FEMI OWORU, joined the services of the University in 2014. He is currently the Head of
Department of Accounting, College of Management Sciences, Federal University of
Agriculture Abeokuta. His Research interest is corporate finance, corporate governance,
Management and accounting information systems. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in
Accounting from Babcock University, M.Sc Finance and M.Sc Accounting from the University
of Ibadan. He is the 100level adviser to 100 level undergraduate students in the department
of Accounting. He also supervises 400level students for their final year project and mentors
students, getting them acquainted with skills set needed in the corporate world and also
inculcating the corporate culture. Before now he worked in a frontline bank in Nigeria for
some years where he gathered industry experience that prepared him to passionately merge
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real life experience with academics. His passion for research and to positively impact the
youth and the nation at large as made him join the academia.
He has occupied different academic positions within the Universities in Nigeria such as
Secretary, final year project committee of the Department, Head of the Department of
Accounting, Chairman of Curriculum Review Committee of the Department, Member of
Curriculum Review of the College and University.
Mr Oyefemi Oworu has published twelve (12) articles in learned journals (both local and
foreign).
B.Sc. (Accounting)
M.Sc (Accounting)
M.Sc (Finance)
– Customer satisfaction in deposit money banks in Nigeria (A
study of First Bank Nigeria Plc and Zenith Bank Plc).
Coordinator, Accounting Department
1. Agbatogun T.O., Babatolu A.T., & Oworu, O.O. (2019): Financial Transparency and
Information Quality Disclosure for Business Valuation. Faculty of Management
Sciences 2019 Annual Conference. Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo
Paper Read: Strategies For Managing Economic Growth: Public and Private Sector
Perspective.
ii. Journal Articles in Print
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1) *f Oworu, O.O., Olabisi, J.O., Olajungu, A., & Okorodudu, E. (2020): Does Earnings
Management Practice Affect the Performance of listed Consumer Goods Firms in
Nigeria? The Journal Contemporary Economy, 5(1), 94-103, Published by Faculty
of Finance & Accounting, Constantin Brancoveanu University, Romania.
2) *f Olabisi, J.O., Kajola, S.O., Abioro, M.A., & Oworu, O.O. (2020): Determinants of
Audit Quality: Evidence from Nigerian Listed Insurance Companies. Journal of
Volgograd State University Economics, 22(2), 182-192. Published by Department of
Economics, Volgograd State University, Russia.
https://doi.org/10.15688/ek.jvolsu.2020.2.17.
3) *f Oyedele, O.O., Oworu, O.O., & Abdulganiyu, I.O. (2020): Online Marketing and
The Performance of Small-Scale Enterprises in Nigeria: A Study of Selected SMEs
in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. Annals of Contemporary Development in
Management & HR (ACDMHR), 2(3),15-24, Published by International Association
of Educators and Researchers (IAER), Manchester, United Kingdom.
http://acdmhr.theiaer.org/archive/v2/v2n3/p3.html.
4) * Oworu, O.O., Oshadare, S.A., Akinbola, O.A., & Akinyemi, A.O. (2018):
Investment in Corporate Social Responsibility and Effect on Financial
Performance of Listed Consumer Goods Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria. Enugu
State University of Science and Technology Journal of Accountancy, 9(2), 62-
74, Published by Department of Accountancy, Enugu State University of
Science and Technology, Enugu state, Nigeria.
5) * Kajola, S.O., Okewale, J.A., Oworu, O.O. (2018): Dividend Policy and financial
performance of Nigerian listed Consumer and Industrial Goods Firms. Journal of
African Contemporary Research, 9(2), 175-184. Published by Faculty of Business
Administration, Imo State University.
6) *Kajola, S.O., Oworu, O.O., Agbatogun, T.O. (2018): Determinants of Dividend
Policy Decision of Nigerian Listed Consumer and Industrial Goods Firms. Journal of
Business, Accounting & Finance Management. 9(1), 75-85. Published by The
Department of Accounting, University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
7) * Kajola, S.O., Adewumi, A.A., & Oworu, O.O. (2018): Dividend Policy and Firm
Financial Performance of Nigerian Listed Consumer Goods Firms. Journal of
Business & Economy. 9(2), 98-107. Published by Department of Accounting,
University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
8) Kajola, S.O., Agbatogun, T.O., Oworu, O.O. (2017): Inventory Management
Practices and Financial Performance in Nigerian Consumer Goods Companies.
LASU Journal of Accounting and Finance, 3(1), 1-12. Published by Departments of
Accounting, Finance and Insurance, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
9) Kajola, S.O., Apelogun, K.H. & Oworu, O.O. (2017): Managerial Share Ownership
and Capital Structure Decision of Nigerian Listed No-financial Firms. Journal of
Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts, 12(1), 105-119. Published by the
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State
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10) Babatolu.A, Oworu O.O and Muhammad Mustapha.A (2016): The Influence of Tax
Moral on Tax Compliance: A Study of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS).
Enugu State University of Science and Technology Journal of Accountancy,7(2),
87- 98. Published by Department of Accountancy, Enugu State University of
Science and Technology, Enugu state, Nigeria. .
11) Kajola, S.O., Anene, E.C. & Oworu, O.O. (2015): The Relationship between
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firms’ Financial Performance: Evidence from
the Nigerian Listed Firms. LASU Journal of Accounting & Finance. 2(1), 32-48
Published by Departments of Accounting and Finance, Lagos State University, Ojo-
Lagos, Lagos State.
12) Olabisi, J.O., Oladunjoye, & Oworu, O.O. (2015): Interest Rate and Entrepreneurial
Development in Lagos Metropolis. UNIOSUN International Journal of Accounting
& Finance. 1(1);102 – 115. Published by Department of Accounting, Banking and
Finance, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
13) f Kajola, S.O., Adewunmi, A.A. & Oworu, O.O. (2015): Dividend Pay-out policy and
Firm Financial Performance: Evidence from Nigerian Listed Non-financial Firms.
International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management. United
Kingdom. 3(4),1-13, Published by Economics, Commerce and Management
Research Center, Rochester, United Kingdom. Available online via
http://ijecm.co.uk/.
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