Professor Ngozi Eunice Egbuna, Director of the International Centre for Regional Integration and Trade Research (ICRITR) at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has been named the 2025 AMTY Academic of the Year Award recipient. The award recognises her contributions to economic research, regional integration and academic development. Egbuna, Nigeria's first World Trade Organisation (WTO) Chair, also serves as a visiting professor at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja. The award will be presented on 18 July 2026 at the fifth edition of the AMTY Awards in Awka, Anambra State. She previously served as Director-General of the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) and had a career spanning over 30 years in central banking and regional economic integration. Egbuna facilitated the integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) within the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) and helped establish postgraduate programmes in international trade at her institution. The award organisers, who include Rev. Sr. Prof. Eugenia Adaoma Igwedibia and Dr Emeka Odogwu, described her as a trailblazing economist and role model in academia.
Students interested in international trade and economic policy now have a prominent Nigerian academic figure whose career path offers a clear example of impact in these fields. Those pursuing postgraduate studies should explore the programmes at Nnamdi Azikiwe University's ICRITR, where Egbuna leads research initiatives tied to real-world regional integration projects.
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