The Department of Economics was established in 1987 under the then Anambra State University of Science and Technology (ASUTECH). The Department, following the creation of Enugu State in 1991, relocated to Enugu State in the year 1991. It is important to note that before the relocation of ASUTECH Awka, Anambra State, to Enugu, Enugu State after the State Creation, the Department, in 1989/1990 session, had partial accreditation from NUC. The Department, in 2006 and 2012, obtained full accreditation and partial accreditation respectively from NUC. The Department, however, secured full accreditation from NUC in 2015/2016 and 2020/2021 academic session.
Since her inception in Enugu in 1991, the Department has graduated more than 8000 students. The Department is adequately staffed with proper staff mix. Almost all Lecturers in the Department hold Ph.D in relevant areas of Economics. Those who have serves as HODs in the department are as follows: Prof. S.I Udabah; Prof. (Mrs.) G.C Aneke; Mr. Obiekeze Lawrence ; Ass. Prof. G.D. Isiwu; Prof. Nicholas Attamah; Dr. L.C. Azike; Dr. J.C Ogbodo
The Current Head of Department is Prof. Nicholas Attamah.