The Profitable Lawyer
Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Lagos State, Nigeria
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Senior Advocate of the University of Nigeria (SAUN)
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA STUDENTS' BAR ASSOCIATION (UNSBA)
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Volunteer Experience
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Startup Mentor
Because International
- Present 4 years
Economic Empowerment
I mentored start-ups in several market verticals and listened to their pitch to determine winners for the annual Becuase international pitch event. These startups were working in market verticals such as clean-tech, Agritech and edutech and have impacted over 50,000 people in Africa so far.
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Community Development Volunteer
boys to MEN Foundation
- 10 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
I was part of a team managing the Boys to Men Foundation podcast. The podcast discusses social issues surrounding the welfare of men. The goal of the Foundation is to protect the rights and interests of boys and men in the increasingly gender-sensitive Africa.
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Legal Analyst
Commercially Aware
- 1 year 2 months
Education
Wrote articles on legal and corporate regulatory bodies and laws.
Analysed statutes for easy understanding by laymen.
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Volunteer Corp member for financial inclusion
National Youth Service Corps
- 1 year 2 months
Economic Empowerment
I volunteered as a financial literacy educator for financial inclusion at Jigawa state, Nigeria. I and over 100 other corp members sensitive the locals on financial planning, book keeping in business and financial products.
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Project Coordinator
The Jigawa Library Project
- 11 months
Education
I worked on a mass literacy project in Jigawa state , Nigeria ; The Jigawa Library Project. I am set to establish libraries and reading clubs across 8 secondary schools in Dutse, Jigawa metropolis. I believe that reading is an intrinsic part of education and the absence of libraries in these school hinder education to a large extent.
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Academic Coordinator
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- 11 months
Education
I worked alongside a team to create solved past questions and give tutorials to law students from the 1st year class to 3rd year class in the faculty of law.
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Co - Organiser
Hype foundation Leadership training centre, Uwani
- 3 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
I worked side by side with two others to organize leadership training for youths across the south east of Nigeria, in other to enable young people harness their potential early and avoid idleness.
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Guest Speaker
TED Conferences
- 1 month
Education
I was invited to speak at the TEDx LAUTECH on my work at Flourish Opportunities Network (FON). FON has a vision to connect 1 million Africans to global opportunities that will empower them for economic and human capital success.
I spoke on “Collectives as a tool for positive social change.”
Publications
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The Companies and Allied Matters Act : Prospects and Hurdles for the Nigerian Business Sector.
Commercially Aware
See publicationThe article delves into the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, noting innovations where present, challenges and general prospects for Nigerian Businesses.
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A critical Analysis of the Medical Malpractice laws in Nigeria (LLB Dissertation)
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
See publicationMedical malpractice is a serious menace being perpetuated on a daily basis in Nigeria; sadly the rate of reports or instituted action flowing from the above is very insignificant in comparison with the actual number of injured victims. This notwithstanding, the courts have tried in instances where they are opportune to award damages, both as compensation and as deterrent for other medical practitioners. While the burden of proof is on the claimant and discharged only in circumstances where only…
Medical malpractice is a serious menace being perpetuated on a daily basis in Nigeria; sadly the rate of reports or instituted action flowing from the above is very insignificant in comparison with the actual number of injured victims. This notwithstanding, the courts have tried in instances where they are opportune to award damages, both as compensation and as deterrent for other medical practitioners. While the burden of proof is on the claimant and discharged only in circumstances where only the defendant can give due explanations, this as well is impeded by the sacrosanct need for expert witnesses who are , unfortunately medical practitioners and who are in consequence in a mischievous habit of silence. Coupled with the fact that not all medical errors are actionable, the patient – victim’s rights in these circumstances would appear, if anything – fictitious. The recent effort by the federal government to mitigate this situation has as well, proven futile. This study would review these problems critically, focusing on statutory loopholes and would seek creative ways of solving them for greater efficiency in the health care system. This study employs a doctrinal, descriptive, analytical and comparative research approach, with the primary sources of data as statutes, case laws, conventions and treaties, whereas the secondary data would include textbooks, Newspapers, Journals, articles and online materials. The relevant laws were identified, analyzed and in appropriate cases compared with the laws in other jurisdictions, and in the end appropriate recommendations were given with a view to improve the position of the law in Nigeria.
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The man she married
YNAIJA
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Everything Happens for good
Kalahari review
See publicationThe story of a young struggling writer, who uses his art to face his daily challenges.
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The Phoenix
Africanwriters.com
See publicationA story about a young lawyer who it seems the fates are against, but who later finds happiness in the end.
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Nwokike Literary Journal
Immaculate Publishing co ltd Enugu.
In a bid to create a forum where young people can air their voices within the context of a largely modernised society where virtual reality is King. The Nwokike Literary Journal was created, the official Publication of the Nwokike Literary Club.
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FON Awards Project
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The Jigawa Library Project
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My name is Uche Osita and I am a Nigerian. I began the Jigawa library project in 2018 as a result of an urgent need to improve the standard of education in secondary schools in Jigawa State, Nigeria (Northern Nigeria).
The need arose from a research I conducted across the senior secondary schools in Jigawa which showed that only 4 out of 12 Government senior secondary schools had libraries that out of the three only one had up to date books and only two are in fact in use.
I…My name is Uche Osita and I am a Nigerian. I began the Jigawa library project in 2018 as a result of an urgent need to improve the standard of education in secondary schools in Jigawa State, Nigeria (Northern Nigeria).
The need arose from a research I conducted across the senior secondary schools in Jigawa which showed that only 4 out of 12 Government senior secondary schools had libraries that out of the three only one had up to date books and only two are in fact in use.
I have therefore began a state wide literacy campaign targeted at building, renovating and refurbishing libraries to meet up with the increasing need for quality education. The students in senior secondary schools are enthusiastic about learning but seem not to have the necessary materials to meet their undying thirst for knowledge.
I am working together with a team of two - Blessing Uche and Elizabeth Chinenye to spread the mass literacy campaign across Jigawa state.
Currently we have gone to over 8 schools in the state, gotten approval for the establishment, renovation and restocking of the school libraries.
We also aspire to create reading clubs in all the Senior Secondary Schools so as to provide a social structure for the libraries before they are completely set up.
We believe that education is greatly hindered without adequate access to books. We believe that access to essential books can open young minds to explore limitless potential. We are working hard to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal No 4Other creators -
Honors & Awards
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Turing Scheme Scholarship Winner
Nottingham Trent Business School
I was part of the 10 students selected from the Nottingham Business School for the Turing scholarship scheme to undertake summer school training opportunities in France or Columbia. The award covered the cost of travelling and staying in Toulouse France to study at the Toulouse Business School for one month.
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Chevening Fully-Funded Scholarship Award
Chevening Awards
Chevening is the UK government’s international scholarships programme. Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organisations, they offer awards to study in the UK for one year on a fully funded master’s degree course.
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Trep Camp Merit Scholarship
TrepCamp
I was selected out of a pool 30,000 applicants all over the world to join the 500 high impact entrepreneurs who will participant in an entrepreneurial simulator in Silicon Valley, California next year.
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First prize for the most outstanding TEDLAB
Nigerian University of Technology and Management
Team Surepayy won the maiden TEDLAB competition organized by NUTM for the first cohort of tech scholars. The Nigerian University of Technology and Management are a Nigerian education institution trying to build an African MIT. the TEDLAB was part of the fellowship and created to aid the scholars in building startups out of identified problems and business ideas.
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Udacity Advance Africa Scholarship
Udacity
I was awarded a scholarship alongside 1000 other young Africans to access product management, data analytics and software programming introductory courses on Udacity.
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Dean's Scholarship Award (Declined)
Washington University in St. Louis
Worth $31,000, the award is one of the most prestigious scholarships bestowed by the Washington University School of Law to entering LL.M. students. It is offered to a select group whose academic and personal achievements indicate exceptional performance and great potential.
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Y Dev Prize for the best team in Data Analytics (NUTM, 2021)
Nigerian University of Technology and Management
I and my team members won a prize of N100,000 for making the best presentation in the data analytics course at NUTM. The Nigerian University of Technology and Management are a Nigerian education institution trying to build an African MIT. the TEDLAB was part of the fellowship and created to aid the scholars in building startups out of identified problems and business ideas.
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Scholar at the Nigerian University of Technology and Management
Nigerian University of Technology and Management
I was selected alongside 59 others from over 4,000 applicants in Africa for a fully-funded Technology and Entrepreneurship postgraduate diploma targeted at selecting and educating the top young entrepreneurs and innovators in Africa.
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Award of Excellence for Outstanding Community Development Project
National Youth Service Corps
I was awarded alongside 8 others for executing an outstanding community development project in Jigawa while serving as a corps member in the Jigawa Ministry of Justice.
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Winner of the Imbube Creative Writing prize 2017
Imbube African Book Festival and Awards
Uche Osita was awarded by the Imbube African Book Festival and Award as the winner (in the power of writing category) of a national creative writing competition that was keenly contested.
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NHEF scholar 2017
The Nigerian Higher Education Foundation (NHEF)
Uche Osita was given a scholarship by the NHEF under their scholars program along side others from universities across Nigeria.
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Award for the overall best student in the law of contract ( 2013/2014 Session) University Of Nigeria.
Ikeyi and Arifayan
This award was presented to Uche Osita during their Law departmental dinner by a representative of the Ikeyi and Arifayan Chambers for the Overall best Performance in the law of contract 2013/2014 session.
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Nomination for the creative writer of the year award(University of Nigeria, Nsukka )
University of Nigeria Law Student's Association
Uche Osita James was nominated along with five others for the creative writer of the year award.
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Best Students Scholarship Award
AFRIHUB
Uche Osita James was awarded alongside eleven students at the College of Immaculate Conception by AFRIHUB for their outstanding academic performance.
Test Scores
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IELTS
Score: 7.5 Band
I wrote an English test at the British Council IELTs test centre in November and scored a bandwidth of 8.0 in 3 tests and an overall band of 7.5
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Igbo
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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Hausa
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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University of Nigeria Student's Bar Association
Chairman of the Media team
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On Saturday, August 9th, STEM for Development hosted a webinar titled “Writing to Potential Research Advisors for Graduate School”, featuring Mr. Nicholas Offei and Ms. Ruth Ogboye. More than 1,200 students from 51 countries registered, with over 300 joining live. The speakers shared essential strategies for crafting effective cold emails to prospective research advisors and reviewed draft messages submitted by participants. Reflecting on the session, Methode Emmanuel Ihirwe, a final-year student in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences at INES-Ruhengeri, Rwanda, said he learned how to "apply a storytelling approach to cold emails and connect his interests to those of potential supervisors." Happiness Oluwatosin Ismail, an M.Sc. student in Parasitology and Entomology at Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria, noted: “I learnt that cold mails should not be generic and one must have a deep understanding of the research that the potential supervisor is into before sending a cold mail.” Mahmuda Hoque, a B.Sc. Biotechnology graduate from BRAC University, Bangladesh, shared that she gained insights on making her emails professional and using storytelling effectively. Participants expressed gratitude for the practical guidance and praised the presenters for their inspiring session. SFD thanks all attendees for their engagement and invites students to stay connected by signing up for membership at t.ly/E9r5. ----- Learn more and support our work: - Become a member: t.ly/E9r5 - Website: t.ly/XfqVi - Facebook: t.ly/oKi4Q - Instagram: t.ly/ee_v- - LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g4rd6jJF
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Motunrayo Akinsete
The Decision That Changed Everything After two years managing international development projects across 12 states and recruiting 35,000+ participants with UPS Foundation and the Nigerian Girl Guides Association. I made a decision to study AI and Machine Learning in University of Birmingham. Why? Because while delivering entrepreneurship programs, working with 40 Ministries, and coordinating international teams, I kept noticing the same problem: ✨ Brilliant women. ✨ Incredible business ideas. ✨ But limited access to technology. During focus groups with 850 stakeholders across 80+ communities, one thought stayed with me: 💡 What if these communities had AI-powered tools to scale their businesses, automate operations, and compete globally? As Project Manager of Her World, Her Voice, I saw rural entrepreneurs struggling to grow beyond their immediate environment. Technology felt complicated. Expensive. Out of reach. But when I trained 200 participants on digital tools for recruitment, everything shifted. We saw an 80% increase in project progress. The proof was clear: the right tech adoption could transform entire communities. That curiosity led me to Birmingham. There, I researched AI bias and studied how to make AI work for everyone, not just tech experts. The transition from grassroots development to AI research wasn’t leaving impact behind. It was scaling it. Instead of helping hundreds of women in specific communities, I could now help thousands of entrepreneurs across Africa leverage AI for growth. That’s when MotunBiz Academy found its true purpose: 🚀 Not just digital marketing. 🚀 But showing entrepreneurs how to work with AI. Today, businesses I train are automating customer service, creating content, and scaling operations, gaining advantages once reserved for large corporations with technical teams. Here’s the lesson I carry with me: 🌍 Sustainable change happens when grassroots understanding meets scalable solutions. And AI is that scalable solution. Sometimes the biggest risk is playing it safe. Sometimes you must close one chapter to write an even more impactful one. Are you ready to use AI to grow your business and scale your impact?
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