Ogedengbe emerges NSIL’s Deputy Scribe

…Onuora-Oguno becomes Research Director

By Abubakar Imam

A lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Mr John Afolabi Ogedengbe, has been elected as the Deputy Secretary 1 of the Nigerian Society of International Law (NSIL).

The election of Mr Ogedengbe was one of the highlights of the 47th annual conference of the Society held between  Tuesday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos.

Mr Ogedengbe replaces a former Head of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Prof. Azubike Onuora-Oguno, who, himself, was elected as the Director of Research of the Society.

The Society, which is peopled by scholars and individuals who are interested in international law and international relations, was founded in 1968 by the late Judge Taslim Olawale Elias, who was a former Chief Justice of Nigeria and later a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The Society has as its objectives the study, dissemination and advancement of Public and Private International Law, Comparative Law and Institutions, International Relations, and related subjects.