Prof. Jude is a Professor of Economics, and holds a Ph.D in Economics with bias in Development Economics.

He attended advanced postgraduate courses on Management of higher education institutes at Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) Israel, and on Science parks, innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurship at Lund University Sweden. He was on Research Fellowship at the International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), Brasilia, Brazil.

Prof. Jude has published a reputable impact factor journals as well as presented papers in international conferences held in France, Russia, South Africa, and Germany amongst others.

He is also a member of the Nigerian Economics Society (NES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), Australian Centre on Quality of Life (ACQoL), and REPAD in Africa.