{"id":2529,"date":"2021-05-11T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T15:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/?page_id=2529"},"modified":"2022-12-13T23:02:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:02:25","slug":"department-of-economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/index.php\/social-sciences\/department-of-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;HOD&#8217;s Profile&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1620739905108-8b04f874-ca63&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Programs&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1670969012908-912caecb-b8d3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>B.Sc Economics &amp; Development Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;History&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1620740681674-a684d821-be32&#8243;][vc_column_text]The department started as an academic department in the year 2012\/2013 academic session with its pioneer head, Prof. Ibrahim Ahmed Kiyawa. Prof. Kiyawa was at the helm until 2014\/2015 session. Under his watch department changed its name from Department of Economics to Department of Economics and Development Studies before Dr. Bello M. Saidu took over a session.<\/p>\n<p>However, Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo who came on sabbatical appointment became the Head of Department between later part of 2014\/2015 session and under her watch as the Head, the Department got full accreditation for the undergraduate programme in B.Sc Economics and Development Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Department is headed by Dr. Gambo Babandi Gumel. He became the Head of Department after an election which took place in 2015\/2016 academic session.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Department is running postgraduate programs in Development Studies, Banking and Finance, and M.Sc Economics.<\/p>\n<p>It may interest to know again that the Department has 30 academic staff with diverse specialization and 6 non-teaching staff which makes it easy to grow from strength to strength towards achieving mission and vision of the Department in particular and the University in general.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Academic Staff&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1620740694317-2779f4d2-4e69&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-one wpex-relative wpex-flex wpex-text-left vc_custom_1620747320476\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-mr-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vcex-icon-box-image wpex-align-middle\" style=\"width:150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dr.-GAMBO-BABANDI-GUMEL--150x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text wpex-flex-grow\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-md wpex-mb-10\">Dr. Gambo Babandi Gumel<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>PhD (IIUM)<br \/>\n<strong>Academic Rank<\/strong>: Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<strong>Area of Interest<\/strong>: Desertification Control, Restoration and Agroforestry<br \/>\nArea of Specialization: BANKING AND FINANCE<br \/>\n<strong>Tel. Number:<\/strong> +234(0)8032499763\/8151379020<br \/>\n<strong>Email Address<\/strong>: gbabandi@yahoo.com; gambo.gumel@fud.edu.ng<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dr.-B.G.-Babandi-CV-1.pdf\" title=\"Download Resume\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat green small align-left inline\" rel=\"none\"><span class=\"theme-button-inner\">Download Resume<\/span><\/a> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Admin Staff&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1620741868145-990ccf0a-4e38&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>S\/N<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<th>Designation<\/th>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tour][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;HOD&#8217;s Profile&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1620739905108-8b04f874-ca63&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Programs&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1670969012908-912caecb-b8d3&#8243;][vc_column_text] B.Sc Economics &amp; Development Studies [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;History&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1620740681674-a684d821-be32&#8243;][vc_column_text]The department started as an academic department in the year 2012\/2013 academic session with its pioneer head, Prof. Ibrahim Ahmed Kiyawa. 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