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ABRIDGED BIODATA OF PROF. JOSHUA OLUKAYODE OLATOKE, FCArb, SAN Prof. Joshua Olukayode Olatoke, SAN, FCI Arb was born over five (5) decades ago to Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Olatoke in Igosun, Kwara State where he had his early life. He had his primary and secondary education in Kwara State between 1975 to 1980 and later proceeded to Victory College of Commerce, Edidi, Kwara State between 1982 to 1983. He attended Kwara State College of Technology (Now Kwara State Polytechnic), Ilorin between 1984 and 1985 where he had his advanced level certificate. He proceeded to the great University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University for his LLB degree between 1983 and 1988 and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar on 12th December 1989. After his call to Bar, in 1985, he proceeded to Nsukka, Anambra State (now Enugu) for his mandatory NYSC programme. He bagged his Masters of Law (LLM) degree in the year 1995 from the same Obafemi Awolowo University and his Masters of Philosophy in Laws (M.Phil.) in the year 2004. He also had his Ph.D. in law from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 2007. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from Bayero University, Kano Nigeria. He rose to the peak of his profession when he was called to the Inner Bar in 2014, thus becoming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Also in 2015, he became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (FCI Arb) Nigeria, a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC-Nigeria) in 2021 and a Certified Management Specialist (CMS) with distinction in time Management from the London Graduate School in 2021. He joined the law firm of Tejumola Adeyemi & Co., Ilorin where he worked between 1990 and 1994 before he proceeded to establish his own law firm, Kayode Olatoke & Co, Ilorin where he has been the Principal Partner till date. He was a lecturer at the Department of Legal Studies, Kwara State Polytechnic from 1990 to 1998 before he crossed to the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin from 1998 where he is till date. He is now Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law University of Ilorin. He is the Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Tuyil Pharmaceuticals Industries (Nigeria) Ltd, the largest pharmaceutical company in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the legal retainer to several Institutions, companies and some government parastatals. Prof. Kayode Olatoke, SAN is a member of International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Law and Society Association, Nigerian Bar Association, National Association of law Teachers and Members of Society of International Law among many others and he is a recipient of many National and International awards. Prof. Kayode Olatoke is happily married to Chief (Mrs.) Olatoke and they are blessed with children.