ILEKA, Chikaosolu Maryqueen
Chikaosolu Maryqueen Ileka is a Research Fellow at EfD Nigeria. She is also a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Chikaosolu is presently a Doctoral student in Environmental Economics & Environmental Management at the University of York, United Kingdom. She holds an MSc degree in Agricultural Finance & Project Analysis, and a Bachelor of Agriculture in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Research Interest
Chikaosolu’s main research area is Environment and Development Economics with a focus on climate change, carbon pricing, climate finance and food security.
Awards and Grant
- MS 1518 - Assessing the acceptability of carbon tax using information provision and revenue distributive preferences in Nigeria - Funded by SIDA through the Environment for Development Initiative, 2024
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, 2024-2027
- Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) Scholarship, 2010-2011
