No One Wants Minerals Sourced from Exploitation — Prof. Olawuyi Urges Africa to Build Sustainable Supply Chains at Nairobi Summit
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In remarks, I emphasized the need for all stakeholders to accelerate measurable progress towards accountable and sustainable supply chains, especially in the sourcing, production, and distribution of natural resources and fast moving consumer goods.
What will real progress look like over the next decade as we work towards accountable and rights-centred supply chains in East Africa and beyond?
Speaking during the East and Horn of Africa Business and Human Rights Dialogue, @dsolawuyi, Chairperson of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, outlined six critical priorities that must shape the future of Business and Human Rights across the region:
🔹 Rule Clarity – Strengthening and regularly reviewing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights to ensure they remain relevant, inclusive, and aligned with emerging issues such as artificial intelligence and evolving global standards.
🔹 Policy Coherence – Moving beyond policy adoption to implementation by ensuring adequate funding, institutional support, and nationwide awareness of Business and Human Rights frameworks.
🔹 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships – Building stronger collaboration among governments, businesses, civil society, trade unions, academia, and communities to drive collective ownership and action.
🔹 Responsible Business Conduct Beyond Compliance – Encouraging businesses to move from a compliance mindset to a responsibility mindset by embedding human rights due diligence throughout their supply chains and business relationships.
🔹 Information Sharing and Digital Innovation – Leveraging technology and digital platforms to track, monitor, report, and address human rights risks and abuses across supply chains.
🔹 Capacity Development – Investing in continuous learning, dialogue, and awareness-building to empower businesses, governments, workers, indigenous communities, and civil society actors to understand and uphold human rights standards.
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Elevate your career in international law and diplomacy!
Register for the Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Law and Diplomacy (with focus on international finance and sustainable development).
The course is organized by the International Law Association, Nigeria (@Nigeria_ILA) in partnership with the Nigerian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies @nialsorg and the @NigBarAssoc Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE).
Date: July 20-24, 2026
Time: 9:00 am Daily.
Venue: Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex, Abuja
Early bird deadline: June 20, 2026
Learn from eminent international law experts and diplomats. Participants receive 1 CPD point of the NBA-ICLE.
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As we conclude this Forum, let us reaffirm a simple truth: economic development that neglects human rights will only result in further crises. Let us therefore continue to work together to shape a more just, accountable & human rights-oriented economy that leaves no one behind.
Publication // Sustainable development and the water-energy-food nexus: Legal challenges and emerging solutions
Published six years ago but still influential today, this paper delves into the various barriers the Water-Energy-Food Nexus faces.
https://t.co/aEkvwHFOM7
Young Lawyers Get Golden Opportunity as ILA Nigeria Opens Applications for Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade International Law Scholarship https://t.co/2ZWjvDl9Ud
The ABUAD Green Club is incredibly proud to host a webinar in commemoration of the “World Environmental Day🌍💚”tagged “Beyond Awareness: Youth action for sustainable future” We are excited to host Elena Athwal a true global leader in environmental law and sustainability.
The five year duration of the Bachelor of Laws program is too long & should be abridged to three years as it is the practice in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada & other jurisdictions where law is studied only for 3 years, says Mazi @afamosigwe SAN, President of the @NigBarAssoc
Congratulations to our Director, Prof. @dsolawuyi on his recognition and inclusion in the list of appointable arbitrators by The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (@NICArbOrg)
Learn more here: https://t.co/w8MhOtYpYu
It was my great pleasure as Chair of the @nbalegaledu to welcome delegates to the 2026 Legal Education Summit, a milestone gathering of legal educators, practitioners, justice sector leaders and students.
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ILA NIGERIA CONGRATULATES PROF. @dsolawuyi, CHAIRMAN OF THE @nbalegaledu ON THE SUCCESSFUL 2026 NBA LEGAL EDUCATION SUMMIT.
We are truly inspired and proud of the milestone outcomes of the Summit, particularly the adoption of the NBA Standards and Rules on Legal Education, and the launch of the journal Special Issue on “Legal Education and Sustainable Development” published by the @JsdlpA.