Biography:
I obtained First/Master Degree in Economics in 1998/2002 respectively from Department of Economics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria and joined the services of same institution, February 2005. In 2013 I obtained a PhD in economics from the same institution and in 2021 was promoted to the rank of an Associate Professor. Since then, I have been involved in teaching/supervision/research. Since 2006 I have worked with different organizations/ministries as researcher, consultant and disease programmes for Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sightsavers, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Federal and State Ministries of Health Kaduna and Ogun. I have published more than 20 articles.
Title : The long-run relationship between neglected tropical diseases and various forms of health expenditure in Nigeria from 2013 to 2019