DR SETECHI ELI

SETECHI ELI

CURRENT RANK: Lecturer 1

Email: setechi.eli@ust.edu.ng 

Dr Setechi Eli is a Lecturer 1 in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Faculty of Law, Rivers State University. He served as the Exam Officer of the Department between the years 2023 to 2024 where several students’ complaints were resolved and was responsible for uploading all results in the Department to the University result portal.

He is the Chairman Dress Code Committee of the Faculty of Law, which is responsible for dress code compliance. He is the Special Adviser to the Dean of Law on Legal and Strategy. He has taught Public International Law in the past and is currently teaching Legal Methods and Nigerian Legal System. His core values are diligence, discipline, integrity, gratitude, excellence, respect and informed teamwork.

Dr Setechi Eli obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from the prestigious Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) with second class upper division. Thereupon, after enrolling at the Nigerian Law School where he obtained his Barrister at Law (BL) and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he enrolled and obtained his Masters of Laws Degree (LLM) with Distinction at the Rivers State University (RSU), and subsequently his PhD in law, which to the glory of God, he completed within the minimum three academic sessions and emerged with Distinction and a maximum Cumulative Grade Point of 5.00. His PhD Research topic was: “Legal Appraisal of the Laws and Institutions in the Fight against Corruption, Economic and Financial Crimes in Nigeria.” He is also a Dispute Resolution Specialist (DRS) and Professional Arbitrator, Negotiator and Mediator (PANM) trained by Settlement House, Abuja.

He is the author of three books, namely: An Enemy Called You (2010), The Laws of Academic Excellence (2016) and Get Inspired Live a Better Life (2017). As at October, 2024 he has at least 15 peer reviewed journal article publications in contemporary Law Journals and Reviews. He has attended several conferences and presented papers.