Adeola Adenikinju holds a PhD Degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a Professor of Economics and he is also a Research Professor at the Centre for Econometrics and Allied Research, as well as Senior Research Fellow, Macroeconomic Study Group, University of Ibadan. Currently, Adeola is the Director, Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law (CPEEL), a MacArthur Foundation Regional Centre of Excellence at the University of Ibadan that provides multidisciplinary training, research and consultancy in various fields of energy.
Adeola has consulted for many local and international organizations on various energy projects. Such organisations include European Union, United Nations, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), The African Economic Research Consortium, OECD, UNIDO, ECOWAS, GIZ, UNECA, the World Bank, and the National Data Bank, among others. He was one of the Consultants that prepared the First Perspective Plan for Nigeria. He is also involved in the United Nations Project Link that makes economic projection for the Nigerian Economy. Adeola was a Visiting Scholar to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1996 and 2005.
His research interests include Petroleum and Energy Economics, Macroeconomic modeling, and Economic Development issues. He has published extensively in reputable Local and International Journals, including the OPEC Review, Energy Policy, Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies, and African Journal of Economic Policy. He is a Life Member, and former Business Manager of the Nigerian Economic Society; Member, African Economic Research Consortium; Member, Association of Third World Studies in Philadelphia and Member, the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) headquartered in the United States. Adeola served as the Vice President (2006-2010) and President (2011-2015) of the Nigerian Association for Energy Economics.
He is currently the Editor, Journal of Economic Management. Between 2005 and2007, Adeola served as a Special Assistant to the Nigerian Presidential Adviser on Energy Matters and Senior Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2010-2011.
