Title: Dr | Designation: Lecturer
First Name: Dr. Nuhu | Last Name: Abdulrahman

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Dr. Nuhu Alhassan Abdulrahman is currently a full-time lecturer in the Department of Banking and Finance, University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) since 2012. The courses he handles are Corporate Finance, Business Finance, and Money & Capital Markets. Nuhu is also currently an adjunct lecturer at Knutsford University College and Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG). At Knutsford University College, he lectures Investment Analysis: – Fixed-income, and Equities, while at Islamic University College, Ghana, he lectures Islamic Banking & Finance, and Microfinance.
Nuhu’s academic career began in 2003, at his Alma Mater – Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto-Nigeria – immediately after obtaining the Master’s (MBA) Degree in Finance. In early 2004 he joined University of Abuja-Nigeria, and taught Business Finance, and Principles of Marketing. Nuhu, returned to Ghana in mid-2005, and took appointment as a lecturer, at Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG) affiliated to University of Ghana. At IUCG, he taught International Finance, Financial Markets & Institutions, Financial Management, Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management, Microfinance, Islamic Banking & Finance, and Business Policy (Strategic Management) for a period of 7 years. He was the first Coordinator for Banking and Finance Programme there, for five years, until joining UPSA in 2012. While at IUCG Nuhu also lectured some of the above mentioned courses at Zenith University College, affiliated to University of Cape Coast.
During the period 2017 to 2019, Nuhu also took up part-time lecturing at Lake Side University, College, affiliated to University for Development Studies (UDS). Courses taught there were Financial Statements Analysis; Risk Management in Banking; Treasury Management; International Finance & Banking, and Islamic Finance & Banking.
In the period 2020 to 2022, he again lectured for University of Cape Coast (UCC), Distance Learning Programmes at Zenith University College, Study Center. The courses handled were Corporate Financial Analysis; Corporate Finance, and Business Finance.
Before joining the academia initially in Nigeria, Nuhu worked as Sales Manager with Banex Group Ltd at Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, for six (1995 to 2001) years, after obtaining the BSc. Management Studies from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto-Nigeria.

Educational Qualifications
PhD in Finance; Central University of Nicaragua (2020)
MBA in Finance; Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto-Nigeria (2003)
BSc Management; Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto-Nigeria (1994)
Certificate in Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management: Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) (2007)
Certificate in Fundamentals of Finance & Financial Markets: Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) (2006)

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Research areas

1. Agriculture
2. Finance
3. Impact Investing
4. Islamic Finance and Investment

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