Center for Economic Policy and Development Research
The ICESE 2020 conference hosted by Covenant University presents its second edition which holds July 28 to July 30, 2020. This is the first virtual edition of the conference which is a product of collaboration of various research clusters in Covenant University that CEPDeR was honoured to be a part of. These clusters include; Energy,…
To the Glory of God, the book titled ‘The Palgrave Handbook on Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa’ edited by Professor Evans Osabuohien has been published. In brief, the book examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy perspectives. It presents a robust discourse on the developmental concerns needed to be addressed in rural…
This special issue focuses on the Fourth Industrial Revolution that builds on its predecessor (i.e. third industrial revolution), which entailed proliferation of computers and automation of record keeping. The themed issue is aimed to extend the frontiers of knowledge by soliciting quality contributions from academics and industry practitioners. It seeks how and why this new…
College of Management and Social Sciences, Covenant University presents her 1st International Conference of Innovation and Sustainable Development (ICISD) themed ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution, Innovation and Sustainable Development in Post COVID-19 Era. This equally marks as the first virtual conference organised by the college. The conference aims to address essential issues in Fourth Industrial Revolution in…
CEPDeR fellows namely Professor Evans Osabuohien, Dr Emmanuel Oduntan, Dr Obindah Gershon, Dr Olaronke Onanuga and Dr Oluyomi Ola-David, serve as editors for a book publication titled ‘Handbook of Research on Institution Development for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth in Africa’. The book which is being published by the renowned publishing house, IGI Global, is…
Dr Olaronke Onanuga, research fellow and former secretary of the centre won the very competitive Young Essay Scholar Award by Jean Monnet Network: Trade & Investment in Services Associates (TIISA). She came second in the scholarly competition amounting to 3,000 Euros. We give all the glory to God for this great accomplishment.
The recent civil ENDSARS protests and subsequent ‘lootings’ and ‘vandalization’ in major cities across Nigeria highlighted different dimensions of insecurity in the country. Some persons have also argued about poor funding and inadequate training of security agencies. It is essential to underscore that despite increasing appropriation for security in national and state budgets over the years, insecurity…