Isa Chiroma

Isa Hayatu Chiroma
Director General of the Nigeria Law School
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2018
Preceded byOlanrewaju Onadeko
Personal details
Born (1963-04-13) 13 April 1963 (age 61)
Mubi, Adamawa State
EducationUniversity of Maiduguri
University of Jos
Occupationlegal practitioner, lecturer

Isa Hayatu Chiroma (born 13 April 1963) is a Nigerian legal practitioner and professor of law at the University of Maiduguri. In February 2018, he was appointed as the Director General of the Nigeria Law School by Muhammadu Buhari.[1][2] He replaced Professor Olanrewaju Onadeko who served for eight years.[3] Prior to his appointment, he was the deputy director in the Yola campus of Nigeria Law School from 2011 to 2016.[4][5]

He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, ranked at the 133 plenary session meetings in 2018.[6]

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  2. ^ "Buhari re-appoints Orji as MD Sovereign Fund, appoints new DG for Law School -". The Eagle Online. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. ^ Ifeoma, Peters (2 February 2018). "Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma Assumes Office as New DG, Nigerian Law School". DNL Legal and Style. Archived from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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  5. ^ BusinessDay (2018-04-04). "Prof Isa Chiroma as DG Nigerian Law School rekindles hope in future of legal profession". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2020-10-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "DG law school Prof Isa Hayatu Chiroma Prof Mohammed Mustapha Akanbi and 29 lawyers elevated to SAN". thenigerialawyer.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-06.