The Lagos State Governor and visitor to the institution, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday, 6th of January, 2016 approved the appointment of Professor Olanrewaju Abdulhakeem Adefunmilayo Fagbohun as the Eighth (8th) substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Ojo.
Professor Fagbohun was born on 19th October, 1966, at Akesan, a town in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State.
He had his primary education at Local Authority Primary School, Agege Lagos and his secondary education at Ikeja Grammer school Oshodi, Lagos. He proceeded to University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained his first degree in Law in the year 1987.
Quest for knowledge took him to University of Lagos where he acquired Master of Law (LL. M degree) in 1991. He went further to the Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland where he obtained Postgraduate Diploma in International Tax Law. He went back to Obafemi Awolowo University for his Ph.D in law.
Professor Fagbohun is a Professor with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies where he currently acts as the director of studies. He is the first to hold the prestigious NIALS chike Idigbe professional chair. Prior to joining the Institute, he taught environmental law and policy and International Environmental Law at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the faculty of law of the Lagos State University.
His practice, researches and writings have have in the last 20years focused on environmental advocacy and litigation, indigenous rights and the Law of Pollution Control and Environment Restoration. Currently he is also the Director of the Environmental Law Research Institute (ELRI).
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