{"id":1366,"date":"2025-05-28T13:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1366"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:09:14","slug":"prof-olukemi-iyabode","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1366","title":{"rendered":"Prof.OLUKEMI IYABODE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1366\" class=\"elementor elementor-1366\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4893b2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4893b2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8201222\" data-id=\"8201222\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3186d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e3186d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-135x146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-135x146.jpg 135w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-46x50.jpg 46w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI-70x75.jpg 70w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DOMI.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38bb56b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38bb56b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ecafa7\" data-id=\"2ecafa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5e62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e5e62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): PROF<\/p><p>NAME: OLUKEMI IYABODE<\/p><p>POSITION:PROFESSOR\u00a0<strong><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong><b>: LABOUR ECONOMIS\/HRM<\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>EDUCATION\/TRAINING <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>DEGREE<\/p><p><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"105\"><p>Completion Date<\/p><p>MM\/YYYY<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p>FIELD OF STUDY<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>B.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"105\"><p>07\/1986<\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p>ECONOMICS<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>M.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"105\"><p>10\/1988<\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p>ECONOMICS<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>Ph.D.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"105\"><p>04\/2004<\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p>ECONOMICS<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"96\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"105\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"172\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"96\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"105\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"172\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><ol><li><strong>Personal Statement<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0I am a Professor of Economics, with specialization in Labour Economics and Human Resource Management. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0I have worked extensively in the areas of Poverty, Employment and Unemployment issues, human capital \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0development issues, Population issues, Education and gender issues among many others.<\/p><p>I have served as a Visiting Scholar at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK, between January and March 2018.<\/p><p>I did my Sabbatical leave with Prof David Proverbs at the Water, Environment and Communities Research Center domiciled at the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (CEBE) of Birmingham City University, United Kingdom (October 2019 \u2013 September 2020).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Vice Chairperson, Education Committee of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), September 2024 \u2013 date.<\/li><li>Life Member &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nigerian Economic Society (NES).<\/li><li>Full Member (MCIPM) \u2013 Chartered Institute of Personnel Management.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Selected Most Recent Publications \u00a0\/Contributions to Knowledge<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Ridwan Oladeji Dairo, David Mautin Oke &amp; <strong>Olukemi Iyabode Lawanson<\/strong>(2024 \u2018 Lopsided Power Supply and Industrial Sector Performance in Nigeria\u2019\u2019 in <em><i>Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law<\/i><\/em>, vol. 13 Issue 2, pgs. 8-31.<\/li><li>Alamu Solomon Abidemi, <strong>Olukemi Iyabode Lawanson<\/strong>, Ngozi Mary Nwakeze, &amp; Oyeniran Ishola Wasiu (2024) \u201cMilitary Expenditure and Investment Flows in Sub-Saharan African Countries: Does Crowd-Out Effect Exist?\u201d in AJORMS, vol. 4(1) June.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li>Ifunanyachukwu N. Igboanugo, Ngozi M. Nwakeze and <strong>Olukemi I. Lawanson<\/strong>(2023) \u2018Human Capital Development: A Pathway to Achieving Demographic Dividend in Nigeria\u2019. Journal of Economics and Policy Analysis 8(1), 92-107. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><ol><li><strong>Olukemi I. Lawanson, <\/strong>David Proverbs &amp; Ridwan L. Ibrahim (2022) \u201c The Impact of Flooding on poor communities in Lagos State, Nigeria: The Case of the Makoko Urban Settlement\u2019\u2019in Journal of Flood Risk Management, Vol 16 Issue 3 October.<\/li><li><strong>Olukemi I. Lawanson <\/strong>&amp; Dominic I. Umar (2021) \u2018\u2018The life expectancy-economic growth nexus in Nigeria: The role of poverty reduction\u2019\u2019 in SN Business &amp; Economics vol.1, article 127.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong><b>Collaborators\/ Networks<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>International inclusive<\/b><\/strong><\/p><ol><li>David Proverbs, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.<\/li><li>Babatunde Adeoye, Department of Economics, University of Lagos.<\/li><\/ol><ul><li>K.B. Ajide, Department of Economics, University of Lagos.<\/li><\/ul><ol><li>Mautin D. Oke, Department of Economics, University of Lagos.<\/li><li>Taiwo Ojapinwa, Department of Economics, University of Lagos.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): PROF NAME: OLUKEMI IYABODE POSITION:PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SPECIALISATION: LABOUR ECONOMIS\/HRM EDUCATION\/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1384,"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1366\/revisions\/1384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}