Dr. Goodnews Agbi was born on the 2nd of February 1960 in Oyede, Isoko
North LGA of Delta State. He attended Orile Iganmu Primary School Lagos,
then to St Finbarr’s College Akoka Lagos, finished in 1980 and
proceeded to Kings College Lagos for A level the same year. Dr. Agbi
left Kings College 1981 through JAMB to the then Ahmadu Bello
University, Bauchi Campus. He Graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of
Engineering, B.Eng, Civil. He went for his masters degree in University
of Lagos where he obtained a Masters of Science in Structural
Engineering, M.Sc, Structures in 1997. He then enrolled for an MBA
program in 1999 at University of Calabar and graduated in 2001. He
proceeded to Staton University, Tampa, Florida, USA, for his Ph.D in
Monetary Economics. He Graduated in 2003. Dr. Agbi is a Member of
Nigeria Society Engineers, Member of the Council for the Regulation of
Engineering in Nigeria, COREN. Dr. Agbi is a fellow Nigeria Society of
Engineers, FNSE. He is 62 years old.