Sam Guobadia

Sam Guobadia is a Nigerian professor of economics and educational administrator who is the sixth substantive Vice Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University.

Guobadia is a Nigerian professor of economics and academic administrator. In 2017, he delivered Benson Idahosa University's seventh inaugural lecture, titled It's the Environment, in which he discussed issues affecting Nigeria's economic development, including infrastructure, education, macroeconomic policy, agriculture, international trade and corruption.

Prior to the lecture, news reports described Guobadia as a Professor of Economics whose academic interests included economic development, economic forecasting and financial economics.

Education and Early life Guobadia was born on April 25, 1954, in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Guobadia is a Nigerian professor of economics and academic administrator. He received undergraduate and postgraduate training in Nigeria and the United States and holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in economics, with academic interests that include economic forecasting, economic development and financial economics.

He served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University before being appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor in 2018 and substantive Vice-Chancellor in 2019.

Career Guobadia held academic positions at the University of Benin, where he served as Head of the Department of Economics and later as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences. He subsequently joined Benson Idahosa University, where he served in various academic and administrative capacities, including Head of Department, Acting Dean, and Director of Consultancy Services. In 2018, he was appointed Acting Vice Chancellor of the university and was confirmed as the sixth substantive Vice Chancellor in 2019.

Achievements

Guobadia has published several articles and books on economics, including "Development Economics: An African Perspective" and "Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Development in Nigeria". He has supervised numerous Ph.D. students and has served as a consultant to several organizations, including the World Bank and the African Development Bank.

Awards and honors Guobadia has received several awards for his contributions to education and economic development, including:

- Fellow, Institute of Policy Management Development (2010)

- Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration (2012)

- Distinguished Leadership Award, African Leadership Magazine (2015)

- Outstanding Achievement Award, West African and African-American Chamber of Commerce (2018)