By Ayomide Otitoju
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olugbemisola Odusote as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Law School (NLS).
The appointment was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, Odusote’s four-year tenure will take effect from January 10, 2026.
As Director-General, Odusote will oversee the Nigerian Law School’s academic leadership, administrative management and strategic direction across all its campuses. She will also serve as the principal liaison between the institution and key legal bodies, including the Council of Legal Education, the Body of Benchers and the Nigerian Bar Association.
Odusote, 57, will succeed Isa Chiroma, whose tenure as Director-General ends on January 9, 2026, after eight years in office.
She is currently the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School and will become the first woman to lead the institution since its establishment in 1962.
Odusote holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988. She also earned a master’s degree in company and commercial law from the same university and a doctorate degree in law from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom, with a research focus on public law and the administration of justice.
She joined the Nigerian Law School as a lecturer in 2001 and has risen through the ranks, serving in various capacities including Head of Academic Department, Director of Academics and Head of Campus.
