Afe Babalola bags UK varsity honorary degree

Babalola was presented with the award by the chancellor of the institution, Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal at the university’s international programmes graduation ceremony, held at the Barbican Centre and attended by more the 3,000 people from 90 countries across the globe.
With a career spanning more than 50 years, Aare Afe Babalola has made phenomenal contributions to the development of Nigerian law and jurisprudence. He has trained more than 1,000 lawyers, producing 15 senior advocates in addition to several judges and attorney generals.
A member of the Nigerian Bar Association and International Bar Association, Babalola was called to the Bar of England in 1963. He launched his chambers in 1965 as a one-man operation, which today is reputed to be the largest in Nigeria, with more than 30 lawyers including two of the country’s most senior advocates.
Babalola was a pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos (2001-2007) and in 2009, he established the Afe Babalola University. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Ibadan, the University of Lagos and the Centre of African Law and Development Studies.
In her oration speech, Dr Mary Stiasny OBE, Pro Vice Chancellor (International) and Chief Executive of the University of London International Programmes said: “Babalola is an advocate par excellence, evidenced by the many celebrated cases to his credit, and the eminent individuals and corporate bodies that make up his clientele.