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Our mission

To prepare graduates to easily fit into several fields of human endeavour in both the public and private sector. The programme prepares students for careers in administration, banking and finance, planning and policy making, research, statistics, entrepreneurship, and in Secondary School and University teaching.

Our Vision

To create a desirable milieu for positive behavioural changes which will enable students develop values like hard work, probity, discipline, creativity and self-reliance, dedication and patriotism essential to fulfill Nigeria’s National development objectives.

Background Information

The Department of Economics offers a four-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Honours degree in Economics. It also runs a Combined Honours degree in Economics with any of the following disciplines: Political Science, Sociology/Anthropology, Psychology, Education, Mathematics, Statistics, Library Science, and Adult Education.

Philosophy/Objectives and Scope

The Philosophy which guides the selection and training of students in Economics is the desire to continuously produce graduates well-armed to play positive roles towards the social and economic advancement of Nigeria, Africa and the world. This philosophy enables graduates in the discipline to “Restore the dignity of man” in society. This philosophy is achieved not only by equipping the students with a broad foundation in the field of social sciences, but also in grounding them in the application of economic theory and the tools of economic analysis in solving human behavioural problems.