Prof. ALIMUSTAPHA ALHAJI ALIYU

PROF ALIMUSTAPHA ALHAJI ALIYU

Professor
Email address: [email protected]

Area of Specialization

Accounting and Finance 100%

Biography

Professor Almustapha is a distinguished academician and accomplished professional in the fields of Accounting and Finance, with an extensive educational background, a wealth of experience, and a prolific research portfolio. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting & Finance from Usmanu Dafodiyo University Sokoto, showcasing his commitment to advanced scholarship in his field. With a career spanning several decades. Professor Almustapha served as the Chief Internal Auditor at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, showcasing his expertise in financial governance. His dedication to public service is further evidenced by his role as Chairman of Poverty Alleviation at the Ministry of Works & Housing. His academic journey began with a foundation in Accounting, a National Diploma from Polytechnic Birnin-Kebbi and progressed through various degrees, culminating in a Ph.D., currently holding the esteemed position of a Professor. He possesses not only an accounting background but also proficiency in computer studies, having earned a Diploma in Computer Studies from the esteemed Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. His educational trajectory demonstrates a commitment to staying abreast of technological advancements and a continuous pursuit of knowledge.

 Professor Almustapha’s influence extends beyond his academic and professional roles. He has held key positions in various organizations, including the Chairmanship of the Association of National Council of Nigeria, Sokoto State Chapter, and the Commissioner role at the Tax Appeal Tribunal, Abuja. His engagement with professional bodies, such as the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, reflects his commitment to professional development. As an academic, Professor Almustapha has been a beacon of excellence, holding various leadership roles such as the Director of the LADAN Research Centre at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. He has also made substantial contributions to academia as the Coordinator of the M.Sc. Accounting and Finance program, showcasing his dedication to nurturing the next generation of financial experts. Professor Almustapha’s impact extends globally through his numerous research publications. His work covers a broad spectrum of topics, from credit risk management and working capital management to the economic impact of the corona virus pandemic. Notable publications include articles in reputable journals such as the International Accounting and Taxation Review and the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business. He has graduated numerous post graduate and undergraduate students

Education

  • Ph.D., Accounting & Finance, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
  • M.S.F., Finance, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2006
  • B.Sc Taxation, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, 1983

Publications

  • 1. Jamiu Adeniyi Akindele; Asri Marsidi; Taophic Olarewaju Bakare & Almustapha Alhaji Aliyu (2024). An Interaction between board attributes and earnings management of listed manufacturing companies in Nigeria. UNIMAS Review of Accounting and Finance, vol 7(1), 141-157. A publication by Universiti of Malaysia, Sarawak Journal. https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/URAF/article/view/6415/2044
  • 2. ALIYU A. Almustapha (2023). Credit risk management and financial performance: An empirical study of deposit money banks in Nigeria. International Accounting and Taxation Review, 7(1), 17-29. Available online at http://www.atreview.org
  • 3. Taophic Olarewaju BAKARE; Almustapha A. ALIYU; Abdulafatai O. NURUDEEN & Kamoru FAKUNMOJU (2023). Working capital management and firm’s profitability in emerging markets: the case of Nigerian listed consumer goods companies. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Vol. 11, Issue 2, pp. 131-144. DOI: 10.17687/jeb.v11i2.1063. Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
  • 4. ALIYU, A. Almustapha (2023). Effects of budget preparation and budget Implementation on Public Sector Performance in Sokoto State. Al-hikamah University Central Journal, AJASSE, Vol. 5, No. 1, June, 2023. 122-129. https://alhikmahuniversity.edu.ng/centralJournal/single_journal.php?id=86
  • 5. BAKARE, Taophic Olarewaju; ALIYU, A. Almustapha & SALMAN, Ramat Titilayo (2023). The Interplay between Working Capital Management and Firms’ Financial Performance across the listed Industrial Goods Companies Life Cycle in Nigeria. LASU Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 7 (1), 28-39.
  • 6. Bakare, T. O., Aliyu, A. A., & Abdulkadir, M. J. (2022). Compliance level with IFRS by Deposit Money Banks: Whither Nigeria. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 8(3), 445-458. https://doi.org/10.26710/jafee.v8i3.2390
  • 7. BAKARE Taophic Olarewaju, ALIYU A. Almustapha, & NURUDEEN Abdulafatai Olanrewaju (2022) Coronavirus Pandemic: Business and Financial Impact on Nigerian Economy”. Journal of Management and Business Studies (JOMBS) Vol. 1(1), 36-50. Retrieved from https://journals.iuiu.ac.ug/index.php/jombs/article/view/166
  • 8. Taophic Olarewaju Bakare, Nurudeen Abdulfatai Olanrewaju, Aliyu A. Almustapha, Oladejo Kamorudeen Wale (2022). Big Bath Accounting: Motives, Techniques and Possibilities of Prevention. Journal of Management and Business Sciences: Vol. 1(1), 71-80. Retrieved from https://journals.iuiu.ac.ug/index.php/jombs/article/view/155
  • 9. Abdulsalam Mas’ud, Yusuf Muhamed Alkali & Almustapha A. Aliyu, (2021). Mediating role of trust in the relationship between public governance quality and tax compliance: An African cross-sectional analysis”. Published by business review of social sciences. Vol. 3(4);, 11-22. 2021.
  • 10. Almustapha A. Aliyu and Abdullahi Sahabi Junju (2022). A comparative analysis of the efficiency of electronic and manual tax system on revenue collection in Nigeria. AMSSRN Global Research Journal of Accounting and Finance (GRJAF)
  • 11. Mohammed Yusuf Alkali, Umaru Hussaini, Al-mustapha Aliyu and Sani, Abdulrahman Bala (2022). Adoption of New Accounting Information in Nigeria: Is Accounting Information More Relevant? Journal of Management and Science, vol. 12(3), 159-166.
  • 12. Aliyu A. Almustapha, Ruth Oluwayemisi Owoade and Sani B. Abdulrahman (2021). Factors influencing International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) Implementation: Evidence from Nigeria Public Sector” published by LADAN International Journal of Management Accounting and Finance Vol. 1(1), 132-150 (2021)
  • 13. Mohammed Yusuf Alkali, Aliyu A. Almustapha and Ibrahim Mohamoud (2021). Does Accounting Information Continue to be Relevant after IFRS Adoption in Nigeria” published by LADAN International Journal of Management Accounting and Finance Vol. 1(1), 151-166
  • 14. Aliyu, A. Almustapha., Abdullahi, Nurudeen Abba & Bakare, Taophic Olarewaju (2020). Capital adequacy and financial performance of deposit money banks with international authorization in Nigeria. Accounting and Taxation Review, vol. 4(4), 78-91. ISSN NO: 2635-2966.
  • 15. Sani, Abdulrahman Bala., Aliyu A. Almustapha., & Bakare, Taophic Olarewaju (2020). Effect of Ownership Structure on Financial Performance of Quoted Conglomerate Companies in Nigeria. ESUT Journal of Accountancy, vol.11 (1), 20-31. ISSN. 2251-032X
  • 16. Almustapha, Alhaji ALIYU, Mohammed Yusuf Alkali, & Ibrahim Alkali (2019), Islamic Perspective on the Impact of Ethics and Tax for Nigerian Economic Development. Published by International Journal of Islamic Economic and Finance Studies, Vol. 2, Issue: 3 2016 ISSN: 2149-8407 pp 137-150
  • 17. Ibrahim Alkali, Mohammed Yusuf Alkali & Almustapha Alhaji Aliyu (2019). Islamic Accounting, Reporting and Economic Development: Nigerian Perspective. International Journal of Accounting, Vol. 3, ISSN: 2369-7393 pp. 211-220.
  • 18. Al-mustapha Alhaji Aliyu, and Yusuf Alkali Muhammad (2015). The value relevance of net income and comprehensive income in emerging markets: evidence from nigerian financial institutios’’ published by Lapai Journal of Management Science Vol.6 Nos 1&2. 2015 Issn: 2315-9243.
  • 19. Bakare, O. Taophic., Aliyu, A. Almustapha & Adeyemi, A. Adekunle. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Whither Nigeria? (2019). By KSU Research Journal of Accounting and Finance, vol. 2(2), 180-188 (2019). ISSN NO: 0442-01489.
  • 20. Almustapha, Alhaji ALIYU, Taophic Olarewaju. BAKARE & Hadiza Ahmed SULEIMAN (2019). Tax Evasion and its effect on Revenue Generation of an Informal Sector of Kaduna City. By Nigerian Studies in Economics and Management Sciences. Vol 2(3),73-81. (2019). ISSN NO: 2645-3061
  • 21. Al-mustapha Alhaji Aliyu, and Hamza Muhammad Sambo’’ (2016). A Test 0f export-led growth (ELG)’’ published by Lapai Journal of Management Science Vol.6 No.4 2016 Issn: 2315-9243 pp.410-419
  • 22. Almustapha Alhaji Aliyu and Aliyu Balarabe ’’International Public Sector Accounting Standards and financial reporting in nigeria: answers to implementation questions’’ published by IOSR Journal of economics and finance Issue:6 (version-iii) p-ISSN:2321-5925. Pp. 28-32.
  • 23. Sani, Abdulrahman Bala, Aliyu, A. Almustapha and Bakare, Taophic Olarewaju (2019). Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. By Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, vol. 13(3), 1-11 (2019) ISSN: 2456-639X
  • 24. Sani, A. Abdulrahman, Aliyu, A. Almustapha & Bakare, O. Taophic (2019). Effect of environmental accounting on financial performance of quoted oil and gas companies in Nigeria. Bayero International Journal of Accounting Research (BIJAR), vol. 12(1), 141-156 (2019) ISSN NO: 0331-0000
  • 25. Aliyu, A. A. and Bakare, T. O. (2019). Personal Income Tax Evasion and Revenue of Informal Sector of the North-Western States of Nigeria. By Accounting and Taxation Review, vol. 3(4), 99-109 (2019) ISSN: 2635-2958
  • 26. Aliyu, A. Almustapha and Bakare, O. Taophic (2019). Control of Revenue Linkages and Economic Development of Yobe State. By Journal of Business and Economy, vol. 11(1), 101-110 (2019) ISSN NO: 978-37967
  • 27. Abdulfatah, Olarewaju Nurudeen, Almustapha, A. Aliyu, Abdulsalami Usman and Taophic Olarewaju Bakare (2019). Analysis of Factors Influencing Tax Compliance in Kwara State. By Lapai International Journal of Management and Social Sciences. Vol. 11(2), 33-44. (2019) ISSN NO: 2006-6473
  • 28. Aliyu, A. Almustapha, Sani, Abdulrahman Bala, Musbahu, B. Ahmad and Bakare, O. Taophic (2019). Effect of Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) on Tax Compliance in Nigeria. By UNILAG Journal of Business. Vol. 5(2), 12-25. (2019) ISSN NO: 111-3020.
  • 29. Nasiru Lawal; Maishanu, M. M. and Aliyu A. Almustapha (2018). User’s perspection and satisfaction with services provided under national health insurance scheme: A case study of academic staff of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 132(2), 1-9. DOI: 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/43684
  • 30. Muhammad Yusuf Alkali, Nasiru Abdulsalam and Al-mustapha Alhaji Aliyu’’Value relevance of assets and liabilities in emerging markets: evidance from nigerian financial institutions’’published by Sahel Analyst journal of management sceinces Vol.13 no.2, 2015 ISSN:1117-4668
  • 31. Musa Yelwa Abubakar, Sanusi Sa’ad Ahmad, Nasiru Abdulsalam Kaoje and Al-mustapha Alhaji Aliyu’’Role of efficient market hypothesis in financial crisis’’published by Sahel Analyst journal of management sceinces Vol.14 no.1, 201 ISSN:1117-4668