The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) is pleased to announce the election of Professor Fabian Ajogwu SAN as its President and Chairman of the Governing Council. Professor Ajogwu steps into the position of NICArb President in 2021 with the retirement of Aare Afe Babalola, CON, SAN, as the President and Chairman of the Institute, who made significant contributions towards the growth of the Institute during his tenure.
Fabian Ajogwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Lagos Business School Professor of Corporate Governance, contributed his years of arbitration and governance to the leadership of the Institute. He is an Alumnus of the Said Business School of Oxford University and an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School. Professor Ajogwu holds a doctorate in law from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland; an MBA from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona; and Law degrees from the University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos. He practices law at Kenna Partners.
Ajogwu, as a Distinguished author, is the author of the leading arbitration text – ‘Commercial Arbitration in Nigeria: Law and Practice’ and ‘Fair Hearing’ and ‘Mergers & Acquisition in Nigeria: Law and Practice’ among others. Professor Ajogwu is a Fellow and Director of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria; a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative West Africa, Henry Crown Global Leadership of the Aspen Institute, Fellow of the AIFA Reading Society, and Fellow of the Society for Art Collection.
With his authority in the legal profession, he served as Honorary Counsel to the State of Israel in Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa in Nigeria. Professor Ajogwu assisted the Securities and Exchange Commission draft Nigeria’s pioneer Code of Corporate Governance. In addition, he chaired the Nigerian Communications Commission Committee on Corporate Governance, which produced the pioneer NCC Code of Corporate Governance for the Telecommunication sector. Furthermore, he served on the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Committee on the 2018 National Code of Corporate Governance. In addition, he chairs the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria Committee on Continuing Legal Education.
The Governing Council, Management and members of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators congratulate our new President and Chairman of Governing Council, Professor Fabian Ajogwu SAN.
ABOUT THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ARBITRATORS.
The Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) is the premier arbitration institute in Nigeria founded in 1979 under the leadership of former Attorney General of Nigeria and former judge of the World Court at The Hague, Judge Bola Ajibola, SAN, KBE and duly incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act as a legal entity Limited by Guarantee.
The Nigerian Institute’s mission is to promote the administration and development of arbitration and Alternative Dispute (ADR) practice in Nigeria with members drawn from diverse vocational backgrounds including the bar and the bench and other professions; Academia, Accounting, Banking, Construction, Engineering, Public Service and a host of others.
Since 1979, the Nigerian Institute has been in the forefront promoting the domestication, knowledge and practice of arbitration and ADR in Nigeria and has gained reputation as the preferred appointing authority and arbitration handling institution for a broad spectrum of commercial disputants.
Currently, it has a national presence through state branches headed by Fellows in Abuja, Anambra, Akwa Ibom/Cross Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Kano/Kaduna, and Osun. Also has Sectorial Committees on Aviation and Transportation, Banking and Finance, Construction and Real Estate, Energy and Power, Government and Privatization, Manufacturing, Maritime and Admiralty, Public Private Partnership and Concession and Telecommunication
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Gabriel Femi Adewara
Congratulations to our highly beloved and respected Prof. Fabian Ajogu for his election as Chairman of NICArb’s Governing Council This elevation is very well deserved for his unreserved devotion to the Institute’s transformation and human and digital capacity development