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Lagos Business and Management Review (LBMR)

The Lagos Business and Management Review (LBMR) is the flagship peer-reviewed journal of the University of Lagos Business School. Established to bridge rigorous academic scholarship with high-level corporate and policy practice, LBMR publishes original, empirical, and case-oriented management research focusing on Africa and emerging global markets.

Aims & Core Scope

  • Strategic management, corporate governance, and leadership ethics in emerging economies.
  • Entrepreneurial ecosystems, SME scale-up, and technology-driven business models.
  • Energy economics, ESG compliance, and sustainable infrastructure finance.
  • Alternative finance, Islamic banking, and non-interest financial engineering.
  • Public sector management, urban logistics, and healthcare supply chain dynamics.
Prof. Olufemi Saibu
Editor-in-Chief, LBMR

Prof. Olufemi Saibu

Professor of Development Economics & Director, Institute of Nigeria-China Development Studies

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Call For Papers — Biannual Submissions

Submit Your Original Research to LBMR

We welcome empirical papers, boardroom clinical case studies, and policy analyses. Submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process.

Frequency: Biannual (June & Dec) • Style: APA 7th Edition (6,000–8,500 words)

Published Journal Articles

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Strategic Banking & FinTech Vol. 5, No. 2 (Dec 2024) • pp. 12–38

Digital Disruption and Strategic Resilience: An Empirical Assessment of Commercial Banking in Nigeria

Authors: Prof. Sunday Abayomi Adebisi & Dr. Babatunde Lawal

This study investigates how digital payment interoperability and regulatory sandbox frameworks influenced operational resilience and customer retention during r...

Digital Disruption Financial Intermediation Operational Resilience Commercial Banking Macroeconomic Volatility Nigeria
DOI: 10.59234/lbmr.v5i2.01
Macroeconomic Policy & Finance Vol. 5, No. 2 (Dec 2024) • pp. 39–65

Macroeconomic Volatility, Currency Fluctuations, and Corporate Capital Structure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Prof. Olufemi Saibu & Dr. Kazeem Bello

Analyzing panel data across 80 publicly listed non-financial firms from 2012 to 2023, this paper evaluates corporate hedging mechanisms and foreign exchange exp...

Currency Devaluation Capital Structure Trade-off Theory Foreign Exchange Exposure Sub-Saharan Africa
DOI: 10.59234/lbmr.v5i2.02
Logistics & Healthcare Management Vol. 5, No. 1 (June 2024) • pp. 71–94

Supply Chain Agility and Cold-Chain Logistics in Urban African Megacities: Lessons from Lagos State

Authors: Prof. Oluyemi Akinloye & Dr. Olayinka Agunloye

A comprehensive evaluation of multi-modal transit corridors, port congestions, and biomedical temperature-controlled delivery networks within the Lagos metropol...

Cold-Chain Logistics Megacity Logistics Urban Mobility Perishable Cargo Lagos State
DOI: 10.59234/lbmr.v5i1.03
Non-Interest Capital Markets Vol. 5, No. 1 (June 2024) • pp. 95–118

Non-Interest Financial Instruments as Catalysts for Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in West Africa

Authors: Prof. Tajudeen Olalekan Yusuf

Examining the structuring and risk-return characteristics of sovereign and corporate Sukuk issuances in funding renewable energy and transit infrastructure proj...

Sukuk Bonds Non-Interest Finance Infrastructure Development ESG Compliance West Africa
DOI: 10.59234/lbmr.v5i1.04