Dr. Kenechukwu Okezie Okeyika
Dr. Kenechukwu Okezie Okeyika is a READER in ECONOMICS Department, Faculty Of Social Sciences in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Address: | Economics, Faculty Of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
Department/Sub-Unit: | ECONOMICS |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University. (Doctor of Philosophy, December, 2022) January, 2012 to December, 2022 Ph.D Economics |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. (Master Degree, June, 2012) January, 2009 to June, 2012 M.Sc Economics |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2007) February, 2004 to July, 2007 B.Sc Economics |
| 4 | Ajeromi Ifelodun High School, Lagos, Nigeria. (NECO, June, 2000) May, 2000 to June, 2000 SSCE |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Reader, Nnamdi Azikiwe University October, 2025 to Present |
| 2 | Sub-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University March, 2025 to Present |
| 3 | Senior Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2022 to September, 2025 |
| 4 | ICT Officer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University April, 2019 to March, 2025 |
| 5 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2016 to October, 2022 |
| 6 | Lecturer 11, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2013 to October, 2016 |
| 7 | Assistant Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2012 to June, 2013 |
| 8 | Examination Officer, Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University May, 2010 to May, 2025 |
| 9 | Graduate Assistant, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka April, 2010 to June, 2012 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Metu Amaka, Nwogwugwu Uche, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2019, September) Overview of the structure of the Nigerian economy. In U. Ezenekwe, A. Metu, E. Nwokoye & O. Maduka [Eds], Structure and problems of the Nigerian economy , pp 17-43 |
| 2 | Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2018, February) Balance of payments. In U. Ezenekwe, K. Obi, M. Uzonwanne & E. Nwokoye [Eds], Introduction to macroeconomics , pp 199-205 |
| 3 | Uzonwanne Chinecherem, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2017, August) Elementary market analysis. In U. Ezenekwe, K. Obi, M. Uzonwanne & C. Kalu [Eds], Principles of economics 1 , pp 211-258 |
| 4 | Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2017, February) Balance of payments. In U. Ezenekwe, K. Obi, M. Uzonwanne & C. Kalu [Eds], Principles of economics 11 , pp 130-136 |
| 5 | Onwuka Kelvin, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2011, September) Income inequality, poverty and wages determination: some policy issues. In U. Nwogwugwu, A. Adum & J. Okafor [Eds], Spectacles of the social sciences. , pp 46-70 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Ajah, Onyekachi, Nzeribe, Geraldine, Okeyika, Kenechukwu, Nwokoye, Mathew. (2025, April), "ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA", The Nigerian Journal of Energy & Environmental Economics, Vol. 15, (Issue 2), pp 16-33 |
| 2 | Ede, Ndubuisi John, Okeyika, Kenechukwu, Metu, G. Amaka, Edeh, Beloved.. (2025, April), "ECONOMIC INDICES AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN NIGERIA", The Nigerian Journal of Energy & Environmental Economics, Vol. 15, (Issue 2), pp 34-51 |
| 3 | Kenechukwu O. Okeyika, Ebele S. Nwokoye, Victor C. Ibeto. (2025, May), "EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NIGERIA", Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 1-20 |
| 4 | Alimo Anthony, Uzonwanne M. C, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2025, May), "Impact of exchange rate on manufacturing sector performance In Nigeria", Journal of Economic Studies (JES), Vol. 22, (Issue 1), pp 91-112 |
| 5 | Okeyika Okezie Kenechukwu, Uzoechina Benedict Ikemefuna, Jegbefumwen Kenneth, Ozulumba John Ifeanyi, Ekwoh Geraldine Amaka. (2025, June), "Driving youth employability through federal government apprenticeship schemes: the case of south southern Nigeria", Multidisciplinary Journal of Management and Social Sciences (MJMSS), Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 105-116 |
| 6 | Uzoechina Benedict Ikemefuna, Okeyika Okezie Kenechukwu, Ikechebelu Anthonia Ifeoma, Ozulumba John Ifeanyi, Ekwoh Geraldine Amaka. (2025, June), "Agricultural production and economic growth in Nigeria from 1986 to 2021", Nigerian Journal of African Studies (NJAS), Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 89-97 |
| 7 | Uzoechina Benedict Ikemefuna, Okeyika Okezie Kenechukwu, Okafor Leticia Obioma, Ozulumba John Ifeanyi, Ekwoh, Geraldine Amaka. (2025, June), "Drivers of international trade and private sector investment in Nigeria", Interdisciplinary Journal of African & Asian Studies (IJAAS), Vol. 11, (Issue 2), pp 90-96 |
| 8 | Vincent Ndubuisi Anaenugwu, Olisaemeka Dennis Maduka, Kenechukwu Okezie Okeyika. (2025, June), "Intra-Temporal Perspective: The Effect of Current Consumption on Future Consumption Opportunities in Nigeria", Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 21-36 |
| 9 | Martins C. UGAH, Eze A. EZE, Kenechukwu O. OKEYIKA. (2024, July), "Impact of Seaport Operations on International Trade and Economic Growth in Nigeria", Socialscientia: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 54-72 |
| 10 | Orungbe O. L., Nwogwugwu, U.C.C., Okeyika, O. Kenechukwu. (2024, December), "IMPACT OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA", The Nigerian Journal of Energy & Environmental Economics, Vol. 15, (Issue 1), pp 20-40 |
| 11 | Eze, A. E, Kalu C.U, Okeyika, K.O & Mgbemena, O.O. (2024, July), "Foreign Aid, Donor Financing and Literacy Rate in Nigeria: Evidence from Error Correction and Granger Causality Models", ESUT Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, (Issue 2), pp 211-226 |
| 12 | Daniel Akoh Atakpa, Christopher Ulua Kalu, Uju Regina Ezenekwe, Kenechukwu Okeyika, Emmanuel Chinanuife. (2024, July), "Asymmetric Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Capital Inflows on Economic Growth in Nigeria", International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), Vol. 8, (Issue 7), pp 987-997 |
| 13 | Josephine Obiageli Opene-Terry, Benedict Ikemefuna Uzoechina, Kenechukwu Okezie Okeyika, Ngozi Florence Ezenwobi, Abimbola A. Oladipo, Vincent Chuks Okafor. (2024, July), "Inflation-balance of trade nexus in Nigeria: The impact of exchange rate pass-through", Financial Statistical Journal, Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 1-19 |
| 14 | Okonkwo, T. Nneka, Uzoechina, B. Ikemefuna, Okeyika Kenechukwu & Kalu, C. Ulua. (2023, August), "MANUFACTURING SECTOR PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA", Journal of Economic Studies (JES), Vol. 20, (Issue 1), pp 221-234 |
| 15 | Ibeto Victor, Ezenekwe Uju, Nzeribe Geraldine, Okeyika Kenechukwu.. (2023, February), "Determinants of Exchange Rate Dynamics in Nigeria", Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 1-17 |
| 16 | Kenechukwu Okeyika, Victor Ibeto, Austin Okere, Boniface Umoh. (2023, June), "The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Human Resource Management: Current State of AI and Its Impact on the Traditional Recruiting Process", AKU: An African Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 4, (Issue 3), pp 127-137 |
| 17 | Austine Okere, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2021, June), "An Evaluation of Nigeria’s Performance in International Development Objectives", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 18, (Issue 1), pp 48-63 |
| 18 | Kalu Christopher, Metu Amaka, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2019, May), "Is geography really a determinant of economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa?", IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 24, (Issue 5), pp 46-55 |
| 19 | Okeyika Kenechukwu, Austine Okere. (2019, September), "On conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and nutritional poverty in Anambra west and Dunukofia local governments areas of Anambra state, Nigeria.", Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 1-12 |
| 20 | Austine Okere, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2019, June), "Nigeria’s infrastructure “headache” and Chinese international infrastructure development finance “medicine”: how potent?", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 2) |
| 21 | Austine Okere, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2016, August), "Nigeria’s conditional grant scheme in the light of the sustainable development goals (SDGs): lesson and policy option in a post-2015 era.", International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, Vol. 5, (Issue 9), pp 2278-0211 |
| 22 | Kalu Christopher, Uzonwanne Maria, Okeyika Kenechukwu, Maduka Olisaemeka. (2015, June), "Modeling MSMEs financing and economic growth: evidence from Nigeria.", Mathematical Theory and Modeling, Vol. 5, (Issue 8), pp 236-247 |
| 23 | Onyeagu Augustina, Okeyika Kenechukwu. (2013, June), "Investigating the interaction between foreign direct investment and human capital on growth: evidence from Nigeria.", Asian Economic and Financial Review, Vol. 3, (Issue 9), pp 1134-1159 |
| 24 | Okeyika Kenechukwu, Uzuebgu Chibzor. (2013, June), "Foreign direct investment and economic growth in sub-saharan Africa.", Journal of Economic Studies (JES), Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 73-94 |
| 25 | Okeyika Kenechukwu, Uzuebgu Chibzor. (2010, November), "Small and medium enterprises financing as catalyst for Nigeria’s economic growth", Journal of Economic Studies (JES), Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 136-148 |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Metu Amaka, Okeyika Kenechukwu, Maduka Olisa. (2016, May), "Achieving Sustainable Food Security in Nigeria: Challenges and Way Forward", 3rd International Conference on African Development Issues (CU-ICADI) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "Financial Inclusion and Real Gross Domestic Investment in Nigeria" (2024). Completed Masters project by Ojika, Emmanuel Ononuju |
| 2 | "Economic Indies and Energy Consumption in Nigeria" (2024). Completed Masters project by Ede, John Ndubuisi |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics" (July, 2023) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics" (October, 2021) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "Impact of Energy Consumption on Economic Growth in Nigeria" (February, 2024). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| 2 | Examiner, "Divers of International Trade and Private Sector Growth in Nigeria" (January, 2024). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| 3 | Examiner, "Impact of Seaport Operations on International Trade and Economic Growth in Nigeria" (November, 2023). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| 4 | Examiner, "Exchange rate volatility and manufacturing output in Nigeria" (November, 2023). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Sub-Dean, "Faculty of Social Sciences" (June, 2025) |
| 2 | Member, "The Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Fiscal Policy, Investment, and Trade Committee" (March, 2024) |
| 3 | Member, "The Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Energy Security Committee" (March, 2024) |
| 4 | Chairman, "Faculty of Social Sciences Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Committee" (June, 2023) |
| 5 | Chairman, ICT and Result Computation Committee, "Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (February, 2021) |
| 6 | Faculty ICT Officer, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (April, 2019) |
| 7 | Examination Officer, "Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (October, 2019) |
| 8 | Secretary Sports Committee, "Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (September, 2011) |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Economic Policies and Quality of Life in Africa", (Nigerian Economic Society), 16th September, 2019 to 18th September, 2019; Abuja |
| 2 | "The New Media and Capacity in Developing Economy.", (Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.), 2nd December, 2015 to 2nd December, 2015; Awka |
| 3 | "Social Sciences and Sustainable Development.", (Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.), 5th July, 2013 to 8th July, 2013; Awka |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institution (ADAPTI)", (Digital Bridge Institute), 8th May, 2017 to 12th May, 2017; Awka |
| 2 | "The Nigerian Universities Electronic Teaching and Learning Platform", (Spectrum Engineering Limited), 28th September, 2015 to 30th September, 2015; Awka |
| 3 | "Panel Data Analysis using STATA", (Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University in conjuction with University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.), 12th December, 2012 to 13th December, 2012; Awka |
| 4 | "Econometric Analysis using STATA", (University of Lavel, PEP and African Institute of Applied Economics), 26th July, 2010 to 31st July, 2010; Enugu |