Oluomachi Agbazuere

Oluomachi Blessing Agbazuere is a Mastercard Foundation Scholar pursuing a Master of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and is a member of St Cross College.

Oluomachi graduated as the overall best student across all faculties at Abia State University, ranking first among 3,757 students and becoming the first law student to achieve this milestone. At the Nigerian Law School, Oluomachi graduated with First Class Honours in the top 1% of a class of over 5,300 students and was recognised as the second-best graduating student in Corporate Law Practice.

During undergraduate studies, Oluomachi served as Vice President of the university’s Law Students Association, championing infrastructure improvements at the relocated campus to create a safer and more accessible environment for the student community. Oluomachi also founded the Heartfelt Movement, a student-led initiative focused on child education and advocacy for vulnerable groups, including survivors of sexual violence, people living with leprosy, and the visually impaired. Through its efforts, the initiative challenged stigma, expanded access to support, and promoted inclusion.

After law school, Oluomachi worked for over two years as an Associate at G. Elias, a Tier 1 law firm consistently ranked by leading international legal directories such as IFLR1000, The Legal 500, and Chambers Global. Her role involved advising government and private clients on public-private partnerships and financing arrangements for infrastructure projects. This underscored how legal and financing structures shaped people’s access to essential services, reinforcing lessons drawn from growing up in Nigeria while witnessing the challenges faced by vulnerable communities.

These experiences fuelled Oluomachi’s commitment to building systems that protect women and children and expand access to legal aid, healthcare, and protection services through public policy advisory. At Oxford, Oluomachi is excited to engage with faculty and peers from across Africa and beyond, and to combine these experiences with a background in law and PPP financing to develop policies that advance gender-responsive social infrastructure, specifically integrated one-stop facilities for vulnerable communities.

In spare time, Oluomachi enjoys reading fiction, writing poems, and drafting a memoir with the hope of publishing it.