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Environmental Law, Nigerian Current Law Review and LASU Journal of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Prior to his appointment as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, he was the Director of Studies, DS and Director of Research in the university and Chike Idigbe Distinguished Professor of Law at the NIALS.
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Fagbohun's research interest focuses on the area of law and governance, sustainable development, environmental protection, sustainable livelihood and the environmental rights of indigenous groups. Since he became a professor, he had supervised several undergraduate and postgraduate students. He had
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as well as the regional representative of Africa on Environment Health and Safety Committee of the International Bar Association. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership. He has served as external examiner for the award of master and doctorate degree in
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between 11 January 2016 to 10 January 2021. His administration as LASU's vice chancellor witnessed tremendous gains in research, innovations and infrastructural development – which helped to propel the university from obscurity to the second best university in Nigeria according to the 2021 Times
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He had served as head of the Department of Business Law as well as of the Department of Private and Property Law. He was a member of the university's senate and Coordinator of the Department of Environmental Law and Allied Disciplines of the Centre for Environment and Science Education of the
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In 2010, he joined the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS as senior academic staff. At the institute, he taught Advanced Legal Methods and Research as well as Advanced Environmental Law and Policy. He had served on different editorial board including the NIALS Journal of
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published several scholarly articles in reputable academic journal as well as conference abstracts and monograph. He co-authored 8 books and he is the author of a book titled
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Fagbohun, was on 28 November 2019 honored by the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari with the National Productivity Order of Merit Award (
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Fagbohun began his academic career in January 1991 as an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Lagos State University where he rose to the rank of
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in 2008. He is one of the academics that contributed to the development of the curriculum for the teaching of environmental law in
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Environment and Sustainability: Issues, Policies & Contentions : in Honour of Professor Peter Okebukola
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whose tenure ended on 31 October 2015. His appointment was lauded by the Lagos State University chapter of the
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Fagbohun served as project facilitator and resource person to the British Council and the
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Igbintade, Wale (23 March 2015). "Many senior lawyers don't help junior ones —Fagbohun".
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and associate professor of law in 2004 before he later became a full professor of
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several universities in Nigeria. He has also served as external examiner at the
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The Law of Oil Pollution and Environmental Restoration: A Comparative Review
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The Law of Oil Pollution and Environmental Restoration: A Comparative Review
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university. He was formerly the Editor-in-Chief of the LASU Law Journal.
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and later returned to Obafemi Awolowo University where he received a
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Anthony Kola-Olusanya; Ayo Omotayo; Olanrewaju Fagbohun (2011).
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Higher Education ranking. He was appointed by the governor of
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Olusegun Yerokun; Olanrewaju Fagbohun; Kayode Oyende (2007).
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of the Akesan area of Alimosho. He is married with children.
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Landmark Cases and Essays in Honour of Kehinde Sofola
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Archived from the original on 5 April 2015 271: 1260:Vice-chancellors of Lagos State University 1118:Vice-Chancellors of Lagos State University 1109: 1095: 737: 60:Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University 45:, the 8th substantive Vice chancellor of 1240:Academic staff of Lagos State University 857: 16:Nigerian lawyer and academic (born 1966) 784:"Ambode appoints Fagbohun, new LASU VC" 1212: 754: 579: 553: 404: 294:West African Senior School Certificate 1090: 556:"Ambode appoints Fagbohun as LASU VC" 530:"ASUU pledges support to new LASU VC" 397:, Eastern Cape, South Africa and the 80: – 10 January 2021 1071: 547: 266:Academic Staff Union of Universities 858:Ezeamalu, Ben (20 September 2012). 239:. He served as the 8th substantive 13: 367: 288:and Ikeja Grammar School, Oshodi, 14: 1281: 1245:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni 1072:Dike, Gabriel (19 January 2016). 755:Asomba, Ikenna (6 January 2016). 43:Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun SAN 1190: 887:"Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun Ph.D" 580:Ejembi, Simon (6 January 2016). 554:George, Taiwo (6 January 2016). 428: 36: 1023: 995: 969: 955: 930: 904: 879: 851: 826: 801: 776: 748: 731: 691: 666: 641: 601: 573: 522: 497: 472: 450: 1: 1270:21st-century Nigerian lawyers 1230:20th-century Nigerian lawyers 444: 416:International Bar Association 390:International Bar Association 332:from Robert Kennedy College, 316:. He later proceeded to the 296:. Thereafter, he obtained a 7: 1074:"The making of new LASU VC" 437:of the royal family of the 386:Federal Republic of Nigeria 10: 1286: 1250:University of Lagos alumni 916:. 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Lagos State University
Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University
Akinwunmi Ambode
John Obafunwa
Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello
Alimosho
Western Region, Nigeria
Lagos State
Alma mater
University of Ife
University of Lagos
SAN
environmental law
Senior Advocate of Nigeria
vice-chancellor
Lagos State University
Lagos State
Akinwunmi Ambode
John Obafunwa
pathologist
Academic Staff Union of Universities
Akesan
Alimosho
Agege
Lagos
West African Senior School Certificate
Bachelor of Law
Obafemi Awolowo University

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