{"id":1653,"date":"2026-01-07T13:33:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:39:44","slug":"nigerian-law-school-to-welcome-first-female-director-general-in-historic-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/2026\/01\/07\/nigerian-law-school-to-welcome-first-female-director-general-in-historic-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Law School to Welcome First Female Director-General in Historic Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian Law School to Welcome First Female Director-General in Historic Appointment<\/p>\n<p>Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna Northwest Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Law School. Her four-year term will begin on January 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Odusote, 54, currently serves as the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus. Her appointment marks a historic milestone, as she will become the first woman to lead the institution since its founding in 1962. She will succeed Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, whose eight-year tenure concludes on January 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University with an LL.B. and an LL.M. in company and commercial law, Dr. Odusote earned her PhD in Law from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988 and joined the law school as a lecturer in 2001. Over her career, she has held various roles, including Head of the Academic Department, Director of Academics, and Head of Campus, with a brief period as a visiting scholar at Nottingham Trent University in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Odusote has authored numerous publications in respected legal journals, presented at conferences on legal education, and served on committees of the Council of Legal Education and the Nigerian Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, she will oversee the academic leadership, administrative management, and strategic direction of the law school\u2019s campuses. 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