 In 1941, he admitted into the prestigious Yaba Higher College, Lagos, for a diploma course in arts (1941–1942).Due to conversion of Yaba College into a military base for the Royal West African Force at the heat of WW II, in 1942 he was transferred to the Achimota College in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana), where he completed his studies in Latin, Greek, history, English language, and literature with a diploma certificate in 1943.He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics through private study, after, he proceeded to Northwestern University, where he earned an MA and Ph.D in Economics.