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Deputy Director- General & Head of Lagos Campus
Academic Department, Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus

Dr. Nasiru Tijani is a highly accomplished legal professional with over 34 years of experience. He is the Deputy-Director General and Head of the Lagos Campus at the Nigerian Law School. Dr. Tijani is an expert in litigation, matrimonial causes, and alternative dispute resolution. He has authored influential books on family law and constitutional law in Nigeria. Additionally, he is a Fellow of several prestigious organizations and serves as an editor for renowned legal publications. Dr. Tijani's expertise and contributions have solidified his standing as a respected figure in the legal community both nationally and internationally.

Ibadan South West
nasirutijani2005@gmail.com
08036896134
Date of Assumption of Duty
February 12, 2001
Date of Present Appointment
June 1, 2018
Status on Assumption of Duty
Lecturer 1
Present Position
Deputy Director-General & Head of Campus

WORKING EXPERIENCE

OUTSIDE THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

Teacher

Immaculate Conception College Benin City Edo State

1981 - 1982

Legal Adviser

(N.Y.S.C)

Irepodun Local Government Area Headquarters kwara State

1986 - 1987

Counsel

Gani Fawehinmi Chambers Ajao Road, Anthony Village, Lagos

1987 - 1989

Deputy Editor

Nigerian Law Publications Ltd (Publishers of Nigerian Weekly Law Reports; Supreme Court of Nigeria Law Reports)

1987 - 1989

Editor

Federal High Court Law Reports

1990 – till date

Graduate Research

Assistant

University of Lagos Akoka Yaba

1990

Editor

Failed Banks Tribunal of Nigeria Law Reports

1998 - 1999

Editor

Nigerian Banking Law Reports

1999 – till date

Founding Partner

Omowole, Tijani & Co (Legal Practitioners)

1990 - 2001

Part Time

University of Calabar Lecturer

1998 - 2000

AT THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

Lecturer 1

Dept. of Litigation; Nigerian Law School, Abuja Campus,

February 12, 2001 -September 30, 2004

Senior Lecturer

Dept. of Litigation, Nigerian Law School, Abuja Campus,

October 1, 2004 – October 30, 2006

Senior Lecturer

Dept. of Litigation, Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus

November 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007

Deputy Director (Academics)

Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus

October 1, 2007- September 30, 2011

Head of Department

(Litigation) Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus

January 4, 2010 - July 18, 2013

Head

Law Clinic (Lagos Campus)

October 1, 2011 - June 1, 2018

Director

(Academics)

October 1, 2011- till date

Head of Academics

(Lagos Campus)

July 18, 2013 - June 1, 2018

Acting Head of Campus

Nigerian Law School, Lagos .

Feb. 09, 2017 - March 23, 2017

Deputy Director-General & Head of Campus

Nigerian Law School Lagos

June 1, 2018, till date

Courses

Courses previously taught at the Law School

  • Civil Procedure
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Law Office Management
  • Constitutional Law (Bar Part 1)
  • Commercial Law (Bar Part 1 Remedial)

Courses currently taught at the Law School

  • Civil Litigation
  • Criminal Litigation
  • Professional Ethics & Skills

MENTORSHIP OF STUDENTS

I have been involved in the teaching, supervising and mentoring aspirants to the Nigerian Bar since 2001 as lecturer in the Nigerian Law School, as Group mentor, Head of Academics and now Deputy Director-General & Head of Campus

I am the current Alternate Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Lagos New Wigs Induction and Placement Committee where I continue to provide the much-desired mentorship and guidance to young lawyers (See Letter of Appointment)

Professional Associations

  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • African Bar Association
  • National Association of Law Teachers
  • Commonwealth Legal Education Association
  • International Society for Reform of Criminal Law
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) (Fellow)
  • International Bar Association
  • Governing Council Member, Chartered Institute of Legislative Drafting Lawyers and Practitioners, London (UK)
  • Advisory Board Member, Institute for Transnational Arbitration (USA)
  • Centre for African and American Research Studies

Activities within Nigeria Bar Association

  • Alternate Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association Lagos New Wigs Induction and Placement Committee (2021)
  • Facilitator, NBA Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • Access to Justice Committee, NBA Ikeja Branch

Address

Academic Department, Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus

08036896134

08023198010

nasirutijani2005@gmail.com

tijani@lawschoollagos.org

Monographs

Civil Litigation Handbook (Abuja, Council of Legal Education 2022)

Criminal Litigation Handbook (Abuja, Council of Legal Education 2022)

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