Precious Kassey Garba

• Professor of Economics
  University of Ibadan

1980, Bachelor's, Health Admin., Georgia State Univ.; 1982, MBA, Xavier Univ., Cincinnati; 1989, PhD in Economics, Univ. of lbadan. With Univ. of Ibadan: 1984, Assistant Lecturer, Dept of Economics; 1994, Senior Lecturer; 2002, Professor; 10 years as Director, MBA Programme; founding Coordinator, Faculty Students Leadership Dev. Programme; Member, Univ. Senate; since 2003, Senate elected Member, Univ. Governing Council; currently Co-Coordinator, Centre for Growth and Dev. and Professor of Economics. 2010-11, Chief Economic Adviser, Federal Republic of Nigeria. 1995-96, British Council Chevening Scholar, Dept of Economics, University of Manchester; 2000-02, Fulbright Scholar, Centre for International Business Education and Research, Michigan State University; Coordinator, Centre for Growth and Development, Ibadan, Nigeria. Member and, since 2003, National Vice-President, Nigerian Economic Society. Editorial Board Member and Business Manager, lbadan Journal of the Social Sciences. Author of over 50 articles. Research interests span development economics and management.