I am a professor at the Department of Economics, the University of Nigeria Nsukka. I attended the University of Nigeria Nsukka where I obtained B.Sc., MSc and PhD degrees in Economics and also attended the University of Tsukuba Japan where I obtained a Master's degree in International Political Economy and Policy Management. I have worked over 15 years at the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria and outside the university including Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Finance, and Short term consultancies. I have won research grants and published widely in peer review journals.