Chukwuemeka Godson EME

E-mail: chueme2003@yahoo.com
Telephone (GSM): +234-806-218-7804

COLLEGE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(CST)

DEPARTMENT: ESTATE MANAGEMENT

STATUS: LECTURER II

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Educational Institutions Attended With Dates 

Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State                   1989-1993

Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State                   2000-2002

 Academic and Professional Qualification with Dates:

B.Sc. (Hons.) Estate Management                                                                              1993

M.Sc. Estate Management.                                                                                        2002

Associate Diploma of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers               2002

ESVARBON Certificate of Registration to Practice the Profession in Nigeria                    2005

WORK EXPERIENCE
Before joining the University system, I worked as an Estate Officer in Nigeria Reinsurance (1995-2000), Nweke Umezuruike & Co, a firm of Estate Surveyors (2002-2004), Eric Ekumakama & Co (2004) and  Leye Adepoju & Co (2004 – 2005)

I also worked as a part-time lecturer at the Yaba College of Technology (January 2005 – October 2005) before joining the University system. I have worked as a lecturer in the Department of Estate Management, Covenant University since October 2005.

At the Department of Estate Management, I have been involved with teaching and examining of courses at undergraduate as well as in research and other academic activities related to Estate Management. I have been fully involved in administrative work and statutory meetings within and outside the Department in the University.

The courses I have been teaching within the current academic session are as follows:

ESM 212         Land Economics I

ESM 222         Land Economics II

ESM 122         Principles of Land Economics

 PUBLICATIONS
Thesis/Dissertations:

Eme, C.G. (1993): The Role of Estate Surveyors In  Real Estate Development (A Case Study of Aba North L.G.A., Abia State Nigeria) 1993 Unpublished B.Sc Research Project submitted  to the Department of Estate Management,  Abia State University.

Eme, C.G. (2002):
Land Use Policy Effectiveness: The Case of Nigeria. Unpublished M.Sc Thesis submitted to the Department of Estate Management, Abia State University. 

Eme, C.G. (2002):
The Role of Estate Surveyors & Valuers in The Maintenance And Rehabilitation Of High Rise Properties – A Case Study of Santa Barbara Estate (1-9 Berkley Street, Lagos, Nigeria). A Professional thesis submitted to the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in fulfillment of the requirements for professional recognition.. 

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

(i) Land Accesibility for Private Low-income Housing: An Evaluation of the Effects of Land Nationalization Policy in Lagos Metropolitan Area, Lagos, Nigeria.

(ii)      Towards an Efficient National Land Policy in Nigeria: An Appraisal of the Past, Present and Future.

(iii)     The Effect of Urban Primacy on African Cities-The Nigerian Perspective. (A Case Study of Lagos Metropolis in Nigeria).

 PAPERS AND THESES IN PREPARATION

Eme, C.G.     
Land Accessibility For Private Low- Income Housing: An Evaluation of Land Nationalization Policy in Lagos Metropolitan Area (1970-2006)

Eme, C.G.     
The Role of Mortgage Finance/FMBN in Real Estate Development Nigeria. A paper to be presented at an International Conference on the Role of Mortgage Finance in Real Estate Development at the University of East London, Dockland, United Kingdom (UK), March 16-24, 2006.