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  • Ganduje, Abe, Afikuyomi, others get board chairmanships

    Ganduje, Abe, Afikuyomi, others get board chairmanships

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of board chairpersons for 42 federal organizations and a secretary for the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board.

    The President also named a new Managing-Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).

    In a statement released on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointments were described as part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen governance and institutional performance.

    President Tinubu directed the appointed board chairpersons to respect their non-executive roles and refrain from interfering in the day-to-day management of their respective organizations.

    The appointments take immediate effect.

    Among the key appointees are Hon. Hillard Eta (Cross-River) as Chairman of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Lagos) as Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.

    Former Kano State Governor, who is the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi U. Ganduje, has been named Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), while Secretary of the party, Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola, takes on the role of Chairman of the National Sugar Development Council.

    H.E. Sulaiman Argungu has been appointed Chairman of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, and Sen. Magnus Abe will serve as Chairman of the National Agency for Great Green Wall.

    Barr. Festus Fuanter will chair the National Teachers Institute, while Raji Kazeem Kolawole has been named Director-General of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).

    Chief Victor Tombari Giadom is now the Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, and Comrade Mustapha Salihu takes on the role at the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria.

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    Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo will chair the Industrial Training Fund, and Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa has been appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology.

    Sen. Abubakar Maikafi has been named Chairman of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, and H.E. Nasiru Gawuna will chair the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.

    Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi has been appointed Chairman of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, while Chief D.J. Kekemeke will serve as Chairman of the Nigerian Postal Service.

    Other notable appointments include Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar as Chairman of the National Inland Waterways Authority; Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar as Chairman of the National Steel Council; and Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad as Chairman of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency.

    Mu’azu Bawa Rijau has been appointed Chairman of the National Biosafety Management Agency, and Hon. Durosimi Meseko will chair the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute.

    In the health sector, Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim has been named Chairman of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, while Aare Durotolu Oyebode Bankole will chair the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti.

    Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel has been appointed chairman of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, and Dr.  Mary Alile Idele will chair the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba.

    Additional appointments include Nze Chidi Duru (Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja); Hon. Emma Eneukwu (Federal Medical Centre, Owerri); and Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke (Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia).

    Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka will chair the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, while Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel has been named Chairman of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola.

    Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu will chair the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital in Ebonyi State; and Chief Edward Omo-Erewa has been appointed Chairman of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency.

    Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar will lead the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori has been named Chairman of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi.

    Hon. Lawal M. Liman will chair the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in Zaria, and Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha will oversee the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina.

    Isa Sadiq Achida has been named chairman of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), while Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan will chair the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu; and Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno will chair the Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority.

    Augustine Chukwu Umahi will lead the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, while Engr. Babatunde Fakoyede will chair the Federal Scholarship Board.

    Finally, Hon. Shola Olofin has been named chairman of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund. Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa has been appointed managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation; and Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (Rtd) will serve as Secretary of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board.

  • Afikuyomi’s firm trains lawyers on ‘TechLaw’

    Afikuyomi’s firm trains lawyers on ‘TechLaw’

    Liberty Semper Fidelis, LP, a law firm in Lagos and Abuja,   with offices in Accra, London and Atlanta, will tomorrow begin a workshop for lawyers to prepare them for “TechLaw in legal practice.”

    The workshop, by Centre for Legal Studies, its training arm, will hold at Arcade Sinclair Suites in Abuja, with resource persons from  Nigeria and United Kingdom.

    In a statement by  Principal Partner, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, the focus will be on how legal practice in Nigeria can adopt technology in delivery justice as financial services sector used FinTech for improved service.

    “The workshop is to make us understand the Nigerian technology law landscape and appreciate the import of Artificial Intelligence  in law and Justice. Thus, we will learn more about digital law, technology applications in law, and using technology to improve services and help the justice sector of the economy to grow.

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    “We hope to use the workshop to set the standard for our slogan: ‘Faithful to the Brief’ by ensuring all partners and associates know we aim to ensure that technology becomes the driver for change and positive transformation in the practice of law”, Afikuyomi stated.

    Among the resource persons who will lead discussions during the workshop are Dr. Gbenga Oduntan, an associate professor of international commercial law who also serves as Director of Studies and Chair of, the Research Ethics Advisory Group (REAG), Kent Law School, Elliot College, University of Kent Canterbury, UK, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, SAN, former Attorney General of Ekiti State and managing partner, Legal Resources Consortium, and Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, SAN, principal partner, AK and Co., and former Attorney General of Lagos State.

    Others include Dr. Titi Hameed, the Director (Academics), Nigeria Law School, Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi, Professor of Communications at the Baze University, Abuja, Dr. Emmanuel Olowononi, a Senior Lecturer at the Nigeria Law School, Abuja, Mr. Suraju Olanrewaju, chairman of HEDA Resource Centre and Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), a coalition of anti-corruption organisations, Barr. Jude Igbanoi, Deputy Law Editor and Group Head, Legal and Compliance Services, THISDAY Group of Newspapers

    Oduntan will speak on “Practice Research and Guidance on Cybersecurity and the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Domestic/International Litigation and Arbitration” as well as “Current Legal Issues and Aspects in Air and Space Law”. Fapohunda will address the workshop on “Utilising Press Presence and Social Media Positioning Successfully in Legal Practice”. Kazeem will address the workshop on “Managing a Modern Law Firm” while Hameed will handle the issue of “Ethics and Professional Responsibilities Required in Legal Practice”.

    Suraju’s topic is “Perspectives Strategies on Current Legal Practice in the Area of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Law” while Adeniyi is to handle the issues of “Marketing and Communication Strategy for a Law Firm in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” as well as “Outdoor Team Building and Exercises Focussing on Effective Communication, Problem Solving and Collaboration”. Also, Olowononi will handle the issue of “Interfacing with Regulatory Agencies for Effective Corporate and Property Law Practice in Nigeria”.

    According to Afikuyomi, the nation’s justice sector will gain from the workshop as the firm intends to send the various papers and submissions to relevant committees and sessions of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the leadership of the judiciary.