Dr. Aderonke Esther Adegbite to join the Panel Discussion on Nigeria: Insecurity Problems, March 8, 2026

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Dr. Aderonke Esther Adegbite to join the Panel Discussion on Nigeria: Insecurity Problems, March 8, 2026

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Dr. Aderonke Esther Adegbite is an Associate Professor of Law (Lead City University Ibadan Nigeria), development practitioner, and an evolving voice in the fields of Inclusion, African indigenous jurisprudence, and community development. With a distinguished academic and professional career of over fifteen years, she has established herself as one of Nigeria’s prolific scholars in community-centred legal research, indigenous knowledge systems, and multidisciplinary approaches to socio-economic inclusion.

She earned her LLB from Obafemi Awolowo University, her BL from the Nigerian Law School, an LLM and PhD in Law from the University of Ibadan, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. Her academic grounding in both law and social work underpins her ability to engage complex governance and community issues through legal, cultural, and social development lenses.

Dr. Adegbite has produced more than 150 scholarly works, including journal articles, book chapters, policy papers, international conference papers, and public-interest legal analyses. She is the author of books as Laws and Employment in the Nigerian Extractive Sector, Vulnerability and Resource Management in Africa (2025), and Fundamentals of Legal Research and Methodology in Nigeria (2022), texts that have become important sources for understanding the intersection of law, society, and development in Nigeria and Africa. Her work covers a wide range of themes, including child protection, customary law, labour rights, community welfare systems, indigenous land tenure, environmental stewardship in indigenous thought, gender inclusion, migrant labour exploitation, street begging, social work practice, community livelihoods, and the jurisprudence of Ifa within national and international terrains. Her publications demonstrate a consistent commitment to the protection of vulnerable populations, children, women, persons with disabilities, informal workers, indigenous communities, and migrants.

As a public commentator, her legal opinions have appeared in national outlets as The Guardian, BarristerNG, Pacesetter News, Morning Star Optimal News, and other national outlets. These writings address pressing national issues such as community safety, inclusion, indigenous rights, food systems, child welfare, anti-poverty strategies, mining and community livelihoods, labour justice, and the need for culturally grounded approaches to governance.

Beyond academia, Dr. Adegbite leads a Non Governmental Organization, through which she offers legal advisory services, community-based development initiatives, and programmes focused on child welfare, indigenous empowerment, inclusive education, and sustainable livelihoods. She also serves on boards of institutions working in agri-food security, economic empowerment, and community welfare, contributing her expertise to policy directions and governance frameworks in these sectors. With an extensive supervision record across LLM, PhD, and undergraduate research, she has guided projects in areas such as indigenous security structures, restorative justice, women’s political participation, trade dispute resolution, migrant workers’ rights, and community safety frameworks. Her supervision of the thesis “The Constitutionality of Amotekun as a Regional Security Outfit in Nigeria” further demonstrates her intellectual engagement with indigenous forms of community protection and regional security arrangements, even though her personal specialization is inclusion and indigenous development.

Dr. Adegbite has received international fellowships and grants from institutions such as the African Studies Centre Leiden, University of Colorado, Future Earth, and the University of Johannesburg. She has presented papers across Africa and Europe on indigenous land matters, child welfare systems, sustainable dispute intervention strategies, environmental governance, AI and inclusion, and the role of indigenous legal theories in contemporary development.

She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb UK), the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), the Nigerian Bar Association, the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, the NBA Women’s Forum, the African Studies Centre Community, and multiple Future Earth international research networks, including Sustainability Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the Earth System Governance community.

Grounded in deep scholarly training, extensive community engagement, indigenous cultural knowledge, and experience leading legal, corporate, and civil-society institutions, Dr. Adegbite brings a uniquely qualified voice to high-level conversations on governance and development issues. She offers a rare blend legal-policy insight, and cultural literacy, qualities that position her strongly to contribute meaningfully to national-level dialogues.

Please join us for a panel discussion with our distinguished panelists, Dr. Hussain Abdu, Dr. Sam Amadi, Dr. Aderonke Esther Adegbite, and Mr. Majeed Dahiru as they share their insights on "Nigeria: Insecurity Problems."

Sunday, March 8, 2026

5 PM Nigeria

4 PM Ghana

10 AM Austin

6 PM South Africa

Register Here:

https://www.tfinterviews.com/post/nigeria

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82707550632

Watch on YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@tfinterviews/live

Adebayo Ajadi