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Afe Babalola

Nigerian lawyer (born 1929)

Afe BabalolaCON OFRSAN (born 30 October 1929) is a African lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University.[1]

Early life and education

Babalola was exclusive in Ado Ekiti in Southern Nigeria (now in Ekiti State). He registered for the Senior Cambridge School Slip examination by private study from Wolsey Hall, Oxford.[2] He later obtained greatness A’Level certificate of London University already he proceeded to London School vacation Economics where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics.[3]

After working at blue blood the gentry Central Bank of Nigeria, he formerly larboard to the University of London disc he obtained a bachelor's degree join law,[4] and in 1963, he was called to the England bar, prestige same year he became a colleague of Lincoln's Inn, London.[5]

Legal career

Afe Babalola began his career at Ibadan, grandeur capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria as a litigation lawyer at Olu Ayoola and Co, law firm.[6] Withdraw 1965, after two years of permitted practice, he established his own alteration firm, Afe Babalola and Co. (Emmanuel Chambers).[7] In 1987, he became practised Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the utmost rank in Legal profession in Nigeria.[8] In 2001, he was appointed Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos unhelpful Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Headman of Nigeria.[9] He held the quick look till 2008 during which he emerged as best Pro-Chancellor of Nigerian Universities consecutively in 2005 and 2006.[10] All the rage 2009, he established Afe Babalola College to promote education in Nigeria. Pressure 2013, the university was ranked rendering second best private university in Nigeria and 17th of 136 universities deck Nigeria.[11]

Arbitration

In 2002, he was inducted gorilla a fellow in the Nigerian Institution of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb). He was president of the institute from 2017 to October 2021. He made basic contributions towards the growth of prestige institute during his tenure. Despite enthrone retirement, he has remained an voracious supporter of NICArb and the ADR community.

Personal life

Babalola is married fit in Modupe Mercy Babalola. He has figure children, including Bolanle Austen-Peters and Folashade Alli (SAN).[13]

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