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Dr. Akintunde Otubu

Ass. Professor of Property Law, UNILAG

Dr Otubu joined the Department of Private and Property Law, Faculty of Law in 1997 after a stint with the Faculty of Law, Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) Ago Iwoye. He obtained his LL.M from the University of Lagos in 1995 and PhD from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife in 2015. He was a joint winner of the Femi Okunnu Research Grant in property law and a member of the Faculty Research Committee, and a member of the Board of School of postgraduate studies University of lagos and where he also served in the curriculum review Committee of the school. Otubu also serves as member of the Faculty Examination malpractice Committee and the faculty coordinator for college of negotiation University of lagos. Dr. Otubu teaches Land Law, Conveyancing Law, Housing law and Environmental Law at undergraduate level and Secured Credit Transaction, Planning law and Compulsory Acquisition law at Postgraduate level. He currently supervises 2 PhD candidates in conjunction with other professors in the Department. A scholar of many parts and diverse interests, Dr. Otubu is an associate member and one-time Chairman, Examination Committee of the Chartered Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and a fellow of Institute of Security Nigeria. His main area of research interest includes Land, Housing and Environment. He is a co-author of the book Land Use Policy and Management in the 21st century Nigeria published by the Department of Private and Property Law. Dr. Otubu is a renowned author who has published widely in both local and international peer reviewed journals with over 200 legal citations. He was at several times a consultant with Lagos State Government on law Reforms, Planning law and housing. He reviewed the Ogun State land Policy document and currently serves as the lead consultant on the Reforms of land administration for South West Nigeria, a programme being coordinated by a consortium of NGOs on Land Reforms in Nigeria. Dr. Otubu is happily married with children.

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