Faculty: Land and Food Systems
Program: Master of Food and Resource Economics
Year: 2024
Country: Nigeria
Daniel graduated in 2014 as the best graduating student with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), winning six prizes including the Tony Elumelu Legacy Prize for academic and leadership excellence. He is committed to making a positive impact on people and any community he is part of. At UNIBEN, he founded Project Impact Initiative; a helpdesk that facilitated students’ access to opportunities that would enable them to make impact on campus and the larger society. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Economics Students’ association. Amidst many other volunteer commitments, he has been a United Nations Volunteer since 2013 working online to render technical assistance to NGOs in Africa. Daniel has served as a teaching and research assistant at a University and as an analyst in the management consulting practice of KPMG Professional Services in Lagos. Most recently, he has supported the Global Maritime Crime Programme at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Country Office in Nigeria.
Daniel believes that the Master of Food and Resource Economics will equip him with the requisite skills and competencies to contribute in finding solutions to the food and resource challenges facing Nigeria, Africa and the World. While in Vancouver, he hopes to savor the natural beauty of one of the greenest cities in the World. He is excited about coming to UBC and hopes to apply himself to volunteering and building relationships that will form the basis for future partnerships for Africa’s development.