Principal Legal Officer
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
Total des années d'expérience :7 years, 10 Mois
•Provision of legal services on the day-to-day administration of Regions/Airports.
•Coordination of legal services in the Region/Airports.
•Membership and representation in the Airport Management Committee, and other relevant committees at the Region/Airports.
•General Monitoring of cases in court.
•Contract administration in the Region/Airports.
•Handling of corporate cases in which the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria sued or is being sued.
•Vetting of MOUs between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and other critical stakeholders. The
execution of these MOUs at the Airport level is in compliance with ICAO standard requirements for Aerodrome
Operators.
• Offered regulatory services to the Company with respect to setting up a crowd-funding platform on mobile apps.
• Offered legal direction with respect to the registration and start-up of a crowdfunding platform as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Investment and Securities Act respectively.
•Provision of legal advice, Interpretation of securities laws, and other relevant laws in the Nigerian capital market.
•Drafting/vetting of Agreements, MOUs, Legislative Bills, Legal Publications, Rule making.
•Making inputs into legislation affecting the capital market and the Nigerian economy.
•Coordination of matters having legal content.
•Undertake research and comparative studies of developments in securities regulations in other jurisdictions.
•Provision of Legal Advice.
•Drafting of Title deed agreements.
•Preparation and Filing of court processes at the Rent Tribunal, Magistrate Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal on behalf of the Company.
•Serving Quit Notices to defaulting tenants of the Company.
•Conducting Title Search at the Deeds Registry of the Company.
•Conducting legal correspondences on behalf of the Company.
•Ad-hoc duty of Recovery of Ground Rent from House owners.
•Conducting legal due diligence on properties due to be purchased by the Company.
•Attending meetings with Clients.
•Preparation and filing of court processes at the Court of Appeal, High Court, Magistrate Court & Shariah Court etc.
• Appearance on behalf of clients in various courts.
•Conducting interviews and attending meetings with Clients.
•Drafting of Title deed agreements, JVA, SLA, MOUs, etc.
•Attending Arbitration and Mediation proceedings.
•Conducting searches at the various Land Registry, Probate Registry, and Corporate Affairs Commission, SEC, FIRS etc.
•Processing of compliance documents for companies in order to meet up with the statutory requirements for law.
•Carrying out due diligence as it relates to property transactions, company matters, and other legal matters.
•Carrying out the registration, mergers and acquisitions of companies, and filling of documents with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
•Attending meetings with relevant stakeholders, organisations, institutions etc.
•Conducting seminars and workshops for drug users to enlighten them about the effects of drug abuse with the aim of rehabilitating them.
•Took part with other members to conduct enlightenment programs organized by the Organisation which led to the close down of many shops operating in illicit drugs and syrups in communities within Kaduna State. The impact of the enlightenment programs also led to the dismantling of some hotspots (gathering places for drug users) within Kaduna State.
•Preparation of reports of issues related thereto.
•Participated in data collection exercise to determine the identities and locations of drug users, drug sellers, and areas where youths assemble to abuse drugs by the use of a designed survey form.
•Participated in the exercise to learn about the type of drug abuse, the common causes of drug abuse, the location of drug abuse, and institutions close to the places where drugs are abused and transacted.
• Preparation and filing of court processes at the Federal High Court, High Court, Customary Court, Magistrate Court, and Sharia Court.
• Filing and Processing of probates and letters of administration at the Probate Registry.
• Conducting of client interviews.
• Attending meetings.
• Appearing in Court with Counsel
• Conducting searches at land registry
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