Onyebuchi Iwegbu is an Assistant Lecturer of the Department of Economics, University of Lagos. He is a promising scholar who graduated with a first class in Economics and Distinction in his MSc Economics programme. He is currently an Assistant Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Research (CEPAR), University of Lagos. He is a member of a team that developed an Econometric and Input – Output Model of the Nigerian Economy for the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning that is used for the preparation of the Medium–Term National Development Plan [MTNDP] (2021 – 2025). He is a member of the project management team coordinating the development of the Lagos State Development Plan (LSDP 2051) for the Lagos State Government.

His continuous development in research has attracted a research grant to his profile. One of this examines the impact of capital flight on poverty and other socio-economic factors affecting Nigerians, an N8million TETFund funded research grant. Onyebuchi has research interest in Development Macroeconomics. His continuous development is evident with over 18 scholarly publications in both national and international scientific journals. He teaches Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Statistical Methods and Economic Optimisation Models at undergraduate level since three years.