Prof. Philip Olasupo Alege hails from Osun State, Nigeria. He holds his B.Sc (Economics) in 1983 from the globally respected Universite Librede Bruxelles, Bruxelles. Philip Alege holds two M.Sc. degrees; one in Econometrics from the same University in 1985, and the other in Industrial Location and Development obtained in 1986 from the prestigious Vrije Universiteit van Brussel, Bruxelles. He also holds a PhD in Economics degree from Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, in 2008. Professor Alege had worked in several notable organizations within and outside Nigeria in different capacities before joining Covenant University in 2003. He is also a consultant for notable National and International organizations including the ECOWAS Commission, the African Development Bank (AfDB), etc.
Professor Philip Alege is a Visiting Professor, Centre for Petroleum Economics Energy and Law (CPEEL), University of Ibadan, Ibadan. He has been an Associate Lecturer (Econometrics), Collaborative Postgraduate Programme (CPP), Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, (2014–2015). He is currently the Vice-Chairman, Faith Academy Governing Council (FAGC), Canaan Land, Ota. He is a Member, Economic and Statistics Committee, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry since August 2018 till date. Professor Alege was Head, Department of Economics and Development Studies (2013–2015); Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences (Sept 2017-August 2019) and Member, Faculty Staff Disciplinary Committee, FSDC. He is a recipient of many awards and research grants.
Professor Alege currently teaches courses in Macroeconomic Theory, Research Methods, International Economics and Econometric Analysis at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Covenant University. His research interests include Dynamic Macroeconomics (DSGE Modeling), International Trade, Economic Growth, and Energy Economics. He has successfully supervised over seventeen Ph.D students and seven M.Sc candidates at Covenant University till date. He is currently co-supervising two Ph.D Theses at the Center for Petroleum Energy Economics and Law, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. He has served as External Examiner in M.Sc, MBA, MPhil, and Ph.D Oral Examinations to over forty (40) candidates in different Universities across Nigeria.
Professor Alege is an erudite scholar and has written over sixty (60) research works, published in renowned journals worldwide. Professor Alege has served as Editor-in-Chief: Covenant Journal of Business and Social Sciences (2014 – 2015). He is a reviewer for many journals globally. He is a member of many learned societies and professional bodies including Nigerian Economic Society (NES), African Econometric Society (AES), Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Poverty Economics Policy (PEP) etc.
He also has Chapters in Books including: ODEBIYI, J. A. and P. O. ALEGE (2019) Trade Facilitation and Bilateral Trade Flows in RTA; Gbadebo ODULARU and Philip O. ALEGE (eds.) (2019) The Advancement of Trade Facilitation Policy Priorities in Africa, Palgrave Press and ALEGE, P. O., OYE, Q. E. and Ese (2020)., Macro economic Impact of Covid-19 on Nigeria