (Hon.) Economics, 2nd Class, Upper Division; 1982. 4. Transworld Tutorial College, Jersey, Britain; Diploma in Journalism and Professional Writing; 1977. 1 Sheriffdeen A. Tella, Ph.D. 5. Lagos State Polytechnic, School of Agriculture, Ikorodu; Ordinary Diploma in Agriculture, 1978. 6. Ikeja Grammar School, Oshodi, Lagos; West African School Certificate, 1974. ii. Awards and Distinctions: 1. First Bank of Nigeria Plc., Annual Prize for Monetary Economics, University of Benin, Benin City; 1981/82 Academic year. 2. Campus Mirror Exemplary Leadership Quality Prize, University of Benin, Benin City; 1980/81 Students Union Leadership. 3. Junior Fulbright Fellowship Award, 1992/93; United States Government fellowship used at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. 4. Special Award for Meritorious Service as Immediate Past Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ogun State University, Ago- Iwoye. 5. Ph.D. Thesis Grant (1995), African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, Kenya. 6. Alimosho Man of the Year 2010: Integrity Award, Lagos State. 7. Honorary Member, Ogun State House of Assembly, Ogun State, Nigeria. 2011. 8. Certificate of Excellence, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria. 9. Exemplary Leadership Quality Prize, Department of Economics, Banking & Finance, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. C. WORK EXPERIENCE WITH STATUS AND DATES: i. Work experience outside Olabisi Onabanjo University 1. Nigerite Plc., Ikeja, Lagos; Clerk; 1974-75. 2. Nigeria Airways Ltd., Ikeja, Lagos; Reservation clerk; 1975-76. 3. Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture; Ikeja, Lagos; Agricultural Assistant, 1976-79. 4. Sabbatical Leave: Fulbright Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. 1992/93 Session. 5. Leave of Absence: African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. Administrator of the Centre, November 1994 - May, 1995. 6. Part-time Research: Development Policy Centre as Research Fellow, May- December, 1998. 7. Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Consultant on Annual Report on Integration in Africa (ARIA), 2001. 8. African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Dakar, Senegal; consultant on Training Workshop on Regional Integration in Africa, 2004, 2006, 2007. 9. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Sabbatical leave. November 2008 to August, 2009. 10. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Vice-Chancellor, August, 2009 to December, 2010. 2 Sheriffdeen A. Tella, Ph.D. 11. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Contract Staff, Ogun State, Nigeria. 2011- 2012 12. External Supervisor, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kindom. 2012 to 2018. ii. Academic Research and Teaching Interests within the university: Economic Theories, Monetary Economics; Money and Banking; Regional Economics and Development Economics. iii. Other Training Interests: Computer appreciation and application in word processing, spreadsheet, typesetting, Econometric packages. iv. Teaching Function in the University: Undergraduate: Economic Theories; Monetary Theory and Policy, Public Sector Economics, Money and Banking, Economic Development, Econometrics, Introduction to Banking and Computer application. Postgraduate: Advanced Micro- and Macroeconomic Theories; Management Information System and Computer Applications, Research Seminar in Banking and Finance, Money, Credit and Macroeconomic Policy, Economics of Regional Integration, Economics of Industry. v. Dates of Appointments and Promotion: (i) Graduate Assistant August 26, 1983 Appointment (ii) Assistant Lecturer October 1, 1985 Regrading (iii) Lecturer ll October 1, 1987 Promotion (iv) Lecturer l October 1, 1990 Promotion (v) Senior Lecturer October 1, 1997 Promotion (vi) Reader October 1, 2002 Promotion (vii) Professor May 12, 2005 Appointment. vi. Membership of Professional Associations: Life Member, Nigerian Economic Society; Member, West African Economic Society; Life Member, Association of Third World Studies, United States. Member, International Economic Association (IEA), Paris. Fellow Institute for Data Processing Management of Nigeria Associate Institute of Capital Market Registrars vii. Consulting Activities i. Consultant to African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. 1995 to date. ii. Consultant to Justice Development and Peace Commission, Ijebu Ode, Nigeria. 1999 to date. 3 Sheriffdeen A. Tella, Ph.D. iii. Consultant to National Centre for Economic Management and Administration (NCEMA), Ibadan, Nigeria. 1997-1998. iv. Consultant to Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.(July- Octoner, 2001),; (September-November, 2017). v. Teaching Consultant to African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Dakar, Senegal. (2004), (2006), (2007). vi. Consultant to The World Bank, Washington, D.C. (2004) vii. Consultant to European Union thro’ AGEG, Germany. (2005) viii. Consultant to British Council on behalf of World Bank & DFID, (2007). ix. Consultant, Ghana Ministry of Education, National Accreditation Board, Accreditation Team for Economics Programmes in Public Universities in Ghana, September, 2008; 2015. x. Consultant, Oversee Development Institute (ODI), Britain. 2013. viii. Countries visited for Conferences/Workshop/Research Benin Republic, Botswana, China, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America. D. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS COMPLETED: i. Theses / Long Essays: 1. Tella, S.A. (1982), Competition in Commercial Banking in Nigeria. B.Sc. Long Essay, University of Benin, Benin City. 2. Tella, S.A. (1985), Causal Factors of Inflation in Nigeria- An Econometric Analysis. M.Sc. Thesis; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 3. Tella, S.A. (1995), Evaluating Efficacy of Monetary Policy In a Monetary Union: The Case of Franco-phone West African Countries. Ph.D Thesis; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. ii. Monographs 1. Tella, Sheriffdeen, A. and Bolaji Adesoye (1998) Monetary Cooperation in ECOWAS: Policy Objectives Versus Policy Implementation, Development Policy Centre (DPC) Working Paper WP 99/10, Ibadan. 2. Tella, Sheriffdeen, A. (2006) “Experience of Economic Integration in Africa (Module 3) and “Interlocking Problems of African Regionalism (Module 4)”, Training manual on Regional Integration in Africa, English Speaking Session. Institute for Development and Economic Policy, Dakar, Senegal. 3. Tella, Sheriffdeen, A. (2007) “Monetary Cooperation and African Economic Integration (Module 5) and “Industrial Policies and Strategies within a Regional Integration Context (Module 7)”, Training Manual on Regional Integration in Africa, English Speaking Session. Institute for Development and Economic Policy, Dakar, Senegal. 4. Tella, Sheriffdeen A. (2014) “The Affluent Society: Can Africa Make It?’ 66th Inaugural Lecture delivered at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria; 11th March. 5. Ajakaiye, Olu and Sheriffdeen Tella (2014) “Financial Regulation in Low-Income Countries: Balancing Inclusive Growth with Financial Stability – The Nigerian Case” ODI Working Paper 409. 33pgs. 4 Sheriffdeen A. Tella, Ph.D. iii. Books 6. Tella, Sheriffdeen, A. (ed.) (1998) Virtues of Ramadan Fast, NACOMYO, Ogun State Chapter. Nigeria. Ijebu-Ode: Gasco Nig. Enterprise. 7. Tella, Sheriffdeen, A. and Michael S. Ogunmuyiwa (eds.) (1999) Introduction to Macroeconomics, Ago-Iwoye: Centre for Sandwich Programmes (CESAP), Ogun State University. 8. Tella, S.A., E.O. George, M.S. Ogunmuyiwa, E.O. Maku & I.A. Odusanya (eds.) (2015) Industrial and Public Sector Economics: Essays in Honour of Adenike M. Osoba, Ijebu-Ode: Gratia Associates International. iv. Chapters in Books: 9. Ewetade, A and Tella, S.A. (1987) `Rural Banking and Financing Rural Development Projects' in Faniran, A. et al.(eds) Rural Development in Ogun State. Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Ogun State University Publication 1, Ago Iwoye. Chapter 32. 10. Tella, S.A.(1988): `Economic Setting of Ago Iwoye Region' in Faniran,A et al. (eds) Ago Iwoye Region. Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye. pp.74-80. 11. Abosede, A.J. and Tella, S.A. (1992): `Government Policies and Business Costs and Performance: An Evaluation and Suggestions',