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Olajumoke Oduwole

Olajumoke Oduwole

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

Non-Partisan Lagos State

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Bio Summary

Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, MFR, is Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, appointed in November 2024. A respected jurist and academic with advanced degrees from Lagos, Cambridge, and Stanford, she served as Special Adviser to two presidents, championing more than 200 reforms via PEBEC and aiding AfCFTA implementation. Known for her policy acumen and global governance insight, she now leads national efforts to deepen trade, investment, and business climate reform.

Education

  1. LL.B (Second Class Upper), University of Lagos (1998), called to the Bar 1999 (Wikipedia)
  2. LL.M in Commercial Law, University of Cambridge (2000, via DFID-Cambridge Commonwealth Trust scholarship) (Wikipedia)
  3. M.Sc in International Legal Studies, Stanford University (2007)
  4. Ph.D in International Trade and Development (WTO negotiation strategy), Stanford Law School (c. 2011) (Wikipedia)
  5. Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar‑Rahmani Center; Governance Advisor at MIT Gov/Lab; multiple fellowships

Professional Background

Academic: Law lecturer at University of Lagos since 2004, teaching international law, trade law, and development-focused subjects (princeclauschair.sites.uu.nl)

Corporate banking: Worked in GTBank’s corporate banking team; FCMB Capital Markets (2000–2003) on capital raising, M&A, privatisation deals (Wikipedia)

Public service:

  1. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Industry, Trade & Investment (2015–2019)
  2. Special Adviser on Ease of Doing Business (2019–2023) under Buhari administration — oversaw PEBEC Secretariat reforms (>200 reforms delivered) (Wikipedia)
  3. Executive Secretary, Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Secretariat; contributed to AfCFTA implementation, tax reforms, Nigeria Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) (Wikipedia)
  4. Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment since November 2024; leading investor confidence push and trade diversification

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