Muazu Ibrahim holds Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Finance from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He received his Master of Science (MSc) degree in Development Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics (First Class Honours) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He is a lecturer at the Department of Banking and Finance, School of Business and Law, University for Development Studies (UDS), Wa Campus where he teaches on both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Dr. Muazu is also a Research Associate at the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa.