Profile Info
1. Ph.D (Accounting)
2. M Sc. (Accounting)
3. B Sc. (Accounting)
4. ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria)
Accounting
Senior Lecturer
College of Management and Social Sciences
Accounting
Corporate sustainability reporting, Corporate governance, Corporate financial reporting, Public sector accounting, Sustainable development, Corporate responsibility reporting, Integrated reporting
Awards & Honours
1. Recipient of USD 35,000 research grant from Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Kenya, with the support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The research grant was for a research titled ‘Gender gap: Enrolment and career choices of accounting students in Nigerian universities. The work can be accessed from https://issuu.com/fawe/docs/fawe_research_series_-_volume_2__ab
2. Ph.D research grant received from Covenant University (2013)
3. Recipient of M Sc. research grant from Covenant University (2008)
Teaching Areas
Undergraduate courses taught
ACC111 – Principles of Financial Accounting I
ACC112 – Mathematics for Accounting and Finance
ACC121 – Principles of Financial Accounting II
ACC211 – Introduction to Financial Accounting I
ACC221 – Introduction to Financial Accounting II
ACC224 – Public Sector Accounting and Finance
ACC311 – Financial Accounting III
ACC321 – Financial Accounting IV
ACC313 – Public Sector Accounting and Finance
ACC342 – Nigerian Taxation II
ACC416 – Forensic Accounting
ACC421 – Advanced Financial Accounting
MIS413 – Systems Accounting
Postgraduate courses taught:
ACC811 – Financial Accounting Theory
ACC822 – Public Sector Accounting
ACC815 – Oil and Gas Accounting
ACC823 – Taxation Theory and Practices
ACC911 – History of Accounting Thought
ACC924 – Advanced Public Sector Accounting
Current Postgraduate Supervision
2018/2019 – 1 M Sc. student (Completed supervision and the candidate Alo Udochukwu Uneke has successfully defended his dissertation. The candidate graduated in July 2019).
2020/2021 – 1 M Sc. student (Completed supervision of Esan Oluwatosin Mary’s dissertation. The student graduated in October, 2021).
Collaboration/Linkages
1. FAWE alumni, FAWE, Kenya.
2. Nwobu, O.A. and Ngwakwe, C.C. (2020). Relating public financial accountability
with sustainable development goal 9 of industry and infrastructure in South Africa
and Nigeria. 5th Annual International Conference on Public Administration and
Development Alternatives, University of Limpopo, 7-9th October, 2020, South
Africa.
3. Nwobu, O.A. and Ngwakwe, C.C. (2020). Corporate social disclosures and
financial performance of banks quoted on the Nigerian and Johannesburg stock
exchanges. 5th Annual International Conference on Public Administration and
Development Alternatives, University of Limpopo, 7-9th October, 2020, South
Africa.
Conferences Attended
1. Nwobu, O.A. and Ngwakwe, C.C. (2020). Relating public financial accountability with sustainable development goal 9 of industry and infrastructure in South Africa and Nigeria. 5th Annual International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 7-9th October, 2020, South Africa.
2. Nwobu, O.A. and Ngwakwe, C.C. (2020). Corporate social disclosures and financial performance of banks quoted on the Nigerian and Johannesburg stock exchanges. 5th Annual International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 7-9th October, 2020, South Africa.
3. Nwobu, O.A., Ngwakwe, C.C., Adeyemo, K. (2020). An assessment of sustainability disclosures in oil and gas listed companies in Nigeria. UN@75 Conference, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
4. Faboyede, S., Adejana, B., Ajetunmobi, O., Olawale, A. and Nwobu O. (2017). Forensic accounting: implications for fraud detection and prosecution in Nigeria. 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences & Law, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, May 10th-11th, 2017.
5. Faboyede, S., Ben-Agbo, R., Ajetunmobi, O., Adejana, B., Okere, W. and Nwobu, O. (2017). Credit risk management and the financial performance of finance companies in Nigeria. 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences & Law, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, May 10th-11th, 2017.
6. Nwobu, O., Faboyede, S. & Oyewo, J. (2015). Accounting students’ choice to pursue a career in the industry or academics: Lessons from selected private Nigerian universities. ICERI 2015 Proceedings, 16th-18th November, 2015, Seville, Spain, 1252-1260. (Indexed in ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index).
7. Nwobu, O., Owolabi, A. & Iyoha, F.O. (2015). Sustainability reporting and professional accounting curriculum in Nigeria. ICERI 2015 Proceedings, 16th-18th November, 2015, Seville, Spain, 1299-1305. (Indexed in ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index).
8. Faboyede, S., Nwobu, O., Akande, O. & Olufemi, O. (2015). Extensible business reporting language (XBRL): A tool for accounting education in the 21st century. ICERI 2015 Proceedings, 16th-18th November, 2015, Seville, Spain, 1381-1387. (Indexed in ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index).
9. Faboyede, S., Faboyede, A. & Nwobu, O. (2015). Protecting children from sexual abuse: The role of child protective services (CPS) education in investigations. ICERI 2015 Proceedings, 16th-18th November, 2015, Seville, Spain, 1381-1387. (Indexed in ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index).
10. Faboyede, S.O., Oyewo, B., Nwobu, A. & Mukoro O. (2014). Towards Nigeria’s Vision 2020: Demystifying the Challenge of Multiple Taxation in Nigerian Manufacturing Companies, 23rd IBIMA Conference, 2014, 13th-14th May 2014, Valencia, Spain. (Indexed in Scopus).
11. Adetula, D.T., Nwobu, O. & Owolabi, F. (2014). Career Advancement of Female Accountants in Professional Practice in Nigeria. 23rd IBIMA Conference, 2014, 13th-14th May 2014, Valencia, Spain. (Indexed in Scopus).
12. Okougbo, P.O., Okoh, B.N., Efobi, U.R. & Nwobu, O. (2014). Ethical Behaviour of Accounting Students: A Study of Six Private Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. 23rd IBIMA Conference, 2014, 13th-14th May 2014, Valencia, Spain. (Indexed in Scopus).
13. Faboyede, O.S., Oyewo, B., Fakile, S.A. & Nwobu, O. (2014). International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Education: Implications for taxation in Nigeria. 6th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 7th to 9th July, 2014, Barcelona, Spain, EDULEARN14 Proceedings, 4920-4928. (Indexed in ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index).
14. Nwobu, O., Owolabi, A.A. and Iyoha, F. (2014). Determinants of corporate sustainability reporting in Nigerian private sector organizations. A paper presented at the 2014 International Conference for Critical Accounting (ICCA), New York, United States of America.
15. Umoren, A.O., Oyerinde, D.T. and Nwobu, O. (2011). Gender gap: Enrolment and career choices of accounting students in Nigerian universities. A paper presented at Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Kenya.
16. Umoren, A.O., Oyerinde, D.T. and Nwobu, O. (2011). Gender gap: Enrolment and career choices of accounting students in Nigerian universities. A paper presented at Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Dakar, Senegal.
17. Umoren, A.O. and Nwobu, O. (2010). The Preparedness of Nigerian Companies towards the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). 2010 African Conference on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), 12th-14th October, 2010, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
18. Umoren, A.O. and Nwobu, O. (2009). Career Advancement of Female Accountants in Professional Practice in Nigeria. International Conference/Roundtable on Governance and Development in Africa. 10-13th March, 2009, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
19. Nwobu, O., Umoren, A.O. and Salako, I.F. (2007). Poverty Alleviation and Management of External Reserves: The Case of Nigeria. 3rd Nigerian Society for Financial Research (NSFR) Annual Conference, 20th-22nd November, 2007, Adekunle Ajasin University, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Detailed Biographical Info
Obiamaka Nwobu is a lecturer with research interests in corporate sustainability reporting. She is interested in research collaborations seeking to assess how companies in Africa can be more sustainable in environmental, social and governance terms. She has published several papers in local and international journals. She is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.