Dr.Nnamdi Kingsley Akani – The Current Head of Department
The Faculty of Law, Rivers State University, came into existence in 1981, a year after the university was birthed in 1980. Under the deanship of Mrs. A.E Ogbuigwe as acting dean, the faculty was divided into two departments namely;
Department of Jurisprudence, Public and International Law
Department of Commercial, Private and Property Law.
However during the tenure of Mr. N.S Okogbule in 2002, the faculty saw new reforms which further restructured it into four departments for administrative convenience. The four departments are:
- Department of Business Law
- Department of Jurisprudence and International Law
- Department of Private and Property Law
- Department of Public Law.
The department has thrived under the tenures of;
- Mrs. F.O Akaakar
- Prof. N.S Okogbule
- Dr. O.W Igwe (as he then was)
- Dr.C.C. Wigwe (as he then was)
- Dr. S.C Dike (as he then was) amongst others.
The Head of Department for the 2020/2021 Academic Session is Dr.Nnamdi Kingsley Akani.