Prof. Stella Madueme
Centre DirectorIfeoma Stella Madueme, is a Professor of Economics since 2012. She has a B.Sc. in Economics, Post Graduate Diploma in Education, M.Ed. in Educational Administration and Planning, M.Sc. in Economic Development, Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Ph.D. in Economic Development and Planning. She has over eighty four publications and has successfully supervised more than sixty post graduate students. She is the 220th Inaugural lecturer of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has various awards from the University and beyond, such as Claude Ake Scholar by the African American Institute, United States of America, University of Nigeria Vice Chancellors Award for Excellent Leadership, NESA award for Excellence in leadership, Top ten most innovative Lecturers award, APWEN Award of Excellence for Distinguished Career in Academics and University Services.. She has won various grants from Joahn Jacobs Foundation Switzerland, Center for Research and Documentation, Nigeria, CODESRIA, IFS-CODESRIA, Wetlands International Netherlands, National Research Fund, African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Kenya, Central Bank of Nigeria, etc. She is a Fellow of the Nigeria Economic Society and a fellow of the Royal Doyen Academy. She has served as Vice President of the Nigerian Economic Society for four years, and Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Society Fellowship Award Committee for two years. She has served as Chairman and team member for National Universities Commission Accreditation teams to various universities and CCMAS reviewer for the National Universities Commission. She is also a Consultant and Reviewer for the production of University textbooks for TETFUND and reviewer for many journals. She is the first female Professor of Economics and first substantive female Head of Department of Economics at UNN. She has also served as in various leadership positions such as Director, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Center for Economics and Finance, UNN from 2020 to 2025, External member of CBN Monetary Policy Committee 2017 to 2018 and Facilitator, Monetary Policy Department CBN Trainings, Director, THEOELLA Engineering and Economics Consultants Ltd. She is the Chief Editor of the Journal of Economics and Allied Research in its tenth year of production, indexed in AJOL and DOAJ, Reviewer African Development Review, IISTE, NJESS journals,, Editorial board member of the Development Bank of Nigeria, Bank of Industry Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth and Past Advisory Board member, Economic and Financial Review of the Central Bank of Nigeria. She has attracted various capital projects from the Central Bank of Nigeria at Enugu and Nsukka campuses. She has also served as Chairman, University of Nigeria General Enterprises Ltd for six years, Vice Chancellors representative at the UNN Consultancy Unit, Member, Internally Generated Revenue Committee, Audit Committee of the World Bank sponsored African Center of Excellence for Sustainable power and energy development, etc. She is a reliable, energetic and resourceful administrative professional with over thirty years of experience, resolving, coordinating and organizing administrative tasks. She has expertise in project management, entrepreneurship and financial consultancy.
