Lead City University, Ibadan, has named Professor Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun as its Scholar of the Year 2025 in recognition of his exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and academic development within the Faculty of Humanities and Management Sciences.
The award, announced during activities marking the university’s academic calendar, highlights Professor Oyedokun’s status as one of the institution’s most accomplished scholars, following more than two decades of engagement in accounting, finance, and financial development scholarship.
Professor Oyedokun is a Professor of Accounting and Financial Development at Lead City University. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervises research across accounting, finance, taxation, and related disciplines, and maintains a rare interdisciplinary focus combining accounting, finance, law, and professional practice.
His academic qualifications are extensive. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, law degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels (LLB and LLM), an MBA, several master’s degrees in accounting and business-related fields, and doctoral degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Forensic Accounting. In addition, he has earned numerous professional fellowships and certifications, including FCA and FCIB.
Professor Oyedokun has built a prolific research profile, with over 250 publications and more than 1,100 citations on ResearchGate, covering accounting practice, financial reporting, forensic accounting, public finance, taxation, and policy. He has authored 28 books, edited 10, and contributed extensively to professional articles, conference papers, and book chapters. He has also supervised 129 undergraduate projects, seven postgraduate diploma projects, 38 master’s dissertations, and 16 doctoral theses locally and internationally.
A scholar-practitioner, Professor Oyedokun has over 23 years of professional and academic experience. He is a forensic accountant, public policy analyst, author, and international speaker. Beyond Lead City University, he serves as Visiting Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Nigerian British University, Visiting Professor of Forensic Accounting and Finance at Charisma University, and Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Finance at Crawford University, Igbesa. He is widely sought after as a resource person for conferences, workshops, and professional training programmes in Nigeria and abroad.
Beyond academia, he is the founder of OGE Group and Principal Partner at Oyedokun Godwin Emmanuel & Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax Practitioners, and Forensic Auditors. He is widely regarded as a consummate educationist and human capital development expert, with teaching experience across all levels of education. His professional service includes leadership roles in numerous national and international bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners of Nigeria, and the Association of Forensic Accounting Researchers, as well as serving as Board Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Lagos Chapter.
Born in the mid-1970s as the first child of Prophet and Prophetess Oluwagbenga Emmanuel and Felicia M. Oyedokun of Ekeola Compound, Itutaba, Ibadan, Professor Oyedokun began his education at Ebenezer Anglican Primary School and Moniya High School in Ibadan. He later attended the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, obtaining a National Diploma in Financial Studies and a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy. He also earned an Advanced Diploma Certificate in Computer Techniques and Applications from the University of Ibadan Consultancy Unit in 1999.
Driven by a passion for learning, he obtained a Bachelor of Science (Education) in Accounting from the then University of Ado-Ekiti, followed by an MBA and an MSc in Business and Applied Economics (Finance option) from Olabisi Onabanjo University, where he also pursued doctoral studies in Finance. He later completed further MSc and PhD programs in Accounting at Babcock University, as well as a PhD in Forensic Accounting and Audit from Charisma University, UK, alongside an advanced certificate in fraud examination.
The Scholar of the Year award reinforces Lead City University’s commitment to academic excellence, research productivity, and intellectual leadership, while affirming Professor Oyedokun’s place as one of the institution’s leading scholars.
