L-R: Samuel Esuga, partner, TNP; Bukola Bankole, partner, TNP; Melissa Yebisi, research editor, Legalese, and Baba Alokolaro, ,managing partner, TNP, at the evening of awards in honour of the top general counsel in Nigeria recognised by The Legal 500 GC Powerlist Nigeria, supported by TNP, in Lagos.
Legal professionals have explained why general counsels (GCs) are important in business and corporate transactions.
According to them, GCs are trained to understand business transactions of corporate bodies, making them valuable in the legal profession.
“A lot of people forget that the GCs a
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Ngozi Ekugo
Ngozi Ekugo is a Senior Correspondent at BusinessDay. She holds a Masters in management from the University of Lagos, an undergraduate from University of Lagos, and is in an alumni of Queen's College. Shes currently an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). She has a brief experience at Goldman sachs, London in its Human Capital Management division. She is interested in human capital development and is leveraging her varied experience across sectors to report labour and global mobility trends for stakeholders to make informed decisions.
