We are thrilled to present Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko as a distinguished figure in the inaugural edition of our magazine. As we commemorate International Women’s Day, it is our privilege to spotlight Prof. Nnabuko and her remarkable achievements in the Advertising and Marketing Communications industry. With this feature, we aim to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of women like Prof. Nnabuko, whose contributions inspire and empower others within the industry and beyond.
Prof. Justie (as she likes to be called) Nnabuko is a lecturer in the Department of Marketing, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State. She has taught Marketing to undergraduate and postgraduate students of the University and other tertiary institutions in and out of the country for 40 years; and she has really enjoyed every bit of it. She had been the Head of the Department of Marketing several times, Associate Dean and, also, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration.
She has the following academic degrees: B.Sc. in Business Education (1981), MBA in Marketing (1987), Ph.D in Marketing (2002) all from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She also has a one year post-doctoral diploma (ITP) of the International School of Business Management (ISBM) held in Stockholm School of Business, Sweden (2005). She equally possesses the SAP and Harvard Business School (2019), High Board Performance certificate from IMD, Lausanne Switzerland as well as the certificate of the Investment Strategies & Portfolio Management Program of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Chicago.
She is a Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN). She had served the Enugu Chapter of the Institute for many years both as a Vice Chairman and Chairman. She was the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2014 and 2015 Marketing Educators’ Conferences held in Enugu and Calabar respectively, and the Chairman, LOC, for the 2015 NIMN National Conference and Annual General Meeting which held in Enugu. She was the first and only woman who has held the position of Second Vice President of the NIMN up to date. She has attended workshops, conferences and trainings in and outside the country. She is a Visiting Professor to many schools in and outside the country.
She has published some books and have many journal articles in different areas of marketing to her credit. She has consulted for many organizations including aiding small-scale enterprises in preparing marketing plans and has served in a few organisational boards including serving as a Non-Executive Director with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
She is a contented lady in the Lord and happily married to her husband, Rich, and has five blessed children and 14 grandchildren.
