President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Olugbemisola
Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School.
His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo
Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the appointment takes effect on
January 10, 2026, for a four-year term.
The 54-year-old Odusote is currently the Deputy
Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus and will become the first woman
to lead the institution since its establishment in 1962.
She will succeed the current Director-General, Professor Isa
Hayatu Chiroma, whose tenure expires on January 9, 2026, after eight years of
service.
Titilayo Odusote obtained her LL.B. degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and was called to
the Nigerian Bar in 1988. She holds an LL.M from the same university,
specialising in company and commercial law.
She later obtained a PhD in Law from the University of
Surrey, in the United Kingdom, with research interests in Public Law and the
administration of justice.
She joined the law school in 2001 as a lecturer. Since then,
she has served in various capacities, including as head of the academic
department, director of academics, and head of campus.
During her career at the law school, she was a visiting
scholar at Nottingham Trent University in the UK for a short time.
Odusote has published extensively in reputable local and
international law journals and has presented papers at numerous legal education
conferences. She also served on committees of the Council of Legal Education
and the Nigerian Bar Association.
As Director-General, Odusote will be responsible for the
institution’s overall academic leadership, administrative management, and
strategic direction across all campuses. She will also serve as the primary
liaison between the school, the Council of Legal Education, the Body of
Benchers, and the Nigerian Bar Association.
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