DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA)

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Formula:
Online
Language:
English
Enrollment:
30%
ROME:
12 Available seats

April 2025 Intake: Opens -
Apply for a scholarship (available up to 5% till 31st October)

LEARNING OPTIONS

  • On-campus (Lagos Only)
  • 100% Online

BENEFITS

  • European degree (Double Certificate)
  • Scholarships available (up to 5%)
  • Career Services and Alumni Relationship
  • International Bootcamps to partnering Universities
  • Study tour in Rome
  • One-year duration
  • Networking opportunities…Click here to see more

SCHOLARSHIP & PAYMENT PLAN

The tuition fee:

  • 100% online participation: NGN2, 200,000.00
  • On-campus participation: NGN2,430,000.00
  • Scholarship available up to 5%
  • An installment payment plan is also available

HENRY OJIELO


He is the Managing Partner of S4G Nigeria Limited. He was the General Manager, Retail Sales in responsibility for 75% of total Conoil Sales developed, implementation, and delivery of the among business operating plans for retail sales. Sales executive with 23 years experience; 13 of the years in senior and executive management roles. Has mastery in Route-to-Consumer Strategy and implementation, Winning at retail through excellent Trade Marketing Execution. Also strong at Innovation Trade Strategy and Sales Transformation. Has as well, excellent people leadership skills that resulted in the development and retention of talents in various roles. Developed key talents in GN Plc. through coaching, project leads, and mentoring, as well as having all sales leaders spending more time in the field with associates – two have moved up to senior management roles, while one is on an international assignment. The involved team in Strategy and plan, and created avenues for team bonding, motivation, and coaching, which Improved East & North East Region Super engaged employee score in 2015 by 25 points Changed the leadership style in NBC from directive to participatory and coaching, by doing a self-run one-day leadership program for all commercial managers in NBC Plc. Lagos region – many managers have attributed their change in mind-set and growth to the training… Click here to see more

what people say...

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I have obtained a specific set of ‘soft’ skills, including interpersonal skills, leadership, emotional intelligence, and corporate responsibility. This has polished my methodology for both personal and professional interactions or engagement.

Davidson Edeoghon

Country Business Manager – Baihe Medical Technology Co., Ltd

My love for Rome Business School was from day one. I did this program just to broaden my knowledge but it has changed my life positively. I’m glad I did and will recommend RBS to people at every given opportunity. My love for Rome Business School was from day one. I did this program just to broaden my knowledge but it has changed my life positively. I’m glad I did and will recommend RBS to people at every given opportunity.

Olufunke Babalola

Asst. Manager, Employee Relations – Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd, Portharcout

I have been following Rome Business School long before I enrolled. I was too busy to commence the programme so it was quite exciting for me that the school I had always wanted to attend resumed operations in Nigeria. I quickly registered and did all that I was to do. I was pampered by RBSN staff and was given a seamless reception. I couldn’t wait to start as RBSN felt like home to me.

Annie Ekwere

Hospitality, Fashion, Human Resources Entrepreneur

I reached out to Rome Business School to inquire about the Master’s program in Agribusiness Management after I ran into the social media advert. Long story short, I enrolled and got admitted.

My first few days of the lecture were quite remarkable judging from the coordination of the staff and in-depth knowledge of the lecturers. The class sessions were very interactive and the lecturers made use of case studies from real experiences in driving their points.

Okey Louis Udeh

Masters in Agribusiness Management

My Master in Marketing and Communication has given me the skill sets I need to take my career to the next level. I was able to gain knowledge that enhanced my credibility and expertise.

Ubong Donald

Market Development Manager – Bayer Environmental Science

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Why Rome Business School?

I am Antonio Ragusa, Dean of Rome Business School; first of all, let me thank you for your interest in our institute.

Choosing to take a Master at Rome Business School is an investment in your future, building a strong professional profile, and enhancing your career opportunities.

Taking part in our programs is the ideal choice for so many reasons. Here are five good reasons to choose us:

Global Experience – International Boot-camps in Rome & Kigali
Looking for an international experience to gain a brand-new perspective on the business world? We offer you the chance to do just that, honing your competency and enriching your knowledge of entrepreneurship, innovation, and other key topics in the business world by taking part in our International Programs in Rome and Kigali, where you can also expand your professional network.

Networking & Partners
We have solid partnerships in place with several locally and globally renowned leading companies, such as Airtel, Rainoil, Innoson, Fidson, Cool FM, CIPM, Fendi, Bulgari, Eataly, IBM Italy, Land Rover, and many more. To ensure our students can build a strong professional network, we constantly organize meetings, visits, events, and guest lectures with representatives from elite business ecosystems, encouraging interaction between leading professionals and the students, and facilitating the learning process… Read More

More Information

Application process:

Email your application to nigeria@romebusinessschool.it This should include:

  • your curriculum vitae
  • a motivational letter indicating why you wish to enroll, your expectations and
    your professional objectives (no more
    than 200 words)
  • your university certificate/transcripts
  • a copy of your Passport/ID

Application considered by Rome Business School

The Rome Business School Nigeria Admission Team will assess your application and will contact you if any additional
documents are required. Completed applications will then be considered by the Academic Selection Committee.

Interview (either in person or online)
All candidates selected by the academic selection committee must interview with a member of the Admission team, either in person or online via Skype/Webex.

Application outcome
We will notify you informally by email of your application outcome, and you will receive either an official offer notification with information on any outstanding conditions to complete or an official rejection notification within one week.

Develop core business competencies and leadership excellence

Promoting the essential knowledge needed to organize the different departments  of a company: Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, and  Operations. Developing capacities and gaining the tools required for effective  leadership: Teamwork, Motivation, Communication, Business Ethics, and Social  Responsibility. Gaining insight into the perspective of a senior manager or  executive and understanding the larger context of management.

Develop entrepreneurial spirit, create, plan and grow

Enhancing the entrepreneurial spirit and laying the foundations for the  creation of new businesses, while also fostering innovation and creativity.  Operating with ease in complex and competitive national and international  organizations, within a framework of sustainable development and growth.

Manage emerging technologies, innovation and change,  and build disruptive skills for global business immersion

Managing the organization’s flexibility in response to new technologies, new  markets, innovation, and the evolution of society. Adapting to and anticipating  the need to change the organization with the key objective of remaining  competitive especially within an international global context. Learning and  understanding the use of new emerging technologies and the application of data for transforming and developing business in today’s digital age.

Executive MBA paves the way to new future opportunities and equips you with tools to build a strong professional profile.

Discover your untapped potential and your ability to take on responsibility and drive forward meaningful change. It is time to become a better manager, which you can achieve in the following way:

  1. International Boot camp in Rome, and Kigali
    – Looking for an international exposure to gain a brand-new perspective on the business world? We offer the chance to enrich your knowledge of entrepreneurship, innovation and other key topics in the business world by taking part in our International Programs in Rome and Kigali where you can also expand your professional network.
  2. Life & Soft Skills Program: Self-Discovery, Self- Awareness, Empowerment, Reinvention
    Soft skills are personal attributes that influence our relationships and communication. They are fundamental for conducting effective leadership and steering businesses towards success. In this increasingly technological world, soft skills are the fuel that drives the growth of our relationships. Soft skills are essential abilities and life skills that we should master each and every day in order to become a better version of ourselves.
  3. Networking & Partners, Multinational Relationships.
    In partnership with several globally renowned leading companies, such as Airtel, Fidson Pharmaceutical, Messrand, Nigeria Info, Cars45, Microsoft, Rainoil and many more, we give you the opportunity to make contact with real working environments and build a strong professional network, through workshops, webinars, guest speakers and many more activities, encouraging interaction between leading professionals and students, and facilitating the learning process through real case studies.
  4. Career Acceleration  Program, Design your professional profile
    A tailored Career Acceleration Program specifically designed to shape each student’s professional profile to enable them to become a competitive figure in the modern employment market. You will have access to workshops focusing on the latest key topics in relation to job seeking and career networking, individual career guidance meetings, and our exclusive events to ensure the best start or a great boost in your career.
  5. Coaching Program
    How much of your potential are you using from 1 to 10? Learn to get the most out of your potential through 3 Master coaching sessions with some of our experts. You will improve your competences in terms of achieving your goals, effectively contributing to teamwork activities, communicating effectively, time management and many more key skills for being successful in your future career.
  6. RBSN for Entrepreneurship
    Are you planning to start up your own business or dreaming of becoming the fresh, innovative driving force within an organization? We will equip you with skills, insights and the curious mindset required to spot new opportunities, make connections and bring new business ventures to life.
  7. Virtual Coffee with CEOs
    Network with Top CEOs & learn what it takes, to excel in your career.
    Develop networking skills directly in two interactive conversations with Top CEOs, during which you can ask questions, inquire about career interests and roadblocks, and ask about the keys to career success, and network with a variety of friendly, experienced professionals! The two coffee conversations will be held virtually online, meaning you can join them and participate from anywhere live in real time.
  8. RBSN Business Showmanship
    Gain visibility for your business as we project your business on our social media platforms and free consultancy on key business challenges.The Business Showmanship is designed to give your business visibility as your business will be promoted across all our social media channels. This is usually after you have made a presentation in one of the In-Class lectures where our highly experienced faculty will offer you free consulting on your key business challenges. Your presentation will also spotlight your business as the primary case study for the class. And where a student doesn’t have an existing business, an alternative business can be used.
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Fisayo Oyedeji (Ph.D.)

MBA Lead Faculty

Is the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Core Trust & Investment Limited, a full-service investment banking and financial services outfit. Prior to my foray into Core Trust as a professional entrepreneur, I garnered cognate and demonstrable experience in credit, corporate finance, investment banking, structured finance, and treasury management; starting from my tutelage years at Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (NIDB – now Bank of Industry) as a project/investment analyst. I was also part of the team responsible for establishing the oil and gas businesses, structured transactions and multilateral institutions assisted projects in Continental Trust Bank Plc (now in “UBA”), Fidelity Bank Plc and City Express Bank Ltd (now part of UBA), which improved significantly on the bottom line of these banks.

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Babatunde Asenuga (Ph.D.)

MBA Program Advisor

Babatunde S. Asenuga has over twelve (12) years extensive experience in strategic Project Management, Innovation Technology Management, Educational Administration, Technical Entrepreneurship, Business Quantitative Techniques, Enterprise Solutions, Management Information Systems, Project Development and Community Service focused on Peace Advocacy in Nigeria. He has served as a Consultant in various capacities to different individuals and institutions.

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Austin Nweze (Ph.D.)

For over 15 years he consulted for organizations on organizational transformations
/revitalization and developed and delivered training programs for corporate organizations and government establishments in the areas of entrepreneurship development, venture management, leadership, six sigma, media relations, finance, financial planning, retirement planning, marketing, strategy, and soft skills. He is a workshop speaker and consultant at international conferences, seminars, and workshop. He is also the Principal Consultant, Bellwether Consulting – Training, BPO, Strategy.

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Toromade Francis

Is a seasoned Agribusiness expert, consultant and analyst with more than two decades experience in leading and managing marketing, sales, procurement, research, training and development, and financial management in the livestock sub-sector in Nigeria and West Africa.
Francis worked as General Manager, Sales and Marketing, for thirteen years at Amo Byng Nig. Ltd: one of Nigeria’s leading producers and distributors of high-quality feed concentrates and finished feeds where he led business strategy development and grew sales revenue by more than 1,400%, expanded the business credit facilities, and distribution network across Nigeria and West Africa.

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Kehinde Onijingin (Ph.D.)

Is a Human Resource Professional with over 10 years’ varied experience at the senior management level. He has a demonstrable history of HR value creation in the manufacturing and financial services industries. Skilled in strategy, employees relations, the legal aspect of HR, talent management, learning and development, organizational development, recruitment, policy formulation and execution, HR procedure and workflow, compensation, HR consulting, and strong business partnership. Dr. Onijingin is a Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria. He is also a certified Balanced Scorecard Professional from George Washington University and Balanced Scorecard Institute, West Africa.

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Ihenetu Temitope

She has successfully facilitated with different companies on Human Resource Planning, HR Strategy, Strategic Talent management, Benefits and Compensation management, HR metrics and Analytics, Learning and development, Organizational Development and Corporate Strategy.

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Olajumoke Bolu-Kujero

Is a Digital Marketing and E-Commerce expert. She is currently the Head of Marketing Jumia Nigeria where she plans and executes marketing campaigns, monitors KPIs, ensures cost efficiency, adopts best practices, and defines customer touch points across all business units.
She was the Head of Marketing, Wakanow Lagos. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business. .

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Tunde Ojo

Tunde Ojo is a branding and communication consultant, entrepreneur, business strategist, and leadership & management coach. He is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Touchstone Limited, a global idea consultancy which specializes in brand strategy, marketing communications, and social % behavioral change communications with a track record of delivering results across industries. For over 30 years, Tunde has helped in giving strategic direction and growth to large corporations and major brands from financial services, FMCG to Non-for-profit organizations. Tunde holds BSc & MSc degrees in Mass Communication from University of Lagos.

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Charles Ugwu (Ph.D.)

Dr. Charles Ugwu is the immediate past Director of Professional Development at the Chartered Institute of Personnel management of Nigeria and the Managing Partner of the El-Loman International Ltd. He is also a Council member and senior consultant with the Garson Lehman Group (GLG- Austin Texas). With over twenty-five years of active Oil and gas, Professional services and consulting experience in lead roles across four continents, Charles currently champions the professional development of over twelve thousand Human Resources management professionals in Nigeria. As a global capability development Subject Matter Expert, Charles leads a team of Expert Solution Providers (ESP) on leadership, knowledge management, organizational effectiveness with engagement footprints in the US, UK, Gabon, Middle East. Asia, Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leon, Kenya, South Africa, Malaysia, and Nigeria.

A Certified Business Manager (CBM) with a Doctorate in Business Administration, BSc, an MSc in Economics amongst other academic and professional certifications.

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Oluwatosin Oyebola

Is currently the Divisional Head of People Management for Credit Direct Limited – the pioneer and largest consumer lending company in Nigeria – where she is responsible for directing people management strategies, people engagement and empowerment to drive excellence and position the organisation as “the place to work”. Before Credit Direct, ‘Tosin worked in consulting and administrative capacities at Phillips Consulting Limited (as Managing Consultant, Human Capital Management) and Nextzon Business Services (as Talent Management Lead). She started her career in business advisory and strategy development at Nextzon.

Her 16 years’ experience spans Business Management, Human Resource Consulting, General HR Administration and HR Outsourcing.

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Akinola Ayoola

He was the Chief Human Resource Officer at Oando Plc and is currently the Managing Partner, Jasper Beryl Consulting. He is an accomplished HR practitioner with over 28 years of specialist and generalist experience gained within the public and private sectors while working with the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria as an Administrative Officer, Unilever Plc, Financial Merchant Bank Ltd, Services Techniques Schlumberger, Transocean Inc, and Oando Plc.

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Henry Ojielo

He is the Managing Partner S4G Nigeria Limited. He was the General Manager, Retail Sales in responsibility for 75% of total Conoil Sales development, implementation and delivery of the among business operating plan for retail sales. Sales executive with 23 years experience; 13 of the years in senior and executive management roles. Has mastery in Route-to-Consumer Strategy and implementation, Winning at retail through excellent Trade Marketing Execution. Also strong at Innovation Trade Strategy and Sales Transformation. Has as well, excellent people leadership skills that resulted in the development and retention of talents in various roles.
Developed key talents in GN Plc. through coaching, project leads and mentoring, as well as having all sales leaders spending more time in the field with associates – two have moved up to senior management roles, while one is on international assignment. Involved team in Strategy and plan, and created avenues for team bonding, motivation and coaching, which Improved East & North East Region Super engaged employee score in 2015 by 25 points Changed the leadership style in NBC from directive to participatory and coaching, by doing a self-run one-day leadership program for all commercial managers in NBC Plc. Lagos region – many managers have attributed their change in mind-set and growth to the training.

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Mahendra Waman

After completing his Engineering in Industrial Electronics in 1995, he pursued Advance Diploma in Computer Hardware and Network Engineering. He believes in practical approach to the Business Administration. After gaining about 13 years of work experience in various business functions, he decided to attain appropriate qualification in Business Administration in order to support his knowledge and experience. In 2012, he completed his MBA with specialization in E-Business from WeSchool in Mumbai.

Over a period of 23 years of his career, Mr. WAMAN has attended many Technical and Professional courses to gain competitive edge. He even possesses globally recognized certifications. In 2007, he was certified as “Lead Auditor in ISO 27001” and in 2017, he passed “Certified Information Systems Auditor” certification which is awarded by Information Systems Audit and Control Association of USA.

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Cecilia Osoka

Cecilia is an accomplished and seasoned professional with an accounting, audit, finance and banking career spanning over 27years. She holds a BSC. (Hons) Accounting from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Her MBA at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Nigeria and she is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (FCA). She is a Senior Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Of Nigeria (CIBN) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACITN).

Her Audit and Accountancy practice career of about 7years was spent at Uniugbe Akintola and Co before moving to the Finance and Banking Sector.
Her banking career which spanned almost 17years began at Merchant Bank of Commerce Ltd as a pioneer Treasury staff.

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Henry Ogiri (Ph.D.)

Teaches Financial Management, Accounting and Corporate Social Responsibility to MBA students at Rome Business School. Dr. Itotenaan Henry Ogiri is a seasoned Accountant with vast experience in the Nigerian Economy. He has served as Executive Director (Finance & Administration) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Earlier on, he was elected Member of Parliament where he represented Abua/Odual State Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly for two consecutive terms.

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Uju Onwuzulike

Uju Onwuzulike is an advisor to Boards, CEOs, and Seniors Management on how to drive systemic growth and lasting organizational performance. He is a Steve Haines trained strategic management and systems thinking expert, a former global partner of Haines Centre for Strategic Management, California, USA, a former strategy officer, and a faculty member in Rome Business School where he teaches executive MBAs on strategic management. He has earned a Gold Mastery in Strategic Management from Haines Centre for Strategic Management in collaboration with the University of San Diego and the first in Africa to achieve the Optimal Thinking Assessment Facilitator’s status from the World Academy of Personal Development, the USA since 2007. He has an MBA and a first degree in Mathematics.

Currently, he is the Chief Results Officer of Mentoring Consult Ltd (a strategic management & outstanding performance specialist firm) – and he believes in inspiring board of directors, CEOs and senior management to continuously break the status quo mentality and ambiguity that come in their ways, and quickly become adaptive, strategic, and systemic in managing all facets of business peculiarities.

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Emmanuel Agu

Emmanuel Agu has over 18 years’ experience across Consulting, Banking and FMCGs (Diageo, Heineken and Jotna Group). A well-rounded Business and Commercial Leader with a strong track record in business strategy, brand communication/experiential strategy, portfolio commercialization, insight generation that has delivered strong ROI on cutting-edge innovations, and high performing team leadership. Skilled in regional/national communication and local insight generation that delivers strong brand growth. Vast experience in cause marketing. Very knowledgeable about the Nigerian/African consumer space, their habits and attitudes towards brands.
Agu has successfully steered and managed over 20 brands in the Nigerian marketing landscape in the last two decades. A brand turnaround expert with a sound creative skill set, strategic know-how, street-level credibility and executional excellence.

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Oluseyi Olanrewaju (Ph.D.)

He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (CIMA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, USA (AICPA–The Association), Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) (NIM), Institute of Certified Cost Management of Nigeria (ICCMN), Institute of Directors, Nigeria (IoD).

Global Experience – International Boot-camps in Rome & Kigali 

Looking for an international experience to gain a brand-new perspective on the business world? We offer you the chance to do just that, honing your competency and enriching your knowledge of entrepreneurship, innovation, and other key topics in the business world by taking part in our International Programs in Rome and Kigali, where you can also expand your professional network

In-Company Business Project. 

Thanks to our worldwide network of partners, Rome Business School can provide you with access to a wide range of internship opportunities in Nigeria and the amazing destinations in Africa and outside Africa. Dive into an international and business oriented context and take advantage of a life changing experience!

Life & Soft Skills Program Self Discovery. 

Self-Awareness. Empowerment. Reinvention. Soft skills are personal attributes that can affect our relationships and communication and are crucial for business success and effective leadership, in this high tech world in which we live. If we look it deeper, the soft skills are actually essential abilities, they are life skills that we should master each and every day to become a better version of ourselves. The program is practice based consisting of 5 interactive courses, including self-assessment tests, role plays and quizzes and a final Certification of completion.

Networking & Partners 

We have solid partnerships in place with several locally and globally renowned leading companies, such as Airtel, Rainoil, Innoson, Fidson, Cool FM, CIPM, Fendi, Bulgari, Eataly, IBM Italy, Land Rover and many more. To ensure our students can build a strong professional network, we constantly organize meetings, visits, events and guest lectures with representatives from elite business ecosystems, encouraging interaction between leading professionals and the students, and facilitating the learning process.

Capstone Project: Practical Business Challenge 

Tangible return on your investment. Teamwork project with a scope to develop a Business Plan, Marketing or Sales plan that solves a business problem in a business area, of an existing or fictitious companies in the industry OR work on a business challenge in the companies students work, or work on a real business company’s challenge proposed by the Program Director to resolve a problem and create a strategy. All teams are guided from the initial phase of the project and upon completion present the project verbally to the Academic Committee.

Career Acceleration Program 

Our skilled and professional Career Services Team provides our participants with a personalized Career Acceleration Program specifically designed to shape their own professional profile in order to become a competitive figure in the modern employment market. You have access to workshops focusing on the hottest topics in relation to job seeking and career networking, individual career guidance meetings, our exclusive event. Rome Business School Talent Focus‟, and more invaluable benefits to ensure the best start or a great boost in your career.

Application Form

Successful applicants will be contacted by our Admissions advisor team.