Grace Oluseyi Oshinfowokan is a Fellow in the Directorate of Research, National Institute, Kuru Jos. She holds a PhD in Political Economy and Development Studies from University of Abuja. Before joining the National Institute, she had worked as a Study Facilitator at the National Open University, Abuja where she supervised undergraduate projects of students in Political Science and Peace & Conflict Resolution Departments. Prior to this, she was Research Coordinator, Regional Centre of Bioenterprise Development (RCBD), an NGO founded under the auspices of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMEDAN). Dr. Oshinfowokan is a member of the Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Nigeria (IPMA) and also a Member of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA). Aside this, she is a Contributor at the Geopolitical Economy Research Group based in University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. She is widely travelled with research interests in the developmental issues such as poverty alleviation, rural development as it affects the third world countries in general and Nigeria in particular. She is passionate on the issue of dependency and underdevelopment of Africa, debt burden and marginalisation.