Staff
Mr. Tiamiyu Ademola
The Institute Secretary (IS)
Designation:The Institute Secretary (IS)
- Phone:2348037147508
Professor Animi Esther Awah
Director, Continuing Legal Education, Consultancy and Regional Economic Integration Law
Professor Animi Esther Awah
Director, Continuing Legal Education, Consultancy and Regional Economic Integration Law
Professor. Peter Akper, SAN, OFR
Director of Research
Department: International Law
Designation: Director of Research
Award Achievement: Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic
Professional Bodies: Member: Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law; Member: international Bar Association, Section Energy, Environment and Infrastructure Law; Member Nigerian Society of International Law; Member: Nigerian Association of Law Teachers; Associate Member: Charted Institute of Arbitrators.
Area of Specialization: International Economic Law; Environmental law; Natural Resources Law (Mining Law and Policy 😉 International Criminal Law; Infrastructure Law.
- Phone:+2348065509436
Professor. Anyaogu Oluocha
The Institute Librarian
Designation: The Institute Librarian
- Phone:2348179349121
Professor. Emmanuel Okon
Director of Postgraduate Studies
Designation: Director of Postgraduate Studies
- Phone:2348136767961
Associate Professor Owoeye Jide
Deputy Librarian
Department: Library
Designation: Deputy Librarian
Professional Bodies: Member Of Nigerian Library Association(NLA), Nigerian Law Library Association, Special Library Associaton, Chartered Librarian, Internet Library Association
Area of Specialization:Information Technology and Law Librarianship.
Professor Adekunle Adedeji SAN
Research Professor
Department: Academic Department/Research Fellow's Cadre
Designation: Research Professor
Award Achievement: Senior Advocate of Nigeria
Professional Bodies: Member: Nigerian Bar Association.
Area of Specialization: Legislative Drafting; International Criminal Law, Law of the Sea.
- Phone:+2348065509436
Professor Adebambo Adewopo
Research Professor
Professor Adebambo Adewopo
Research Professor
Designation: Research Professor
Area of Specialization Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law
Assoc. Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi
Senior Research Fellow
Assoc. Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi
Senior Research Fellow
Department: Public Law
Designation: Senior Research Fellow
Dr Okukpon Irekpitan
Senior Research Fellow
Designation : Senior Research Fellow
Award Achievement: Certificate of Participation, United Nations International Law Seminar, United Nations Office Geneva, Switzerland; Scholarship and Travel Grant - 2010 International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (IFLOS) Summer Academy 'Uses and Protection of the Sea: Legal, Economic and Natural Science Perspectives, 'International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany, 25th July - 21st August, 2010; Best Oralist, IFLOS Summer Academy Moot Court Competition 2010; Joe Iruku Prize for Best Student in Insurance Law at the 400 Level, 2003/2004 Academic Session, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; Miss Congeniality 2005, Class of 2005, 2004/2005 Academic Session, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria.
Professional Bodies: International Bar Association; Nigerian Bar Association; Nigerian Association of Law Teachers
Area of Specialization International Environmental Law (particularly Waste Management); International Migration Law; General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Phone:08035722128
Mr Nwabuzor Castro Chukwuemeka
Research Professor
Award Achievement: Chukwuemeka is a Research Fellow with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. He is a qualified lawyer in Nigeria and is qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales. Mr Nwabuzor had his LLM (with distinction) from Queen Mary University of London in 2009. Between 2010 and 2011, he worked with the law firm of Dylan Conrad Kreolle in London as a criminal defence caseworker/solicitor. He also engaged in general corporate and employment law practice in the firm. Mr Nwabuzor has presented papers on Prosecutorial Discretion under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, Reforms to Speed up Criminal Trials under the ACJA, Criminal and Civil Assets Forfeiture, Management of the Proceeds of Crime and on Mutual Legal Assistance. He has also successfully organised workshops collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) the Nigeria Police Force, prosecutors of the Federal Ministry of Justice, prosecutors of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and prosecutors of anti-corruption agencies on the reforms introduced by the ACJA. He has represented NIALS at deliberations of the Presidential Committee on FATF, focusing on the Proceeds of Crime Bill and the Terrorist (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill and has served as a rapporteur for the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption’s 2016 Workshops ‘On the Role of Judges in the Fight against Corruption’ and ‘The National Stakeholders Workshop on Recovery and Management of Recovered Assets’. He has a list of publications to his credit and co-edited two NIALS publications – Issues on the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria (2016) and Money Laundering: Law and Policy (2014). He teaches Substantive Provisions in the LLM and PGD classes of the Akinola Aguda School of Postgraduate Studies, NIALS. Professional Bodies: Member, Nigerian Bar Association
Area of Specialization His areas of interest include regulatory compliance, economic and financial crimes law, international investment law and legislative drafting
Mrs Etomilade-Oduola Ifeoluwa
Research Fellow I
Designation: Research Fellow
Area of Specialization Financial and Securities Regulation, International and Comparative Commercial Law
- Phone:08189708698
Mr. James G Bathnna
Director Administration/Legal Services
Mrs. Jerry Imahiagbe S N
Director Administration
Mrs Uche Onyinyechi
Research Fellow I
Department:Public Law
Designation: Research Fellow 1
Award of Achievement Research Fellow I Professional Bodies NBA, NIM
Area of Specialization Environmental Law, Criminal Justice/ Transitional Justice
- Phone:07039101945
Associate Professor Udombana Ngozi
HOD African Comparative Law Department.
Associate Professor Udombana Ngozi
HOD African Comparative Law Department.
Department:Public Law
Designation: HOD African Comparative Law Department.
Professional Bodies Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar Association
Area of Specialization Legal Writing, Legislative Drafting and Human Rights
Assoc. Prof Ibe Ifeakandu
Head PG School Abuja Office
Assoc. Prof Ibe Ifeakandu
Head PG School Abuja Office
Department: Public Law
Designation: Head PG School Abuja Office
Dr. Peter Anyebe
Deputy Director PG School
Designation Deputy Director PG School
- Phone:2348023620676, 2348032367571
- Email:pgschool@nials.edu.ng
Mr Ali Hussaini
Principal Librarian
Mr Ali Hussaini
Principal Librarian
Department: Library
Designation : Principal Librarian
Award Achievement: (1). Acknowledgement of Meritorious Service to the Institute . Presented May 19, 2009. (2).Most Innovative Staff of the Institute. Presented 2014
Professional Bodies: Nigerian Library Association
Area of Specialization Library and Information Technology
- Phone:08037399256
Adediran Adejoke
Senior Research Fellow
Department: International Law
Designation: Senior Research Fellow
Award Achievement: Graduating Class Award for the Most Diligent Female, Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife 2005; NIALS Award for the Most Prolific Research Fellow 2014; Fellow, United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme, Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands 2019; Scholarship for the Summer Courses on Public International Law of the Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands July 2019.
Professional Bodies: Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, Women in Aviation International
Area of Specialization: Aviation Law, International Law, International Criminal Law, Freedom of Information
Mr. Audu Idrisu
Deputy Institute Secretary (General Services) Lagos
Hajiya. Hajara B Goniri
Deputy Insitute Secretary (Human Resource Management) Abuja
Hajiya. Rahamatu Duwap Bello
Chief Internal Auditoress Dev.
Mr. BABATUNDE Olaniyi
System Administrator (ICT)
Designation:System Administrator (ICT)
Professional Bodies: Computer Forensics Institute, Nigeria (CFIN). (MCFI)
Area of Specialization Information and Communication Technology
- Phone:+2348054231775
Mr. Ibhagbosoria Fidelis
Principal Assistant Secretary (Administration)
Mrs. Falana Bukola
Deputy Institute Secretary (Secretary PG School)
Mrs. Falana Bukola
Deputy Institute Secretary (Secretary PG School)
Designation Deputy Institute Secretary (Secretary PG School)
- Phone:2348155227453