MBANEFOH, Prof. Ginigeme Francis

B.Sc, M.S, Ph.D, economist, administrator, born March 21, 1942, Eziowelle, Idemili North, Local Government Area; married Dr. (Mrs) Nkechi Mbanefoh 1971, one son, three daughters; Education: St. Charles' College, Onitsha, 1961-62, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1964-67, University of Il linois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1971-76; Career: Appointed Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, 1991; Economic Affairs Officer, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, 1989-90; Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria till date; Member, Tariff Review Board, 1991- 95; Member, Study Group on Indirect Taxation, 1991; Member, Presidential Advisory Committee, 1994-99; Member, National Tax Association, Tax Institute ofAmerica; Mem ber, Council and Management Board, So cial Science & Medicine, Africa Network (SOMA-NET), 1997-date; African Repre sentative, International Forum for Social Sciences in Health; Traditional Titles: Ogbuefi Akubuilo; Ebubedike of Eziowelle; Hobbies: Jogging; Official Address: Of fice ofthe Vice-Chancellor, University ofNi geria, Nsukka, Nigeria; Telephone: 042- 771-530; Home: Vice-Chancellor's Lodge, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria; Telephone: 042-770095.