Assistant Professor
Faculty of Business & Economics
Mohammed Hilal Adamu obtained his PhD in Law from Benue State University, Makurdi, an LL.M from the University of Jos, and his LL.B from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. He is a certified Barrister-at-Law (B.L) called to the Nigerian Bar and holds a Diploma in Law from the College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Sokoto. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business & Economics at the Modern College of Business and Science, Oman, where he specializes in the Master of Commercial Law program, instructing key postgraduate modules including Commercial Law in the GCC, Consumer Protection & Prevention of Competition Monopoly Law, Information Technology Law, Banking & Financial Law, and Corporate Law, alongside core undergraduate programs. Prior to joining MCBS, he achieved the rank of full Professor of Law and accumulated extensive senior administrative experience, serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Pen Resource University and as an Associate Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Private & Islamic Law at Nile University of Nigeria. With over two decades of international teaching, curriculum mapping, and research experience, his scholarly focus centers on banking regulation, antitrust frameworks, digital commerce laws, and corporate governance. He is an expert curriculum specialist, a veteran postgraduate research supervisor, an author of foundational law texts, and an active member of peer-reviewed journal editorial boards.
Areas of Research
- Commercial Law & Statutory Regulatory Frameworks in the GCC
- Consumer Protection & Prevention of Competition Monopoly Law (Antitrust)
- Information Technology Law & Digital Commerce Regulations
- Banking, Corporate Governance, & Financial System Laws
- International Law & Treaty Domestication
Education
- PhD (Law) – Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria (2014)
- LL.M (Master of Laws) – University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria (2008)
- B.L (Barrister-at-Law) – Nigerian Law School (2003)
- LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) – Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria (2001)
- Diploma in Law – College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Sokoto, Nigeria (1994)
Experience Summary
Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Assistant Professor, Department of Business & Economics
(July 2025 – Present)
Deliver advanced instructional design and lecture execution within the Master of Commercial Law program, specializing in Commercial Law in the GCC, Consumer Protection & Prevention of Competition Monopoly Law, Information Technology Law, Banking & Financial Law, and Corporate Law.
Instruct and mentor diverse cohorts across various undergraduate legal studies and business law courses.
Integrate regional GCC statutory frameworks and emerging global digital law paradigms into course assessments and curriculum delivery.
Pen Resource University, Gombe State, Nigeria
Professor of Law & Dean of Faculty
(August 2022 – July 2025)
Spearheaded strategic curriculum development, Resource Verification for Accreditation and programmatic execution for the Faculty of Law.
Managed academic and administrative delivery for the Department of Common & Islamic Law.
Presided over Faculty Boards and served as an active member of the University Senate to form academic quality metrics.
Nile University of Nigeria, Jabi-Abuja, Nigeria
Associate Professor & Acting Head of Department (Private & Islamic Law)
(October 2021 – August 2022 / HOD Role: November 2018 – May 2021)
Directed departmental curriculum modernization, faculty resource leveling, and internal quality assurance schemes to meet National Universities Commission (NUC) benchmarks.
Lectured foundational advanced paths: Land Law and Research Methodology.
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Lecturer I & Core Faculty Member (Islamic Law Department)
(2008 – 2018)
Instructed undergraduate Commercial Law and initiated postgraduate Environmental and Planning Law curricula.
Nominated across 7 statutory university panels including Staff Disciplinary and Academic Misconduct Investigation boards.
Selected Publications
- Aliyu, B. U., & Adamu, M. H. (2024). A text on ratification, domestication and implementation of international treaties in Nigeria. (Book).
- Adamu, M. H., Aliyu, M. M., & Ibrahim, U. (2021). Constitutionality of special tribunal for the enforcement and recovery of eligible loans established by Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020. Nile University of Nigeria Law Journal, 3(1).
- Aminu, M. M., Adamu, M. H., & Ibrahim, M. (2021). The legal perspectives of assignment of intellectual property rights in Nigeria. Journal of Public Law (Rivers State University), 8(1).
- Adamu, M. H., & Ibrahim, U. (2020). Review on challenges of implementing the Kano State land use charge law 2017. In Contemporary Development In Corporate Taxation in Nigeria. Peniel Mustard Publication Communications.
- Adamu, M. H. (2017). The law and practice of banking regulation in Nigeria (1st ed.). Sokoto: UDUS Press. (Book).
- Adamu, M. H. (2017). The role of Central Bank of Nigeria in the regulation of banks. A Journal of Private & Business Law, 2(1).
- Adamu, M. H. (2016). Concept and regulatory regime of ‘Sukuk’ Islamic security bonds: A proposal for Nigeria on lessons from developed countries’ experience. The Sokoto State Journal of Management Studies, 11(1).