Meet DR. AKIN ONIGBINDE
SAN, FCIArb, PhD
We strive for a system where lawyers can practice law freely and independently to effectively fulfill their role in upholding the rule of law and the protection of individuals and businesses.
DR. AKIN ONIGBINDE
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), experienced corporate and general commercial Laws. His practice areas include research and documentation, commercial law, family law, investment & property, amongst others, but he offers practical experience across a broad range of related civil areas, including trusts, wills, foreign investment, and human rights.
- +234 2 8797533
- +234 802 122 7777
- hello@akinonigbinde.com
- akinloya@yahoo.co.uk
- Iseri- Magodo Phase 1, Lagos, Lagos State.
- 20 Years of Legal Practice
Dr. Akin Onigbinde
Education
1975 - 2013
+ University of Ile-Ife, B.A (Hons.) English Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
+ University of Ile-Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria M.A English
+ University of Ibadan, LL.B (Hons.) Law Ibadan, Nigeria.
+ Nigerian Law School, Lagos. Barrister at Law
+ University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria , M.Sc (International Relations)
+ Information Management Techniques”
IT Department, National Bank of Nigeria Limited
+ Institute Of Capital Market Registrars, (ICMR) (Associate)
+ Institute Of Management Consultants Of Nigeria (IMCON)
+ Chartered Institute Of Arbitrators, Nigeria (FELLOW)
Career
1981 - Now
Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Board
National Bank of Nigeria Limited, Head Office, 18, Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Head of Division Property Legal,
Head of Division Litigation and Dispute Resolution
V-moblie Nigeria, V Place, Olakunle Bakare Close, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Head of Division Property Legal,
Head of Division Litigation and Dispute Resolution
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, Ph.D (International Humanitarian Law)
LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
Speaker and Chief Legal Draftsman
Oyo State House of Assembly, Nigeria
Chairman, National Conference of Speakers of
State Houses of Assembly
Editor-in Chief: Quarterly Legislative Review Journal
Oyo State House of Assembly
Nigerian Delegate:
SID Parliamentarian and Civil Society Conference of Sub-Saharan African Parliament of Zimbabwe, Harare
Nigerian Delegation: Friedrich Ebert Foundation/National Assembly of Benin Republic
International Seminar on “The Evaluation of Laws in West Africa”
PUBLICATIONS
- “THE MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS’ ACTION AND THE RULE IN FOSS v. HARBOTTLE, LL.B THESIS, IBADAN, 1986
- DEPUTY EDITOR: LAW REPORT OF ELECTION CASES IN NIGERIA, 1992
- LEGAL AND PUBLIC POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO ADEQUATE NUTRITION IN NIGERIA”, UNICEF/SID 1990
“LEGAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF IMPEACHMENT IN STATE LEGISLATURES IN NIGERIA” ARCLS, IBADAN, 1992
HUMANITARIAN LAW AND THE CONDUCT OF INTERNATIONAL HOSTILITIES: “THE CASE OF 1990 GULF WAR”, PH.D. (INTERNATIONAL LAW) DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, 1999
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW AND PRACTICE: POSSIBILITIES AND THE ROLE OF LAWYERS”, NBA IBADAN BRANCH ANNUAL BAR WEEK LECTURE, 2008.
- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE NIGERIAN LEGAL LANDSCAPE,
AKIN ONIGBINDE, SEUN AJAYI, (Eds.), Lex Vision, Ibadan, 2010
Areas Of Interests
What You Need To Know
Awards & Archivments
- Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
- LEX VISION, University of Ibadan, Outstanding Contribution
- Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, Oyo State, SPEAKER’S EXCELLENCE AWARD
- OAU Ile-Ife, Faculty of Arts Distinguished Alumnus Award