Dr. Ikenna Odife
Dr. Ikenna Odife is a SENIOR LECTURER in HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Address: | History And International Studies, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA. (Doctor of Philosophy, March, 2023) September, 2006 to June, 2021 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA. (Master Degree, April, 1996) October, 1991 to February, 1996 |
| 3 | UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA. (Bachelor Degree, March, 1991) September, 1988 to September, 1990 |
| 4 | ALVAN IKOKU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OWERRI (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA). (NCE, June, 1986) September, 1983 to June, 1986 |
| 5 | WAEC. (SSCE, June, 1980) September, 1975 to June, 1980 |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES), NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY December, 2024 to September, 2025 |
| 2 | ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES), NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY September, 2024 to September, 2024 |
| 3 | COORDINATOR (CEP), OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS September, 2010 to September, 2014 |
| 4 | COORDINATOR (CEP), OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS September, 2006 to September, 2010 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Ikenna Odife, Uchenna S. Ani. (2018, February) Agricultural credit Schemes and Rural Farmers in Anambra State, Nigeria, 1976-1991 Great AP Express Publishers Ltd., pp 160-179 |
| 2 | Ikenna Odife. (2003, August) Determinants of Nigeria's Foreign Policy (in Nigerian Peoples and Culture) John Jacobs Classic Publishers Ltd., pp 198-212 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Ikenna Odife, Rachael Emuche Orumah. (2026, January), "OGIGE MARKET AND THE SOCIALAND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF NSUKKA, NSUKKA LGA, ENUGU STATE, 1970-2013", NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 116-126 |
| 2 | Ikenna Odife, Magnus Chioma Ojiako. (2026, April), "Local Government System in Nigeria: Lessons from Anambra State, 1976-1991", OHAZURUME: UNIZIK Journal of Culture and Civilization, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 93-112 |
| 3 | Ikenna Odife, Livinus Ikwuako Okeke. (2026, March), "Xenophobic Attacks, 2008-2023: Examining Nigeria-South Africa Relations in the Light of Attainment of AU-Agenda 2063", Crowther Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 1-17 |
| 4 | Ikenna Odife. (2025, August), "GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS INSTRUMENTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 1976-1991", Journal of Arts, Religion, Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 133-142 |
| 5 | Ikenna Odife. (2025, August), "OVERCOMING THE PROBLEMS OF SHORTFALL IN SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRODUCE IN THE 19TH CENTURY COMMERCE IN THE BIGHT OF BIAFRA HINTER LAND", Journal of Arts, Religion, Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 149-153 |
| 6 | Ikenna Odife, Christopher Chima Ohanugo. (2025, August), "EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION AND EPISCOPAL VISION: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BISHOP OWEN CHIEDOZIE NWOKOLO TO EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIOCESE ON THE NIGER, 2011-2023", Journal of Igbo Language, Literature, Culture, and Religious Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 146-151 |
| 7 | Ikenna Odife. (2025, August), "LEADERSHIP QUESTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE NIGERIAN NATION-STATE", Journal of Fine and Creative Arts, Music, Media and Communication Studie, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 126-132 |
| 8 | Ikenna Odife. (2025, August), "CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN NIGERIA'S DEMOCRATIC EXPERIENCE, 1999-2008", Journal of Law, Language, Literature, and Gender Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 159-164 |
| 9 | Lawrence Chichebem Solomon, Ikenna Odife. (2025, July), "POLITICS, PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE AFRICAN UNION", Kenneth Dike Journal of African Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 1-17 |
| 10 | Dan O Chukwu, Ikenna Odife, DC Okwuosa. (2025, July), "THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN OGIDI, 1892-1992", Journal of Psychology, Sociology, History and International Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 58-68 |
| 11 | Ikenna Odife. (2025, June), "THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 1976-1991", UZU: UNIZIK Journal of History and International Studies, Vol. 11, (Issue 1), pp 47-67 |
| 12 | Ikenna Odife. (2025, December), "Economy of the States in Nigeria: Focus on Anambra, 1976-1991", Crowther Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 2, (Issue 7), pp 176-197 |
| 13 | Ikenna Odife. (2024, September), "THE NIGERIAN STATE AND AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION: EXPERIENCES IN ANAMBRA STATE, 1976-1991", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (NJAH), Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 1-19 |
| 14 | Ikenna Odife. (2024, September), "ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, 1976-1991: AN APPRAISAL", Multidisciplinary Journal of Law, Education and Humanities (MJLEH), Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 106-127 |
| 15 | Ikenna Odife. (2023, July), "Development of Rural Roads in Anambra State, Nigerian, 1976-1991", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 32-41 |
| 16 | Chinyere Phillis Chikwendu, Ikenna Odife. (2023, August), "Marginalised group or activists: A case of Nnewi women before 1999", Uzu Journal of History and International Studies, Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 13-27 |
| 17 | Ikenna Odife. (2023, February), "Self-help, community and rural development in Anambra State, Nigeria 1976-1991: A historical analysis", Ohazurume: Unizik Journal of Culture and Civilization, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 155-172 |
| 18 | Ikenna Odife. (2023, March), "RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA 1976-1991", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 1-13 |
| 19 | Ikenna Odife, Nwachukwu J Obiakor. (2022, June), "Ose-Akwa Beach, Ihiala, 1926-1952", Port Harcourt Journal Of History & Diplomatic Studies, Vol. 9, (Issue 2), pp 365-383 |
| 20 | Ikenna Odife. (2022, June), "WAS THERE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? INTERROGATING RURAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 1976-1991", Ohazurume: Unizik Journal of Culture and Civilization, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 1-21 |
| 21 | Ikenna Odife. (2012, April), "The April/May 2011 Gubernatorial Poll in Imo State: A Triumph of the Masses", UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 13, (Issue 1), pp 160-183 |
| 22 | Chuka Enuka, Ikenna Odife. (2009, November), "The Nigerian Civil War as a Domestic Determinant of Nigeria's Foreign Policy 1967-1975", UJAH UnizikJournal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 240-250 |
| 23 | Chuka Enuka, Ikenna Odife. (2008, March), "Oil and Security in Nigeria: Matters Arising from the Boom and Doom of Oil", Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 11-16 |
| 24 | Uchenna S Ani, Ikenna Odife. (2008, September), "Oil Exploitation, Neglect of Coal and the Ngwo Society, 1909-1987", UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 21, (Issue 2), pp 25-42 |
| 25 | Ikenna Odife. (2007, August), "Burying the Divide: An Analysis of the USA and USSR Involvement in the Nigerian Civil War", Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 9, pp 114-127 |
| 26 | Ikenna Odife. (2004, June), "FEDERAL 'IMPERIALISM' AND THE EROSION OF IGBO IDENTITY IN NIGERIAN POLITICS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IGBO POLITICAL CLOUT IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC", OGIRISI: A New Journal of African Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 78-86 |
| 27 | Ikenna Odife. (2003, October), "CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN IGBO SOCIETY: THE CASE OF IHIALA", IMSU JOURNAL OF THE HUMANITIES, Vol. 1, (Issue 6), pp 110-125 |
| 28 | Ikenna Odife. (2003, March), "FOSTERING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATION BUILDING AND INTEGRATION THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME", A Journal of Nigerian Languages and Culture, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 195-203 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "The Anglican Church in Ogidi, 1892-2011" (2025). Completed Masters project by Okwuosa Chigozie Daniel (2018046009F) |
| 2 | ""OGIGE MARKET NSUKKA, NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT , ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA 1970-2013" (2026). Completed Masters project by ORUMAH RACHEL EMUCHE (2012046011F) |
| 3 | "Bishop Owen Chiedozie Nwokolo, 1967-2023: A Biography" (2025). Completed Masters project by Ohanugo, Chima Christopher (2021064007FA) |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "UZU Journal of History and International Studies" (September, 2023) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Chief Examiner, "UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COLLEGE OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES" (August, 2025). Completed External Exam |
| 2 | Chief Examiner, "PAUL UNIVERSITY AWKA" (April, 2023). Completed External Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | External Examiner, "College of Postgraduate Studies, UNN" (August, 2025 to August, 2025) |
| 2 | Member, "RE-CONSTITUTION OF THE CEP LEGACY ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING PROJECT COMMITTEE" (February, 2024) |
| 3 | Head of Department, "Department of History and International Studies" (September, 2024 to December, 2024) |
| 4 | Head of Department, "Department of History and International Studies" (December, 2024) |
| 5 | ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, "DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES" (September, 2024 to September, 2025) |
| 6 | External Examiner, "Paul University, Awka" (April, 2023 to October, 2023) |
| 7 | Postgraduate Supervisor, "College of Postgraduate Studies, UNIZIK" (April, 2023) |
| 8 | Editor, "UZU: Journal of History and International Studies" (September, 2022 to September, 2023) |
| 9 | Publicity Secretary, "Ihiala progressive Union (IPU), Awka Branch" (January, 2021 to December, 2024) |
| 10 | Secretary general, "Obunagu Amikwo Neighbourhood Association" (June, 2017 to May, 2023) |
| 11 | CEP Coordinator, "Department of History and International Studies" (September, 2010 to September, 2014) |
| 12 | CEP Coordinator, "Department of History and International Studies" (September, 2006 to September, 2010) |
| 13 | Member, "COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WILFUL DAMAGE" (March, 2002 to March, 2004) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Historical Society of Nigeria" (member since 2025), https://nil.com |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "2025 Faculty of Humanities Hybrid Conference", (Faculty of Humanities, Imo State University, Owerri), 16th September, 2025 to 18th September, 2025; Imo State University, Owerri |
| 2 | "Separation of Powers, Human Rights & Sustainable Democratic Governance", (Department of History and Strategic Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike), 10th July, 2025 to 10th July, 2025; Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State |
| 3 | "8th Lagos Studies Association", (The Lagos Studies Association), 25th June, 2024 to 29th June, 2024; Lagos |
| 4 | "National Conference on Sustainable Democracy and Nation Building in Nigeria", (Department of History and Strategic Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike), 25th May, 2023 to 25th May, 2023; Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike |
| 5 | "2023 General Elections in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges", (Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka), 2nd December, 2022 to 2nd December, 2022; Enugu |
| 6 | "Ndigbo and Nigeria's Future: 2023 General Elections in Perspective", (The Directorate of Igbo Village and Centre for African Civilisation), 25th November, 2022 to 25th November, 2022; Awka |
| Workshop | |
| 1 | "Capacity Building, Train-the-Trainers Workshop and Information and One-on-One Counselling Sessions on Regular Labour and Educational Migration within the Region and to Germany", (Centre for Migration Studies, UNIZIK), 7th July, 2025 to 11th July, 2025; Awka |