| First Name | Makuachukwu |
| Middle Name (initial) | G. |
| Surname | Ojide |
Work Information
| 2018 – Date | Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| 2014 – 2017 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria |
| 2010 – 2012 | The Centre for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA), Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
Makuachukwu Gabriel Ojide is a Development Economist working with Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He has keen interest in socio-economic development and enhancement of sustainable livelihood systems through intervention activities, and impact evaluation of such interventions. He has participated in several multidisciplinary and multicultural research projects, and facilitated training in economic research in different universities. He has participated in several multidisciplinary and multicultural research projects sponsored by donors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, African Development Bank (AFDB), CGIAR, Wageningen University of Research, and World Food Programme (WFP). He has Bachelor’s degree in statistics/economics; M.Sc. and Ph.D. in economics (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria). Prior to joining AE-FUNAI in January 2018, he worked with the Socioeconomic Unit of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for 4 years. He was a Research Associate (for 3 years) with the Centre for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA) – a think tank based in Lagos, Nigeria. He has marketing experience with Union System Limited (Software services firm based in Lagos, Nigeria) and Access Bank Plc – Nigeria (Retail Banking Division). He is the incumbent Director (Ag.) of Centre Entrepreneurship and Employability (CEE) at AE-FUNAI.
Academic Qualifications
| S/N | Institutions attended | degree(s) awarded | year |
| 1 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) | Ph.D. in Economics | 2016 |
| 2 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) | MSc. in Economics | 2008 |
| 3 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) | B.Sc in Statistics/Economics | 2004 |
| 4 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) | Diploma in Statistics and Computer Applications | 1998 |
research interests
| S/N |
|
| 1 | entrepreneurship and livelihood |
| 2 | food security and poverty |
| 3 | climate change and technology adoption |
| 4 | gender |
| 5 | infrastructural development |
| 6 | public and private sectors’ policies analyses and advocacy |
PG project students (name of student and a summary of completed or on-going research)
| S/N |
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| 1 | IMPACT OF FISCAL POLICY ON THE STABILIZATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY By AMA ALAMA NNEKA (2018) |
| 2 | THE DETERMINANTS OF INVESTMENT IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY by BY OKORIE CECILIA (2018) |
| 3 | ACCESS TO FINANCE AND RURAL POVERTY: A Case Study of Ezzangbo Community By OGBONNAYA SAMUEL CHIGOZIE (2018) |
| 4 | TAXATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA By Umejesi Amarachi Miracle (2018) |
| 5 | EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: IMPLICATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. BY ACHUGBUE PROMISE IFEANYICHUKWU (2019) |
| 6 | THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL MARKET ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE BY AGOZIEM ONYINYE JOY (2019) |
| 7 | IMPACT OF ENERGY COST ON PERFORMNACE OF SMES IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SME’S IN ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE). By Richard Ikechukwu Joseph (2019) |
| 8 | EFFECT OF PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT NO ECONOMIC GROWTH
OF NIGERIA By Nwachi Chinenye (2019) |
| 9 | THE IMPACT OF CREDIT FACILITIES ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES By Omede Sandra Ogechi (2019) |
Membership of professional bodies
| s/n |
|
| 1 | Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered) |
Staff Information
- 08037785251
- makuachukwu.ojide@funai.edu.ng