AFRICA | A young Nigerian woman bags bachelors, masters degrees and PhD in Economics, celebrates success
A young Nigerian woman named Eyitemi Fasanu has become a distinguished scholar in Economics, having earned a bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD in the field.
Eyitemi began her academic journey at Covenant University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics, achieving a 4.00 second-class upper grade in 2015.
She then advanced to the University of Ibadan, where she completed a master’s degree in Energy Economics with a PhD-level grade. Now, Eyitemi has earned her PhD in Energy Economics at Covenant University, an accomplishment she celebrated on LinkedIn.
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She shared that her pursuit of a PhD in Economics was driven not only by personal goals but also by a desire to demonstrate that research can be a powerful tool for positive change rather than a source of anxiety.
Despite the rigorous challenges of earning a PhD, Eyitemi developed frameworks to make research engaging and manageable.
She emphasized the importance of building research capacity in Africa, stating that the continent’s authority and influence rest on its ability to solve unique challenges independently.
With this vision in mind, Eyitemi is committed to raising as many African voices as possible through research and empowering others to contribute solutions to the continent’s most pressing issues.
In another story, a young and brilliant African Economist named Justina Onumah has earned her PhD degree outstandingly from the University of Bonn in Germany and the University of Ghana with 6 honors to her name.
Justina Onumah celebrated her achievement on LinkedIn. “I am happy to announce that I have finally been conferred with a #PhD in #DevelopmentStudies with a research focus on the economics of innovation and development from the University of Ghana on Friday, July 29, 2022,” she wrote.
Justina holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics which she earned from the University of Ghana. During her Master’s degree studies, she went to the University of Guelph in Canada as an exchange student for her MSc in Agricultural Economics program. Read more about Justina HERE.
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