Dr. Victoria Hauwa Jatto

About

Dr. Victoria Hauwa Jatto

Ph.D, FCE, FNCE
Economist | Academic | Economic Development Consultant | Public Policy Expert

Dr. Victoria Hauwa Jatto is an economist whose career spans academic research, private consulting, and public policy execution.

She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and serves as Deputy Director of the Raw Materials Research Unit. She is also a visiting lecturer and research facilitator at the University of Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique, and the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her research has gained international recognition through global conferences and publications.

Beyond academia, Dr. Victoria is a seasoned practitioner. As CEO of Intellect Plus Advisory Ltd, she provides economic consultancy services to diverse organizations. Her leadership roles include serving as a Board Member of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) and as a member of the Technical Working Committee for the Medium-Term National Development Plan (2021–2025) and Nigeria Agenda 2050. Dr. Victoria has consulted for organizations such as the UN and the African Development Bank.

She is committed to contributing to national development through research and planning while focusing on opportunities that will enhance Africa’s sustainable development.

Academic Qualifications

Advanced Management Trainer’s Development – Centre for Management Development (CMD) Abuja 2025
Basic Management Trainer’s Development – Centre for Management Development (CMD) Abuja 2025
Macroeconomic Modelling for Sustainable Development – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 2025
Strategies for Higher Education Teaching and Learning – Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, United States 2024
Evidence in Public Policy – University of Oxford, England 2023
Public Policy Economics – University of Oxford, England 2022
D. Economics – Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. 2016 – 2021
Sc. Political Economy – University of Essex, Colchester, England 2013 – 2014
Sc. Economics – University of Abuja, Nigeria 2005 – 2009

Academic Qualifications

2^nd ACUNS Annual Meeting 2025: Environmental Multilateralism and Human Development. University of Nairobi and United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. Attended as Panelist and Paper Presented: Climate Change-Related Natural Disasters and Institutional Responsiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa. 23-25 June, 2025.
16^th International Health Economics Association (IHEA) World Congress 2025; Bali, Indonesia. Paper Presented: An Evaluation of Demand for Child Health Care in Four Selected West African Countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia. July 19 – 23, 2025.
80th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance 2024: International Tax Sheltering and Inequality. Prague University of Economics and Business (campus Žižkov), Czech Republic. Paper Presented: Tax and Income Inequality in Africa. August 21^st – 23^rd, 2024.
18^th African Economic Conference (AEC) 2023: The Imperative for Sustainable Industrial Development in Africa. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Attended as Panelist from November 16^th – 18^th, 2023.
66^th Annual Conference 2025 of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES): Rethinking Africa’s Development: Pathways to Economic Transformation and Social Inclusion in a Changing Global Economic Landscape. Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. Paper Presented: Regional Economic Integration and Monetary Union in West Africa: Evaluating ECOWAS Progress Toward a Single Currency. 8^th – 11^th September, 2025.
Triple Helix Nigeria SciBiz Annual Conference 2025: Strengthening Collaborative Ecosystems for Sustainable Innovation & Economic Growth. PTDF Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. Paper Presented: Effect of Technological Innovation on Productivity of Mining Companies in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. 15^th – 17^th October, 2025.
1^st UNILORIN International Conference on Economic and Development Policy: Policy Reforms and Sustainable Development. Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Paper Presented: Selected Macroeconomic Variables and Poverty Rate in Nigeria. 9^th to 11^th December, 2025.
1^st UNILORIN International Conference on Economic and Development Policy: Policy Reforms and Sustainable Development. Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Paper Presented: Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure and Infant Mortality in Nigeria. 9^th to 11^th December, 2025.
1st International Accounting and Finance Conference 2025: Accounting and Finance in the Digital Technology Era. Department of Accounting, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria. Paper Presented: Assessing the microfinance initiatives on poverty reduction in northern Nigeria. 9th to 11th September, 2025.
Annual Ibadan International Social Science Conference (AIISSC) 2024. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Abstract Accepted: Examining the Availability of Pediatric Health Services in Lagos State Health Facilities: Implications on Infant Mortality Statistics in the State. March 4^th – 6^th, 2024.
University of Nsukka 3rd International Virtual Conference on Institutions, Economic Diversification and Sustainable Development in Africa. Book of Abstracts, 7th – 8th February 2024. Paper Presented: The 8 Economic Implications of the Perception of Substance Abuse Among Nigerian Youths in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
18th African Economic Conference (AEC) 2023: The Imperative for Sustainable Industrial Development in Africa. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Attended as Panelist from November 16th – 18th, 2023.
15th International Health Economics Association (IHEA) World Congress 2023: Diversity in Health Economics. Cape Town, South Africa. Attended from July 8th – 12th, 2023.
3^rd International Conference 2023, Department of Political Science and International Studies: Beyond Sustainable Elections: Interrogating the Challenges of Leadership and Governance in Nigeria. Paper Presented (Virtual): The Socioeconomic Effect of Political and Electoral Violence in Nigeria. Book of Abstracts, 9^th – 12^th July, 2023.
Economist Impact, 7th Sustainability Week: Accelerating Transition, Building Resilience. 21st – 24th March 2022. (Virtually)
University of Nsukka First International Virtual Conference on Global Pandemic, Economic Growth, and Development in Africa. Book of Abstracts, 7th – 8th February 2022. Paper Presented: Covid-19 Omicron Variant and Economic Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in FCT Abuja: A focus on the Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery in Africa.
IHEA 2021 Congress, Health Economics in a Time of Global Change – June 12th -15th, 2021.
The Royal Economic Society 2021 Annual Conference – Monday 12th to Wednesday 14th April 2021.
International Economic Association 16th World Congress, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China). VENUE: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China). Paper Presented: An Assessment of Malaria Fever on Economic and Social Economic Growth in Nigeria. 9
POWER-GEN Conference LAS VEGAS 2017. Worked closely with a team of project managers of NDDC (NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY) to optimize investment opportunities in the Niger Delta region.

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REEP: Dr. Victoria Hauwa Jatto Donates Truckload of Rice, Other Relief Materials to Flood Victims in Kogi

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Dr. Victoria Hauwa Jatto has called on organizations and privileged individuals to assist the government in providing succour for victims of the flood menace that has ravaged many states in Nigeria…

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Don projects fiscal discipline to tackle poverty.

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Dr. Victoria Hauwa Jatto has called on organizations and privileged individuals to assist the government in providing succour for victims of the flood menace that has ravaged many states in Nigeria…An Economist and Public Policy Expert at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Dr Victoria Hauwa (Jatto) Jatto has called on governments at all levels to make more efforts in practicalising institutional discipline and fiscal prudence to tackle poverty and improve the livelihoods of the citizens…