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Akpan Hogan Ekpo (born 26 June, 1954) is a renowned Nigerian Professor and Economist. He is currently the Director General of the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He was also the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the Akwa Ibom State University of Technology (AKUTECH).

Early Life
Akpan Hogan Ekpo was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Hogan Ekpo Etuknwa (d. 1997) who was a policeman and Affiong Ekpo (nee Udosen), a trader. He is the oldest of four children. Ekpo attended Anglican Isoko Primary School, Marine Beach, Apapa, Lagos from 1959 to 1965. From 1965 to 1970 he attended United Christian Secondary School, Bombay Crescent, Apapa, Lagos. After completing his secondary education, Ekpo traveled to the United States of America to further his education.

Career
Ekpo attended the prestigious Howard University in Washington, DC where he received a B.A. (Hons) and M.A. degrees in Economics in 1976 and 1978 respectively. In 1982, Ekpo obtained a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ekpo lectured at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina from 1981 to 1983. He returned to Nigeria in 1983. From 1983 to 1989 he worked as a lecturer at the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria where he started as Lecturer 2 and quickly rose up the ranks becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1987. From 1990 to 1992, Ekpo was a Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. He was an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Economics, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria from January to July, 1992. In July 1992, Ekpo became the Dean of Faculty of Management Sciences of thbe university. In February,1994 he became Professor, Department of Economics, University of Abuja. In September 1994 Ekpo moved back to his home state of Akwa Ibom where he became Head, Department of Economics at the University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. In 1997 he became the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences. In 1999, Ekpo was appointed the Deputy Vice-chancellor of the University of Uyo. He was appointed the Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo in May 2000. He held this position until May 24, 2005. In June 2009, Ekpo was appointed the Director General of the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) in Lagos, Nigeria.

Throughout his long and distinguished career, Ekpo has received numerous honours and awards. Here are a select few:


 * Dean's Honour Roll during entire undergraduate programme at Howard University, Washington, D.C. U.S.A.
 * Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1975.
 * Cited for academic excellence by the International Students Association of Howard University, 1976.
 * Selected as an Outstanding Young Man Of America, 1977.
 * Cited in the International Biographies, Cambridge, England, 1977.
 * Cited in Notable Americans, 1978.
 * Cited for unselfish devotion by the Nigerian Students Association, Greensboro Chapter, USA., 1983.
 * Federal Government of Nigeria Undergraduate scholarship, 1973.
 * Howard University Tuition scholarship for academic excellence, 1973-1976.
 * American Economic Association Fellowship to study at Northwestern University in 1975.
 * Howard University Graduate Assistant Fellowship,1976; Ford Foundation Grant.
 * Federal Government of Nigeria Post-graduate scholarship (M.A.), 1976-declined.
 * Howard University (Ford Foundation Grant) teaching fellowship (Ph.D), 1977 - declined.
 * University of Calabar Staff Development Programme Award, 1979.
 * Federal Government of Nigeria Post-graduate Scholarship (Ph.D). 1977 - declined.
 * University of Pittsburgh Teaching Fellowship,1981, 1982 declined.
 * Senate Research Grant 1983/84 - University of Calabar, Nigeria.
 * Senate Research Grant 1985/86 - University of Calabar, Nigeria.
 * Commendation for excellence in Research and Publication University of Calabar, 1986/87.
 * Senate Research Grant 1987/88 - University of Calabar, Nigeria.
 * Research Board Grant 1991, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
 * African Economic Research Consortium Grant, 1992-1996.
 * IDRC, Canada, Research Grant, 1992.
 * NISER/SSCN Research Grant, 1993.
 * Centre For Advanced Social Science (CASS) Grant, 1993.
 * NISER Grant, Population studies programme, 1996/97
 * Chief Anthony A. Ani's Professorial Chair in Public Finance, University of Uyo, 1998 to 2001.
 * National Productivity Order of Merit Award by The President of Nigeria 2001.
 * Kwame Nkrumah AFRICAN LEADERSHIP AWARD 2003, Accra, Ghana.
 * Commendation by the National Universities Commission ( NUC) for satisfactory performance as Vice-chancellor, University of Uyo, 2000-2005.

Ekpo's areas of interest are; Economic Theory (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics), Economic Development, Public Finance and Quantitative Economics.

Personal Life
While attending Howard University, Ekpo met Njeri Mbaka, a fellow Howard student from Kenya and they got married in February, 1977. They have four children and five grandchildren.