Prof Uwaleke elected president of Capital Market academics

Nigeria’s first Professor  of Capital Market, Prof Uche Uwaleke, has been elected President of the newly registered Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria.

Prof Uwaleke, who is the Head of Banking and Finance department at Nasarawa State University Keffi, told journalists in Abuja that the association’s membership is inter-disciplinary, cutting across teaching in various programmes in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, including Banking and Finance, Economics, Accounting, Management and Law.

He  added that the association will serve as a bridge between the academia and the industry by working closely with academically-minded capital market operators in conducting joint research.