UNIJOS Graduate Kenneth O. D. Okwor Earns PhD in Law from University of Cambridge
University of Jos(UNIJOS) Graduate, Kenneth O. D. Okwor has attained a remarkable milestone by obtaining a PhD in Law from the esteemed University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Graduating with a first-class degree from the Nigerian Law School, Kenneth was honored with the Star Prize for being the Best Student amidst a class of 5000 students. Impressed by his exceptional academic standing, Kenneth was appointed as a lecturer at the Nigerian Law School at just 24 years old.
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University of Jos(UNIJOS) Graduate, Kenneth O. D. Okwor has attained a remarkable milestone by obtaining a PhD in Law from the esteemed University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Kenneth, a distinguished lawyer and academic hailing from Nigeria, proudly achieved his PhD in economic and monetary unions at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Taking to Linkedin to express his joy, he shared his journey to earning a doctorate in Law. “One year after I submitted my PhD thesis and nine months after a successful Viva, I returned to Cambridge to hold the finger, kneel, and be formally admitted to the degree of Doctor in Philosophia at a Congregation of the Regent House,” Kenneth stated.
His PhD research delved into the realms of law, politics, and economics of the Eco, the proposed single currency of the ECOWAS. Kenneth focused on developing what he termed ‘Ecozone Law’ in his thesis, exploring the issuance of the Eco initially as a trade-facilitating regional CBDC.
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Kenneth's academic journey commenced with an LL.B from the University of Jos in Nigeria, where he excelled in being part of the top 1% of his set. Subsequently, he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, where he was duly inducted as a barrister and solicitor of the supreme court of Nigeria.
Graduating with a first-class degree from the Nigerian Law School, Kenneth was honored with the Star Prize for being the Best Student amidst a class of 5000 students. Impressed by his exceptional academic standing, Kenneth was appointed as a lecturer at the Nigerian Law School at just 24 years old.
Further expanding his academic prowess, Kenneth pursued a Master of Corporate Law at the University of Cambridge and another Master of Law at Harvard University in the United States before embarking on his PhD program at Cambridge as a recipient of the Rowan Williams Scholarship and Wolfson College Scholarship. His dedication and commitment to legal studies have undoubtedly propelled him to remarkable heights in the field of law and academia.
