| First Name | PAUL |
| Middle Name (initial) | CHUKWUJEKWU |
| Surname | OBIDIKE |
| PROGRAMME | BANKING & FINANCE |
| DEPARTMENT | ACCOUNTANCY/BANKING & FINANCE |
| FACULTY | MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
PAUL OBIDIKE C. is a Reader (Associate Professor) in the programme of Banking & Finance and department of Accountancy/Business Administration/ Banking and Finance in the Faculty of Management & Social Sciences, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He has a background in Finance and Economics and for some years has been in the operations of the Banking sector, hence his first, second & third degrees in Finance. He had his first and second degrees in Finance from Enugu State University of Science and Technology(ESUT) Enugu, Nigeria. And his Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D) in Finance from Abia State University, Uturu(ABSU) Abia State, Nigeria. He also capped it with a postgraduate Diploma in Education. He has been in the academia since the year 2000. He was an astute banker at the managerial level before ever he started his teaching career in Abia State University as a vibrant Bank Executive. He has taught Finance, Economics and Insurance courses in Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) and currently in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike(FUNAI), Ebonyi State Nigeria. He serves as external examiner to Nnamdi Azikiwe University(NAU) and Ebonyi State University(EBSU) in Banking & Finance departments respectively. He has published widely in his area of Development Finance & Economics in Academic and Learned Journals.(national & international). He has written many books, edited some and co-authored others.
HIS TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTEREST:
* Development Finance
*International Trade & Finance
*Corporate Financial Engineering
*Monetary Economics
*Investments
Academic Qualifications
| S/N | Institutions attended | degree(s) awarded | year |
| 1 | NATIONAL TEACHERS’ INSTITute.(NTI) KADUNA | POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION | 2016 |
| 2 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU(ABSU) | msc/Ph.D FINANCE | 2012 |
| 3 | ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECH. ESUT, ENUGU | MBA BANKING & FINANCE | 2000 |
| 4 | ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECH. ESUT. ENUGU | BSC FINANCE | 1996 |
| 5 | CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BANKERS | PART 1 | 1989 |
research interests
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| 1 | international trade & finance |
| 2 | development finance |
| 3 | investmentS |
| 4 | corporate financial engineering |
| 5 | monetary economics |
Membership of professional bodies
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| 1 | CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BANKERS OF NIGERIA.(CIBN) |
| 2 | NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT(nim) |
| 3 | CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION(cia) |
Selected publications (WITH LINKS WHERE AVAILABLE)
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| 1 | 1. Kalu E. Uma, Paul C. Obidike, Christiana O. Chukwu, Clementina kanu, Regina A. Ogbuagu, Foluso O. C. Osunkwo, Paul Ndubuisi(2019): Revamping the Nigerian Manufacturing Sub-sector as a Panacea for Economic Progress: Lessons from South Korea. Mediterraean Journal of Social Sciences, ISSN 2039-2117(online), Volume 10, No 4(2019) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
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| 2 | 2. Kalu E. Uma, Paul C. Obidike, Anuli R.Ogbuagu, Sammie E. Ogba, Paul Ndubuisi, Hyacinth N. Aniagolu(2019): Eliminating the Impact of Poor Government and Migration through Economic Transformation in Nigeria. European Journal of Social Sciences ISSN 1450-2267 Vol. 58 No 2 July, 2019, pp. 83-102. http:/www.europeanjournalofsocialsciences.com/
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| 3 | Eneja Beatrice Chinyere, Obidike Paul Chukwujekwu, Ani Wilson, Jacpuno Chinedu(2019) : Response of Stock Market Growth to Fiscal Policy in Nigeria: Environmental Impacts. International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences ISSN 0973 – 6077, Volume 14, Number 3(2019), pp.281-298, Rearch India Publications. http://www.ripublication.com |
| 4 | Obidike, Paul C. & Kalu E. Uma (2016): The Multiplier Effects of Rural Public Investment and Poverty Alleviation Implication: the Case of Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI). International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. (IJHSS) p-ISSN: 1694-2620, May 2016, e-ISSN: 1694-2639, Vol.8 No. 1, pp. 42-53, @IJHSS http://aajhss.org/index.php/ijhss
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| 5 | Obidike, Paul C, Kalu Uma. E & Hyacinth Aniaglou (2016): Peace Education in Nigeria: Implication for Conflict Resolution and Economic Recovery: International Journal of Current Research (IJCR) ISSN; 0975-833X, vol. 8, Issue, 03, pp.287728-28778, March, 2016 – www.journalcra.com |
| 6 | Obidike, Paul C, Kalu Uma, Patrick K. Adigwe & Hyacinth N. Aniagolu (2016): Foreign Management of Visas and Neocolonialism in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects: International Journal of Innovative Development & Policy Studies 4(1): 13-21, January-March 2016, ISSN: 2354-2926 www.seahipaj.org |
| 7 | 3. Obidike, Paul C; Kalu Ebi Uma, Joseph Chukwudi Odionye & Hycenth O.R Ogwuru (2015): The Impact of Capital Flight on Economic Development; Nigeria in Focus: British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade 10(3): 1-13, 2015. Article no BJEMT, 20122 ISSN: 2278-098 X. Science Domain International. www.sciencedomain.org.
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| 8 | 4. Obidike, Paul C, Ejeh Grace C & Ugwuegbe S Ugochukwu (2015): The Impact of Interest Rate Spread on the Performance of Nigerian Banking Industry: Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online) Vol 6. No 12, 2015. Copernicus, EBSO, Open Access
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| 9 | 5. Obidike, Paul C, Kalu E. Uma & Roselin D Onwusogbulu (2015): Restructuring Nigerian Road and Railway Network for Efficient Resource Distribution: Lessons from Czech Republic: International Journal of Advanced Information Science and Technology (IJAIST) ISSN: 2319:2682 Vol 38, No 38 June 2015. Google Scholar, Copernicus, J-Gate |
| 10 | 6. Kalu E. Uma, Rose D. Onwusogbulu & Obidike, Paul C. (2015): A Review of Mentorship and Entrepreneurship: Impact on Nigeria’s Economic Development: International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering Technology (IJISET) Vol.2 issue 9 September 2015, ISSN 2348-7968. www.ijiset.com , Google Scholar
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Staff Information
- 08035067419, 08059005100
- Obidike.paul@Funai.edu.ng