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Prof. Ofe Iwiyisi Inua is a Professor of Accounting at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Department of Financial Studies, Faculty of Management Sciences.

She has a Ph.D, M.Sc and B.Sc in Accounting at the University of Benin, Nigeria. She also has a Distinction in Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).

Prof. Inua started her career in academics as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Benin in 2003 and later transferred her services to NOUN in 2008 as a Lecturer II.

After her Ph.D in 2013, Prof Inua became the Coordinator of the MBA programme where she led the team that presented the programme for NUC accreditation. It was during this period that NOUN MBA secured full accreditation for the first time.

As a Senior Lecturer between 2016 – 2018 she became the pioneer Head of the Department of Financial Studies at NOUN and is currently the Director, NOUN Lagos Mainland Study Centre I. This centre has grown remarkably in all parameters since her assumption as Director.

Prof Inua has published articles in Local, National and International Journals, Conference proceedings and Book of Readings. She has supervised both undergraduate and postgraduate students and is a member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN).

She has attended Conferences within and outside Nigeria and is a beneficiary of NOUN Senate grant and TETFUND grant. Prof. Inua is happily married with 4 children and her hobbies include hanging out with family, mentoring youths & young adults and subsistence farming.

Professor Ofe Iwiyisi Inua
1473
Lagos Mainland Study Centre I
Management Science
Financial Studies
Professor
Academic
oinua@noun.edu.ng

BSC ACCOUNTING, MSC ACCOUNTING, PHD ACCOUNTING

1. Member, NOUN Senate
2. Director, NOUN Special Study Centre for the Nigerian Navy, Apapa, Lagos now NOUN Lagos Mainland Study Centre 1 (2020 – date).
3. Programme Leader for the Accreditation of the B.Sc Accounting programme in 2019, Department of Financial Studies, Faculty of Management Sciences. Programme got full accreditation.
4. Member, National Open University of Nigeria, Faculty of Management Sciences 1st International Conference Organizing Committee (2018-2019)
5. Chairman, Department of Financial Studies Journal and Publications committee (2018-2020).
6. Member, National Open University of Nigeria, Department of Financial Studies Appraisal and Promotions Committee (2016-date)
7. Member, National Open University of Nigeria, Faculty of Management Sciences Appraisal and Promotions Committee (2016-date)
8. Member, National Open University of Nigeria, Faculty of Management Sciences Postgraduate Committee (2016-date)
9. Member, National Open University of Nigeria Senate (2016-2018)
10. Facilitator, Commonwealth of Learning MBA (CEMBA) (2016-Date)
11. Pioneer Head of Department (HOD), Department of Financial Studies, Faculty of Management Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria (2016-2018)
12. Member/secretary, NOUN-CMD collaboration technical committee
13. Desk officer, NOUN-IPMA UK collaboration programme.
14. Acting Head of Unit, Open Education Resources (OER) unit from 16th – 21st November, 2014.
15. Pioneer Secretary, NOUN-Journal of Management and International Development (N-JOMAID)
16. Coordinator, MBA programme, National Open University of Nigeria (2013-2015). Programme was fully accredited during this period.
17. Coordinator, B.Sc Accounting Programme, National Open University of Nigeria (2010-2011)
18. Course Adviser to Full-time and Part-time undergraduate students of the Department of Accounting, University of Benin from 2003-2007

PUBLICATIONS

Chapters in Books Published

  1. Inua, O.I. (2019). Bank Reconciliation Statement. In F.K. Emeni et al (eds.).      Accounting: A Book of Readings. Lagos: Diamond Prints and Design,     pp 71   – 81. ISBN 978-978-972-975-3.                
  2. Okoh, J.I. & Inua, O.I. (2017) Pro- and anti-economic growth tendencies of foreign direct investment. In S. Osoba et al (eds.). Resources           Management In The 21st Century: Emerging Issues. A publication of the           Faculty of Management Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria,             pp 33-43. ISBN: 978-978-926-241-0.
  3. Inua, O.I. (2015) The role of government in business. In B.A. Agbonifoh (ed.). Introduction to business: A contemporary approach. Benin: Mindex. pp 47 – 68. ISBN 978-978-8515-20-3.   
  4. Inua, O.I. (2011) An assessment of corporate governance in microfinance banks   in Nigeria. In Dandago, K.I. & Tijani, B. Corporate governance         and social responsibility. Kano: Adamo Joji. A publication of the         Department of Accounting, Bayero University, Kano. pp 223 – 242.    ISBN 978-978-49589-9-8
  5. Inua, O.I. (2012) Research problems in open and distance learning. In Olojede. Operating open and distance learning in Nigeria: The National Open University of Nigeria experience. Lagos: Concept. pp 125-142. ISBN   978-978-8406-94-5
  6. Inua, O.I. (2008) Sorting in Nigerian universities: Problems, implications and In Maduka, C. & Afemikhe, O.A.(Eds). Issues in           education, government and development. A publication of the Institute             of  Education, University of Benin, pp 81-89. ISBN 978-2983-79-9 Journal Articles
  7. Inua, O.I., Ishola, T., James, T.T. Oziegbe, D.J. & Agbebaku, A.H. (2024), A Survey of Financial and Nonfinancial benefits of SMEs Sustainable    Waste Management Practices in Nigeria. Sokoto Journal of      Management Studies. Faculty of Management Sciences, Usmanu DanFodiyo University, Sokoto, (Letter of Acceptance)
  8. Umukoro, O.E., Uwuigbe, O.R., Obigbemi, I., Babajide, B.S., Eluyela, D.F. & Inua,   I. (2021). Firm size and financial performance among listed    banks   of emerging economies in Africa. Research in world economy, 12(1), pp 340 – 350.       https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/rwe
  9. Ehikioya, I.E., Omoankhanlen, A.E., Inua, O.I. Okoye, L.U. & Okafor, T.C. (2021). An empirical investigation of the impact of ownership and board          structure on capital structure of listed firms in sub-sahara African Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 20(1), pp 1 -12.      https://www.abacademies.org/journals/academy-of-strategic-            management-   journal-home.html
  10. Inua, O.I. & Ehiagwina, A.I. (2020) Working capital management and stock market seasonality: Evidence from Nigeria. LASU Journal of          Management, 6(1), pp 98-108. A publication of the Faculty of Management Sciences, Lagos State University.         
  11. Umukoro, O.E., Eluyela, D.F., Ozordi, E., Inua, I. & Balogun, C.B. (2020). Nollywood accounting and financial performance: Evidence from          Nigerian          Cinemas. International Journal of Financial Research,            11(2),             https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijfr/issue/view/8560d85bf.pdf
  12. Oziegbe, D.J. & Inua, O. (2020). Audit committee attributes and intellectual capital             disclosure of listed banks in Nigeria. International Journal of          Accounting      and Finance, 9(2), pp 96 – 112. A publication of the       Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
  13. Ehikioya, B.I., Omankhanlen, A.E,, Osuma, G.O. & Inua, O.I. (2020). Dynamic Relations Between Public External Debt and economic growth            in African countries: A curse or blessing? Journal of Open Innovation:          Technology, market and complexity, 6(3), published by The Society of   Open Innovation:Technology, Market, and Complexity (SOI)      https://www.mdpi.com/journal/JOItmC
  14. Inua, O.I. & Emeni, A.A. (2019) Corporate governance attributes and social sustainability reporting. International Journal of Accounting and    Finance, 8(1), pp 22 -38. A publication of the Institute of Chartered         Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
  15. Ehikioya, B.I., Inua, O.I. & Obera, J.J.O. (2019) Capital Structure and firm performance in developing economies: Evidence from Nigeria. Journal   of Management Sciences, 17(2), pp 58 – 74. A publication of Faculty of   Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State.
  16. Inua, O.I. (2018). Achieving a concensus on human resources accounting: A review of literature. LASU Journal of Employment Relations & Human          Resources Management. A publication of the Department of        Employment   relations & Human Resources Management, Faculty of         Management  Sciences, Lagos State University, Lagos State. 1(1), pp           128-136.
  17. Inua, O.I. (2018) Corporate specific drivers of tax saving strategies among quoted             companies in Nigeria. Journal of Finance and Economic     Development. 7(2), pp 85-97, A publication of Keele University.
  18. Inua, O.I. (2018) Firm specific drivers of IFRS compliance among SMEs in ABSTRA International Journal of Economics and Finance. A          publication of Beulah Heights University, Atlanta, 7(2), pp 23-33.
  19. Inua, O.I. (2018) Budgeting practices in Universities in Nigeria. ABSTRA International Journal of Education and Social Research. A publication of Beulah Heights University, Atlanta, 6(2), pp 27-40.
  20. Inua, O.I. (2018). Determinants of corporate effective tax rate: Empirical evidence from listed manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Accounting and Tax Review, 2(3), pp 48-61. A publication of the Department of        Accounting, University of Benin, Edo State.
  21. Inua, O.I. & Urhoghide, R.O. (2018) Determinants of external auditor choice selection in listed global brand companies in Nigeria. Nigerian Academy           of Management Journal, 13(1), pp 38-51. A publication of The            Academy of Management Nigeria.
  22. Okoh, J.I. & Inua, O.I. (2018) Rough edges of electronic banking service delivery channels in Nigeria: Which way forward? Journal of Management and Organizational Policy. A publication of Keele   University, 7(2), pp 56-68.   
  23. Inua, O.I. & Awa, K.I. (2018) Women borrowers and the financial sustainability  of microfinance banks in Nigeria. AE-FUNAI Journal of          Accounting, Business and Finance. A publication of the Department of    Accountancy, Business and Administration, Banking & Finance, Alex Ekwueme Federal       University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State.           3(1), pp 99-111.
  24. Inua, O.I. & Okoh, J.I. (2018) Audit quality and earnings management in quoted financial companies in Nigeria. DUTSE Journal of Economics and Development Studies. A publication of the Department of        Economics and Development Studies, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa pp 28-38.
  25. Inua, O.I. (2017) International Financial Reporting Standards adoption by Small   and Medium scale enterprises in South-South Nigeria. ESUT     Journal of Accountancy, 8(2), pp 226-240. A publication of the             Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu          State University of Science & Technology, Enugu State.
  26. Inua, O.I. (2017) Corporate governance and assymetric information in cement manufacturing companies in sub-sahara Africa. Research Journal of           Financial Sustainability Reporting, 2(1), pp 53-64. A publication of the          Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu       State    University of Science and Technology, Enugu State.
  27. Inua, O.I. (2017). Determinants of performance efficiency in Federal Universities     in Nigeria. NOUN Journal of Management and             International  Development, 4(4) pp 155-178. A publication of the        Faculty of Management Sciences, NOUN.
  28. Inua, O.I. & Okoh, J.I. (2017) Macroeconomic determinants of the cost of doing business in non-financial companies in Nigeria. East Africa             Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies and Researches in Education, pp       226-249. A publication of the Department of Recreation management         and exercise science, School of Education and Human Resources             Development, Kenyatta University, Nairobi.
  29. Urhoghide, R.O. & Inua, O.I. (2017) Ownership structure, agency cost and corporate performance in non-financial firms in Nigeria. East Africa   Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies and Researches in Education, pp       268-288. A publication of the Department of Recreation management    and exercise Science, School of Education and Human Resources             Development, Kenyatta University, Nairobi.
  30. Abianga, E.U. & Inua, O.I. (2017) Effective cash management and business Journal of Global Accounting, 5(1), pp 175-186. A publication       of the Department of Accountancy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,   Anambra State.
  31. Inua, O.I. & Kalu, P. (2017) Determinants of the financial sustainability of microfinance banks in Nigeria. Akungba Journal of Management, 5(1),      pp 24-34. A publication of the Department of Business Administration, Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.
  32. Umukoro, O.E. & Inua, O.I. (2017) Corporate governance ineffectiveness and the role of forensic accounting in the Nigerian Banking Industry. LASU           Journal of Accounting and Finance, 3(1), pp 115-129. A publication of the Department of Accounting, Banking & Finance and Insurance,             Faculty of Management Sciences, Lagos State University, Lagos State.
  33. Inua, O.I. (2016) Corporate governance and firm performance in Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria: A canonical correlation analysis. Abuja Journal of Administration and Management, 9(1), pp 120-139. A     publication of the Department of Public Administration, University of   Abuja, FCT.                         
  34. Inua, O.I. (2015). Performance measurement in the public sector: Adopting the balanced scorecard in the National Open University of Nigeria. NOUN          Journal of Management and International Development, 3(3), pp 65-82.   A publication of the School of Management Sciences, NOUN.
  35. Olubor, R.O. & Inua, O.I. (2015) Alternative Sources of Funding Early Childhood Education for School Effectiveness in Nigeria. Forum on    Public Policy, 2015(1), pp 22-33          https://www.forumonpublicpolicy.co.uk/oxford-libraries.
  36. Ehiagwina, M.I., Ehiagwina, A.I. & Inua, O.I. (2015) Value relevance of accounting information: A study of Nigerian banks. Journal of Global Accounting, 3(1), pp 58-65. A publication of the Department of Accountancy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra. 
  37. Inua, O.I. & Abianga, E.U. (2015). The effect of the Internal audit outsourcing on auditor independence: The Nigerian Experience. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 6(10), pp 36-44. A publication of the            International Institute for Science, Technology and Education.
  38. Inua, O.I. & Maduabum, C. (2014) Performance efficiency measurement in the Nigerian public sector: The Federal universities dilemma.       Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(20), pp 838-847. A publication of the Mediterranean Centre of Social and Educational       
  39. Inua, O.I. & Ishola, T.O. (2011) “Sorting” in a Nigerian University and its impact on human resource management. Benin Journal of Educational            Studies, 20(1&2), pp 144-156. A publication of the Institute of Education, University of Benin, Edo State.

Refereed conference proceedings

  1. Okoh, J.O. & Inua, O.I. (2019) Linking the stock market performance indicators with economic growth in Nigeria. The Business &            Management Review 10(2). Conference proceedings of the Academy of          Business and Retail Management (ABRM), PP 117 – 131                     
  2. Oziegbe, D.J. & Inua, O.I. (2019) Audit committee attributes and intellectual capital disclosure of listed banks in Nigeria. Contemporary Issues in          Business, Accounting & Fintech. 5th Annual International Academic A publication of the ICAN, pp 178-190.         
  3. Inua, O.I., Ogiedu, K. & Awa, K.I. (2019) Board gender diversity and firm value of quoted non-financial companies in Nigeria. Contemporary Issues in Business, Accounting & Fintech. 5th Annual International        Academic Conference.A publication of the ICAN, pp 655-671.    

 

Management Accounting, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reporting, Taxation and Business Finance.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RAQEJToAAAAJ&hl=en (GOOGLE SCHOLAR)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0171-6401 (ORCID)

56366765700 (SCOPUS)

1. A Survey of Financial and Nonfinancial benefits of SMEs Sustainable Waste Management Practices in Nigeria. (2023), #1,270,000, Completed & Published NOUN Senate.

2. A Perception Study of the Determinants of Sustainability Reporting Adoption Among Accounting Academics in Selected Universities in Nigeria. (2023). Completed, #1,056,000, Completed.

Prospective/Returning Students