Kathleen Okafor
Kathleen Ebelechukwu Okafor | |
|---|---|
| Vice chancellor of Baze University | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tahir Mamman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nnewi, Anambra State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | Non-Partisan |
Kathleen Ebelechukwu Okafor is a Nigerian professor of property and commercial law and the acting Vice Chancellor of Baze University.[1][2]
Early life and background
[edit]Kathleen obtained Her O'Level exams at Queens School Enugu and got her LL.B degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1974. She then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School Lagos campus and was called to bar in 1979. She was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in September 2022 by the Nigerian Bar.[3][4]
She got her LL.M degree from the University College London in 1981 and her PhD from the University of Lagos in 2000.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Kathleen Okafor practised briefly in the Lateef Adegbite & Co Chambers. She was also a second counsel with Shell Petroleum from there proceeded to work as Legal Adviser and Company Secretary for the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc.[7]
As part of her leadership duties, she was the Dean, Faculty of Law Baze University and Chairperson Faculty of Law welfare committee.
She was appointed by the governing council of Baze University as the Acting Vice Chancellor in august 2023 following the appointment of the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tahir Mamman as Education Minister by the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu government.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baze University Abuja". bazeuniversity.edu.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Baze University Abuja". bazeuniversity.edu.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ Osasona, Kehinde (2022-09-30). "Nine Law Professors, 3 Lawyers, 50 others elavated to Senior Advocates of Nigeria". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ Oyeyemi, Fadehan (2022-09-29). "9 professors, 3 EFCC lawyers, 50 others emerge Senior Advocates of Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "'There's Gender Inequality at the Inner Bar' - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "About Us – Dr Kathleen Okafor Chambers". Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Restructuring and insolvency in Nigeria – Events". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ gidado (2023-08-18). "Prof. Kathleen Okafor Appointed Acting VC of Baze University, Succeeding Prof. Tahir Mamman". News Digest. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "TAHIR MAMMAN: RIGHT MAN, RIGHT JOB - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
External links
[edit]- Baze University Website [1]