Prof. Dr. Evans S. Osabuohien

2025: Appointed as Senior Research Adviser by The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) for a Project

2025: Award for Valuable Contributions to The Education Industry 2025, by the London School of Digital Business (LSDB), UK

2025: Grant as International Advisory Board for FINDEM Project on ‘The Politics of Financial Citizenship’, University of Warwick, UK

2025: Selected as a Committee Member Administering David Oyedepo Foundation Community Relevant Industry-Based Research (DOF-CRIPBaR) $1 million Grant for Covenant University & Landmark University

2025: Service Award as An Associate Editor by The Nigerian Economic Society (NES) at the 66th Annual Conference

2024: Selected a Global Author and Behavioural, Social & Cultural Advisor for 7th Edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

2024: Selected Consultant for Project on ‘Food Systems Policy Coherence (FSPC) for Nigeria’, by AKADEMIYA2063 & Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

2023: Research Grant on African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Agrifood Sector, by Michigan State University, USA

2023: Research Grant on “Global Value Chain Participation of Firms in SSA: Insights from Ghana and Nigeria”, by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

2022: Grant to Organise the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) Awarded by The Russell Sage Foundation

2022: Honoured as SDG-8 Champion, Awarded by Covenant University Management for Outstanding Contributions to Times Higher Education Impact Ranking

2022: Research Grant on “Assessing the Effect of Digital and Flexible Payment Options on the Uptake of Health Insurance by the Nigerian Informal Sector”, awarded by J-PAL Africa

2022: Research Grant on ‘Governance and Africa's Financial Development amidst Sustainable Digitalisation’, by Wits Enterprise, Wits School of Governance, South Africa

2020: Award for Research Linkage Programme from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (between Covenant University, Nigeria & Witten/Herdecke University, Germany) to Land and Agricultural Value Chains: Female and Youth Engagement Discourse in Nigeria’

2020: Distinguished Reviewer of the Year 2020, Emerald Literati Award by Emerald Publishing

2020: Recognised as one of the 6 Youngest Professors in Nigeria, Opera News

2019: Appointed as Member of National Universities Commission (NUC) Panel for Universities Accreditation of Economics Programmes

2019: Research grant on Tax Morale and Public Service Provision in Different States of Nigeria (with Belinda Archibong & Tom Moerenhout), International Centre of Tax and Development (ICTD), UK

2018: African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)/National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) for a Research Project on Developing an African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Country Strategy for Nigeria

2018: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)’s Collaborative Project on 'Rethinking Regional Integration in Africa for Inclusive and Sustainable Development'

2017: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)’s 2017 Meaning-making Research Initiatives (MRI) Competition Award

2016: Lecturer of the Year, Nigerian Economics Students Association (NESA), Covenant University

2015: Excellence in Publication Award by African Growth and Development Policy Modelling Consortium (AGRODEP)/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA

2015: Innovative Research Grant awarded by African Growth and Development Policy Modelling Consortium (AGRODEP)/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA

2012: Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers awarded by The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation