ZUHAIR JIBRIL

- Qualifications: LL B(HONS) (1986) , B.L (1988) , LL M (2006) , PHD (2012)
- Role Title: Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Private and Public Law
- Telephone: 08037879235
- Email: zuhairjibril@bazeuniversity.edu.ng
- Department: Law
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PROFILE OF- DR ZUHAIR JIBRIL,, FIMC CMC, FCIA, Fiarsa , mnim
Born on April 1st, 1961 at Daura,Katsina State,
* He attended St Michael Primary School, later named Ahmadu Bello Primary School, Stadium 1, kaduna, 1970 – 1974
* Sultan Bello Primary School, Unguwar sarki, Kaduna- 1974- 1976, graduated with the First School Leaving Certificate[ FSLC]
* He was admitted to Sardauna Memorial College, Kaduna, 1976- 1981 and graduated with General Certificate of Education, [G C E].
* School of Basic Studies/ Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1981 -1982 obtained the Interim Joint Matriculation Examination. [IJMB] certificate
* University of Sokoto, graduated with LL B [HONS] Sharia & Common Law 1982-1986
* Nigerian Law School, Lagos, 1986-1987. Called to Bar as a solicitor & Advocate of the Supreme Court and Barrister at Law on 17th March, 1988.
He started his working carrier as a legal Practitioner in the law firm of A. A. Gulak & Co, in Kano, 1988- 1989 before joining the Katsina State judiciary as a Principal Registrar, Sharia Court of Appeal but was later transferred as a magistrate grade 1, Chief Magistrate Court Rimi, Katsina State
He left the Katsina State judiciary in 1993 and ventured into corporate legal practice at the defunct Bank of the North, now Unity Bank Plc as a Regional Legal Officer, Southern Operations, Abuja, from 1993 – 2003.
After ten years of corporate law practice and a Masters degree, LL M [ Law of Corporate Management & Finance], he joined the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary as a Deputy Chief Registrar/ Director Litigation, and later Director, Administration from 2003- 2013. He became a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management [mnim]
He retired from the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary, Abuja [after ten years of meritorious service] to study for his Ph D [Environmental. Oil & Gas Laws] at University of Abuja which he enrolled for while serving with the bank in 2006 and obtained his Ph D [ Oil & Gas laws] certificate in 2012.
After retirement from the judiciary in 2013, he became head of his own law Chamber, ZUJID & CO as the managing Partner. He became a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Administration, Lagos [FCIA]
He is also the chairman, Board of Trustees of Glisten International Academy, a primary and college, Abuja,
Facilitator, National Open University of Nigeria [NOUN] Model Center, Abuja
The Management of Baze University. Abuja appointed him a senior lecturer and Head of Department, Public & International Law and member of the university Senate since January, 2015.
He is a senior lecturer of law of torts, Environmental laws, Oil & Gas laws and laws of taxation.
In 2017, he was appointed Senior Certified Research Fellow and member of the Governing Council of the International Association of Research Scholars and Administrators [Fiarsa].
In October, 2018, he bagged the fellowship of Institute of Management Consultant [FIMC] and Certified Management Consultant [CMC].
Same October. 2018, he was awarded a distinction on Time Management by the London Graduate School.
He has to his credit. The following books publications –
· Nigerian Fuel Subsidy Regime; the Intrigues, Politics and the International Legal Perspective. First Published in 2012
· The Legal Framework For the Effective Management and Protection of the Environment, Crisis And Challenges in International Perspective & the Nigerian Approach. First Published 2013
· The Legal Regime of Onshore/ Offshore Oil Dichotomy. It’s Politics And Fiscal Federalism in Nigeria. Published in 2013
· The Constitutional Powers of Majority Shareholders And the Protection of the Minority In Corporate Management In Nigeria. Published 2014
· An Overview of Policy Frame work And Environmental Laws, the Challenges and Future Outlook in Nigeria. Published 2018
· The Plea of Res ipsa loquitor And Proof of Negligence, Cases and Materials in English and Nigerian Courts. Published, 2015
· Appraising the Legal Concept Of Onshore/ Offshore Oil Dichotomy And Its Challenges In Nigeria. Published 2018.
He is also the author of the following research legal Articles
· The Legal Framework And Importance of Taxation On The Fiscal Responsibility Of Government In An Oil Dependant Economy. 2017.
· Analyses of the principles, problems and basis of the Majority Shareholders Rule in Corporate Management.
· Appraising the enforcement of Directors Duties in Corporate Administration.
· International Perspective of fuel subsidy and the legality of its removal.
· Appraising the Nigerian tax system and the implication of electronic commerce taxation.
· Dissecting the operations of the majority shareholder rules in relation to trade unions.
· Legal Issues and Challenges of Corporate Criminal Liability of Oil & Gas Companies in Nigeria.
· Appraising the legal Concept of Unitization and Joint Development Agreement in Oil & Gas Industry Operation; Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe Experience.
· An Approach on the Legal Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility.
· Review of the Constitutional Powers of Majority Shareholders in Corporate Organizations.
He hails from Daura, Katsina State and is married with children.
Title | Name | Year Acquired |
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N/A | N/A | 0000 |
Bachelor's | Bachelor's | 1986 |
Bachelor's | Bachelor's | 1988 |
Module Code | Module Description | Credit Unit |
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LAW303 | Law of Tort 1 | 4 |
LAW313 | Environmental Law 1 | 4 |
LAW314 | Environmental Law 2 | 4 |
LAW415 | Oil and Gas Law 1 | 4 |
LAW416 | Oil and Gas Law 2 | 4 |
LAW504 | Company Law 2 | 4 |
LAW513 | Law of Taxation 1 | 4 |
LAW514 | Law of Taxation 2 | 4 |
PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS
S/N | TITLE OF PUBLICATION | YEAR OF PUB. | NAME OF JOURNAL | REMARK |
1 | A REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS OF
MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS | AUGUST, 2018 | UNIVERSITY OF PORT
HARCOURT JOURNAL OF PUBLIC LAW, VOL3, ABUJA. | PUBLISHED |
2 | RE APPRAISING THE CAUSES OF SHAREHOLDERS POOR
PERFORMANCES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 2018 | CONFLUENCE LAW
JOURNAL, VOL. 2, NO 1, ISSN 078-3664-24-7 | PUBLISHED |
3 | AN APPRAISAL OF NIGERIAN TAX SYSTEM AND THE
IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC-COMMERCE TAXATION | AUGUST, 2018 | UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW VOL. 2, NO 2, ISSN: 2251-1431 | IN PRESS |
4 | DISSECTING THE OPERATION OF THE MAJORITY
SHAREHOLDERS RULES IN RELATION TO TRADE UNIONS | AUGUST, 2018 | UNI-PORT LAW
REVIEW JOURNAL OF PUBLIC LAW, VOL2, | PUBLISHED |
5 | AN OVERVIEW AND RELEVANCE OF ULTRA VIRES
DOCTRINE UNDER THE NIGERIAN COMPANY LAW | 2018 | JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA
UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL VOL. 6, NO 1. ISSN; 2449 -1853 | PUBLISHED |
6 | APPRAISING THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF UNITIZATION AND
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN OIL AND
GAS INDUSTRY OPERATION; CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA AND SAO TOME & PRINCIPE | MARCH, 2016 | UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW VOL. 2, NO 1, ISSN: 2251-1431 | PUBLISHED |
7 | THE LEGAL FRAME WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TAXATION
ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT IN AN OIL DEPENDENT ECONOMY | NOVEMBER
2018 | UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW | PUBLISHED |
8 | JUDICIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL AWARD OF
DAMAGES IN COMPENSATION CLAIMS AGAINST OIL AND GAS COMPANIES | AUGUST, 2018 | UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA, JOURNAL
OF PRIVATE AND COMPARATIVE LAW (JPLC) | PUBLISHED |
9 | INTERNATIONAL
RESPECTIVE OF FUEL SUBSIDY AND
THE LEGALITY OF ITS REMOVAL IN NIGERIA | AUGUST, 2018 | INTERNATIONAL
RESEARCH JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND LAW IRJCL (ISSN: 2349-705X) | PUBLISHED |
10 | LEGAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF CORPORATE
CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA | SEPTEMBER, 2018 | NILE UNIVERSITY LAW
JOURNAL VOL. 1, NO. 2, ISSN: 2659-0255 | PUBLISHED |
11 | PEACEFUL SECURED NIGERIA AMONG WESTERN NATIONS; A RE-FOCUSED LEGAL FRAME WORK OF
MODERATE RENEWAL POLICY ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN COMMON LAW AND SHARIA | JUNE 2019 | UNIMAID JOURNAL OF
PRIVATE AND PROPERTY LAW VOL. 4, NO. 1, ISSN: 2534-618 | PUBLISHED |
12 | ISLAMIC THEOCRACY IN A WESTERN DEMOCRACY:
JUSTIFYING SHARIA INTEGRATION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE & SOCIAL JUSTICE IN
NIGERIA | JUNE 2019 | UNIMAID JOURNAL OF
PRIVATE AND PROPERTY LAW VOL. 4, NO. 1, ISSN: 2534-618 | PUBLISHED |
BOOK PUBLICATION | ||||
S/N | TITLE OF PUBLICATION | YEAR OF PUB. | PUBLISHER | REMARK |
1 | ZUHAIR J., APPRAISING THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF
ONSHORE/OFFSHO.RE OIL DICHOTOMY AND CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA, ISBN: 978-620-2/06639-6 | PUBLISHED 2018 | WIT PRINTING PRESS, ABUJA | PUBLISHED |
2 | ZUHAIR J. AN OVERVIEW OF POLICY FRAME WORK AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN NIGERIA, ISBN:
978-932-312-8 | PUBLISHED, 2018 | BAYKEMS DIGITAL PRESS, ABUJA | PUBLISHED |
3 | ZUHAIR J. THE PEA OF PES IPSA LOQUITOR AND PROOF OF NEGLIGENCE, CASES AND MATERIALS IN
ENGLISH AND NIGERIA COURTS. ISBN:
978-978-946-837-9 | PUBLISHED, 2015 | JIMAZ PRESS NIGERIA LIMITED ABUJA | PUBLISHED |
4 | ZUHAIR J. THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER OF
THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS AND MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AND NIGERIA COURTS | PUBLISHED 2014 | WIT PRINTING PRESS, ABUJA | PUBLISHED |
5 | ZUHAIR J., THE LEGAL REGIME OF ONSHORE/OFFSHORE OIL
DICHOTOMY, ITS POLITICS AND FISCAL FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA | PUBLISHED 2013 | NIGERIA DIGITAL PRESS LIMITED ABUJA | PUBLISHED |
6 | ZUHAIR J., THE LEGAL FRAME WORK FOR THE
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
CRISES AN CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL AND NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE ABUJA ISBN: 978-932-312-8 | PUBLISHED 2013 | DIGITAL PRESS LIMITED ABUJA | PUBLISHED |
7 | ZUHAIR J., THE INTRIGUES, POLITICS AND
INTERNATIONAL AND NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE OF FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL. | PUBLISHED 2013 | SPORT LIGHT COMMUNICATION LIMITED ABUJA | PUBLISHED |