Legal Scholar and former Petroleum Resources Minister (State), Dr Ibe Kachikwu has joined the Baze University Faculty as a visiting Professor of Law.
The University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tahir Mamman, OON, SAN, said the onboarding of Dr. Ibe kachikwu is in line with the university’s philosophy to continually expand its range of faculty, with versatile scholars and technocrats with rich theoretical and industry experiences.
He praised Dr. Kachikwu for his erudition and love of scholarship, stressing that the experiences he brings to the university would no doubt complement those already the on ground, and would further enhance students’ opportunity to benefit from a diverse passel of experts.
Born on 18 December 1956, Dr. Kachikwu is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
He is a graduate of law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Nigerian Law School. He obtained a masters and doctorate degree in law from Harvard University, with distinctions.
In 1989, Kachikwu went into romance journalism, a genre that explores romantic tales and relationship issues across the country. This was done through the unveil of Hints magazine, a weekly publication by his media enterprise, True Tales Publications Limited.
Kachikwu readily connected to a wide audience via his weekly column, ‘Fatherhood with Ibe,’ where he shared with his readers his experiences as a father. In 2013, Kachikwu’s True Tales Publications Limited launched ‘Hello Nigeria,’ a lifestyle magazine. The maiden edition of the magazine featured icons in music, film, fashion, culture and style, drawn from Nigeria and Ghana.
He was appointed as chief executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in August 2015 under the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari. On 11 November 2015, Kachikwu was named the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources by the president. He was named as the chairman of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, as provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended on 4 July 2016.
He has been president of the OPEC conference with a tenure that expired in January 2016. He chaired the 168th Meeting of the OPEC Conference held in Vienna, Austria, on 4 December 2015, as its President. He was replaced by Mohammed Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy, and Industry of Qatar.
