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AfAA Appoints Ikpeme Nkebem as New Secretary General

3 November 2022

He is a Fellow, an approved Tutor, Assessor and Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom and a Past Member of the Executive of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom (Nigeria Branch). He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Economists of Nigeria, Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and of course, Member of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA).

He has vast knowledge and more than a decade’s experience in the teaching and practice of both Domestic and International Arbitration and has acted in several other capacities such as Arbitrator and Registrar.  He has also conducted accredited trainings for different stages of Membership for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and organized both Domestic and International Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Colloquia for the Nigerian Bar and Bench and other Bodies/Organizations too numerous to mention, whilst achieving great success.

His passion for quick resolution of disputes earned him a Certification by Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA), United Kingdom, for Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration. He has attended as well as taken part in numerous Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Symposia, Conferences, Seminars cutting across Nigeria, Africa and the World at large.